Our Story

The Early Years

I've been farming since I was a boy.

I grew up on a small farm in West Virginia, running through the woods and playing with our animals. My family is Mennonite, and we love hard work, especially work in nature. I've been around livestock most of my life, and it didn't take long to fall in love with the lifestyle.

In 2008, everything changed. My dad passed away suddenly from a heart attack. I was 15 at the time. My dream of farming seemed far from reality, and our family was left wondering what had happened. Dad was young, seemingly healthy. His death didn't make sense.

Searching for Answers

With a family history of heart problems, we decided to get ourselves tested and started looking at ways to prevent what happened to him. That search led us to food.

The more I looked into the food system, the more I was surprised (and honestly, alarmed) by what is put into the food most Americans eat and how much it affects our health.

This is a relatively new problem. To find the solution, I just needed to go back in time a bit.

200 years ago, all animals lived outside. All animals ate a biologically appropriate diet. Drugs weren't needed to maintain health. Soil health and regeneration was a top priority. Weird lab-produced additives weren't in everything. Food created health.

What has been done to our food supply nowadays!?

The final straw for me was when I found out they use carbon dioxide to keep meat looking fresh longer and extend shelf life. It was that exact moment when I knew: it was time to help repair the food industry.

I saw an opportunity to improve my personal food supply, as well as provide it to my family and people around us who were looking for a reputable supplier of natural foods.

Starting the Business

So in 2015, I started Triple E Farms with my two brothers (thus the "Triple" E). Around the same time, Esta and I got married. She jumped right into the farm life with me, and we've been building this together ever since.

We began small, with just a few pickup locations. Back then, West Virginia laws didn't allow us to simply sell raw milk, so we operated as a herdshare (our customers technically owned shares of the cows and received milk from their own animals). It was legal, but complicated.

One of my brothers dropped out early to pursue other things. For years, it was just me and my brother Phil running things together. We worked hard (and being a farmer, especially a dairy farmer, is a tough gig). The hours are long, the work is physical, and there's no such thing as a day off. But it's worth it. Knowing we're supplying good, clean food to families makes every early morning and late night worthwhile.

Growing and Evolving

Over the years, the business grew. What started as a few local pickup locations expanded into more pickup locations and eventually nationwide shipping. And then the laws changed: West Virginia finally allowed us to sell raw milk directly! No more herdshare complications. We could simply sell milk the way it should be sold.

We went from one small farm to a collection of small farmers, all working under the same natural standards we believe in. We're not just running a farm anymore. We're building a network of farmers committed to doing things right.

In 2025, Phil decided to step away to pursue other opportunities. Now it's me, Esta, and our three kids running the farm and bringing the business into the future. Our kids help out as much as their abilities and time allow. Feeding animals, packing orders, learning the ropes. They're growing up the same way I did --- surrounded by animals, working the land, and understanding where their food comes from. It's a good life, and I'm proud to share it with them.

The Vision

But my vision has grown beyond just our farm. I want to provide education, not only to our customers but to the farming community too. I want to push the natural food movement farther, helping other farmers transition to more sustainable, regenerative practices. Because the more of us doing this work, the better off we all are.

My goal is to be a reliable source of old fashioned, farm-direct food. I want Triple E Farms to operate as a business that's as financially sustainable as it is environmentally sustainable. I want to prove that you can farm the right way and still make a living doing it.

I choose to take the best natural farming practices of the past and combine them with appropriate modern technology (simple things like refrigeration and trucking) so we can get this food to you fresh, no matter where you live.

My vision has developed through the years, but my goal remains the same: to provide my family and yours with pure, simple food like it used to be, and to become your trusted friend as I serve you.