Swift Level

05/20/2023

Can’t make the Greenbrier Community School auction this evening and want the opportunity to bid on our item? Please give Rece a call to set up a Proxy Bid! 304-661-0401

03/23/2023

Spring has just arrived! Thank you New River Mushrooms, we appreciate you.

02/03/2023

Stop on by the shop and take home som**hing amazing!

We have fresh Wild Boar Ham back in stock! $15.95 per pound.

01/24/2023

The lads having their breakfast this morning.

12/03/2022

Welcome December sale!! Scottish salmon and wild gulf shrimp 15% off until 4 PM today. Call ahead and we will have your order ready! (304) 645-1020

10/09/2022

Painting of the Alexander Arbuckle House in 1968 by Stella Butler By Jim Arbuckle The Alexander Arbuckle House, located four miles north of Lewisburg on Arbuckle Lane, in 2022 is now two centuries old. Built in 1822 by John W Dunn & Company, builder of many southern style homes in the area, ... | Mo...

08/29/2022

As we approach sweater weather, not many things quench the soul like a warm, tasty, beverage. These mugs from East Wheeling Clayworks are perfect to hold those tasty beverages for autumn and winter warmth. Each of their mugs are handmade by their wonderful team and they are committed to providing high quality products that bring value to your home and lives. These mugs would make a wonderful gift for a loved one!!
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12/03/2021

Our steers following Issac calmly into their next grazing pasture for the remainder of fall.

02/26/2021

Our steers are doing well this winter on our regenerative pasture systems building deep rooted forages and fat beef the traditional way. Non invasive practices with healthy beef and land our-goal.

07/20/2020

Fauquier County Master Leathersmith

06/25/2020

We need your input to make buying local meat simple for both farmers and consumers! Please take the quick poll in our stories today.

03/04/2020

02/06/2020

We’re releasing several delicious treats today! Up first, take two of Currywurst. If you didn’t catch it on our last round, here you go!

12/15/2019

All over the world, small farmers are being forced off their land to make way for corporate agriculture, writes GRAIN - and it's justified by the need to 'feed the world'. But it's the small farmers that are the most productive, and the more their land is grabbed, the more global hunger increases. W...

12/15/2019

While big-name chefs take up Appalachian cooking, a farm couple are using old seeds and recipes to tell a more complex story and lift up their region.

10/02/2019

WV is not listed, why?

IRS Lists County Affected by Drought by Paul Neiffer on Wed, 10/02/2019 - 09:37 The Tax Code allows ranchers to roll over gain from having to sell cattle due to drought conditions. This deferral period is usually the year of gain plus 4 years. However, if the county (or any contiguous county) is sti...

09/17/2019

09/04/2019

FAIRLEA, WV (WVNS) — Horse owners trying to escape Hurricane Dorian can find temporary shelter for their horses at the State Fair of West Virginia. Their grounds can accommodate up to 100 hor…

09/03/2019

This is going to be a great event! Grab your tickets while they’re still available!

SURPRISE! We have just a FEW tickets left for our Boots, Bling and BBQ fundraiser at Swift Level Farm (they’re catering too with their DELICIOUS bbq)! Dance to your favorite tunes performed by RiverJam Band. It's an all Greenbrier Valley craft beverage affair: Smooth Ambler Spirits, Greenbrier Valley Brewing Company and Hawk K**b Cidery and Meadery! Call TODAY to get yours: 304-645-3838 ext. 110!

08/23/2019

Once a stockman is hired and gets good at their job, it’s hard to keep them because of the low pay and long workdays. For every rural stock person available, there are two job openings.

07/25/2019

07/23/2019

This article may help us better understand the challenges reaching far across the country impacting ranches and farms selling cattle for the commodity market that service the meats our country depends upon in larger scale markets, grocery, restaurants etc.

Many calves that are destined for these markets begin their lives on farms and ranches of all sizes across the country by people who invest in their communities every day.

This also is a time where our meat markets are diversifying with the growth of regional and local meat producers and processors providing their communities with farm markets, meat shops, local restaurants and other direct sales to customers to mention but a few. The locally grown, finished and consumed meat is a returning and growing business trend that also directly impacts and strengthens the economy of these areas.

Regardless of the destination of the end product, commodity or local, this process originates locally somewhere in this country and the economic spread of the farms and ranches has a very overlooked financial impact as a business nationwide.

This little insight from me is not about how things are done, but to see what has been minimized in the public eye as insignificant. I strongly disagree.
Small farms and ranches have taken the stigma as hobby.
I can't tell you how many times I have heard the comment, "So you farm, what is your real job", My job is not to satisfy your projection of discomfort.

