About Us
We are Kent and Lisa Shipe of Mathias, West Virginia, in the Potomac Highlands. Parting Ridge Farm has been in our family for over a hundred years. Kent has been farming all his life and is a fifth generation farmer.
Our farm was named "Parting Ridge" back in the 1800's, as there is a ridge on the farm where part of the ground water flows to the North Fork of the Shenandoah River, and part flows to the Potomac River.
We have been selling beef and/or lamb direct to the consumer for over twenty years. Our customers are within a three hour radius, with many from the Washington, DC area. Lisa takes care of marketing and sales.
About 15 years ago, Kent became interested in grassfarming. Studying grassfarming publications, attending seminars, and consulting with other grassfarmers nationwide, he began to enrich the pastures and increase their nutritional content.
Not only did they become more lush and nutrient dense, but these measures, along with rotational grazing, extended the grazing season from eight to ten months, providing increased nutritional forage. Where the cattle had consumed less-nutritional hay in the cooler months, they now had fresh, nutrient-packed grass for many more weeks, taking them to the point of harvest.
Today we enjoy being able to offer a healthy product and look forward to helping you discover the benefits of grassfed, from our farm to your table!