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Hi. We hope everyone has had a great summer so far! We have been very busy on the farm. All the rain we have been getting has really helped with growing the grass.

We just wanted to let  you know what was going on on the farm and what we have coming up.

We have plenty of meat in the freezer right now. We have whole Chicken Packages (10 whole broilers), Family Packages and Quarter Pigs available for purchase. We also have a few new cuts available. We have beef brisket, flank steak, skirt steak and beef arm roast.

We will be processing our last round of beef in September. We have two dates scheduled, the first date is September 20th and the second date is September 27th. We will get the meat back from the processor around the middle of  October . After these two dates we will not process anymore beef until the Spring. If you are wanting a half or whole beef then now is the time to get your deposit in to us. You can do this by sending a check made payable to Watson Farms to 713 Colony Road, Chester SC 29706. It is a $100 deposit for a half and a $200 deposit for a whole.

We will also be processing a round of pigs on September 26th. You can send your check to the above address. It is a $100 deposit for a half and a $200 deposit for a whole.

We have found a new location for our Columbia Buying Club. The address is 571 BrookshireDrive, Columbia Sc 29210. Our first delivery is scheduled for September 9th at 3:15pm. We will be doing this delivery every 6 weeks.

We are doing the Rock Hill Farmers Market. We are there on Thursdays from 5-8:00pm. You can either place an order to pick up there or you can stop by our booth and shop there. We have all of our cuts with us.

We are also doing the Hub City Farmers Market in Spartanburg. We are there on Saturdays from 8am-12noon. You can either place an order or you can stop by the booth and shop.

Our next Charleston Delivery is scheduled for September 9th at 6:00pm.

We are in the process of getting a few more locations where you will be able to get our meat. Look for more information on that.

As always we appreciate your business and thank you for choosing to spend your food dollar with a local farm.

Grass is what cattle were designed to eat, and that’s what our cattle get.  But not all grass is the same.  Cattle generally will gain weight and fatten better on annual forages than perennial grasses.  This is why we reserve a small amount of annual pasture to concentrate our finishing cattle on.  We also allow the cattle enough time to reach their true potential rather than harvesting them before they are finished.  We only harvest our cattle off of the best grass and never allow them to lose weight at any time.  These methods ensure that the beef you purchase tastes great and is good for you.

We use rotational grazing to get the most out of our pastures.  In this method the cattle graze one paddock or section at a time until they graze it to a certain point.  Then the cattle are allowed to graze another paddock while the previous one regains growth.

Our pastures consist of native perennial grasses as well as winter and summer annuals that we reserve for our finishing class of cattle.

We supplement with hay in the winter or in drought.  Contact us with any other questions you may have.