Think about it. The farm/ranch supplying calves, pigs, lambs, chickens, milk purchase most everything right where they live. These are folks who work 7 days a week and don't have time to purchase elsewhere. They buy their food locally, pay taxes on their land, usually support numerous community outreach programs, send their children to school, veterinary needs, doctor appointments, entertainment etc. Smaller ranch and farming operations may have over a million dollars worth of equipment alone. Purchased right down the road, serviced right down the road, fueled right down the road. You get the drift. They spend their money right where they live. If animals are finished for meat they then pay the processor to convert the animal to meat that you, the consumer will purchase.

Each person along the chain in this process is purchasing locally as they live locally. And jobs are created, as it expands more jobs are created. The fencing company, water development company, lime spreading, feed store owner, veterinary owner, processor owner, drill down into it and it expands greatly, not always with profit margins we dream about individually, yet with huge profit margins for the community as a whole.

Until farming is again recognized as the essential base, which it was for all of time until the last 75 years, we have sold ourselves to another agenda that has eroded the lives of wonderful communities across the world.

Thank you for your involvement with those around you growing foods for you. Start to see the ripple effect of their expenditures to bring this food to you, and see how your dollars spent locally are building a strong, viable future for our country.

I bet my life on it, and have, like millions before me and with me.
Tootie Jones
Swift Level Land and Cattle

Last week’s trade was the greatest disappointment of the last few months of downward trends in the cash cattle market.

06/21/2019

Wow! What a beautiful evening here on the farm.

05/15/2019

Happy boys!

04/15/2019

It's become increasingly clear in our minds here at American Farmland Trust that we simply can't hope for a sustainable future without sustainable farms. 

03/31/2019

Looking forward to this edition!

WV Living Spring 2019 will be hitting mailboxes and shelves in just two weeks. Subscribe now at www.wvliving.com/subscribe

03/08/2019

Great opportunities for women in all aspects of agriculture at AFT. Take a closer look at how you can participate.

At American Farmland Trust, we believe that the loss of America's farmland and ranchland is an urgent national security issue. We must act now before this vital national resource is paved over and lost forever.

03/06/2019

Thank you to Dish and crew for years of a great relationship!

Since we first opened our doors close to 6 years ago, we have had the privilege of serving Grass Fed Burgers from our friends at Swift Level Farms. While we have ran several specials with this amazing Beef, we thought Monday would be a great day to bring some bright and creative new flavors to the table!
Our Swift Level Burger of the Week will be the Buffalo Bleu! This features a six ounce patty of Grass Fed Beef, crisp Bacon, Lettuce, Fried Pickles, Bleu Cheese, and a creamy Buffalo Ranch. This will be available starting at 2, through the rest of the day.

02/22/2019

Simple, no frills, just delicious beef and broccoli could be your dinner tonight! Local beef, local garlic!

02/12/2019

Inspirational, and we have a lot of empty roof tops!

11/27/2018

This is one part of the story of our farm, the story of how John Oscar Godfrey Nelson came to create the heritage we can still see today.

We've been dying to share this. For us, it's not just about weddings. Capturing memories and telling stories of all kinds is our passion. After this family…

11/26/2018

A great opportunity!

Join us to learn how to write USDA acceptable HACCP Plans for Meat and Poultry

09/22/2018

Fall Foliage Special!
Taking reservations in the Big House and Bunk by the room.
Find the delights awaiting you in the Valley.
Please Visit AirBnB

06/29/2018

See you there! MOOOO

Join us July 11 at RCBI Huntington to discover best practices in starting a wholesale or retail meat enterprise including facility design, federal and state guidelines and the variety of opportunities for entry into this growing business field! Register today at https://tinyurl.com/ycmgq5s6.

05/13/2018

The boys are happily grazing on this beautiful Mother’s Day!

03/12/2018

Invented by the natives of North America, one of these foods (Pemmican) was used by Indian scouts as well as early western explorers for centuries as their ultimate survival food – no refrigeration needed.

02/25/2018

Written by Harry Greene of Propagate Ventures Silvopasture is the intentional incorporation of trees and livestock. To create a silvopasture, a farmer can rotationally graze cattle and sheep through forest plantations, or they can add trees to grazing land. Silvopasture is an ecologically-sound m**h

01/01/2018

Your tax deductible gifts work to restore the world’s grasslands through Holistic Management. Savory generates enough earned income to cover all admin and fundraising costs, so 100% of your donation goes directly to mission-related expenses.

12/20/2017

A taste sensation! Indulge yourself in the goodness of wonderful, blended foods! It is delicious and not to be forgotten!

Freshly made curried butternut squash soup with our own ground beef. Come in and grab a pint for an easy dinner.

12/14/2017

Tootie was selected this week as Farm Aid’s fractured farmer hero!

Tootie Jones is a stalwart advocate for pasture raised beef, and one of our Farmer Heroes.