SHIPLEY FARMS BEEF
About Shipley Farms Beef
Since 1872, when Nathan Shipley married Sarah Bradley of Vilas, NC, and purchased 115 acres of Sarah's family's farmland beside the Bradley farmhouse, the Shipley farm has been breeding and raising Appalachian Grown pasture raised beef.
Our meat is produced without steroids, antibiotics, or growth stimulants, the way we've always done it, with "no shortcuts". Our "Signature Beef" product line is further dry aged for added flavor and tenderness. We also now offer naturally-raised pork, sourced from partners in North Carolina, new in 2023!
Our cattle are specially bred and fed with a blended diet of high quality clover-rich pasture forage, supplemented with a vegetable based feed for the best flavor, texture, tenderness, and marbling.
CONTACT
Physical Address
1699 Linville Creek Rd
Vilas NC
(Watauga County)
Mailing Address
NC
(Watauga County)
Phone (828) 484-1872
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Business Contact
Bob Shipley
Owner
Phone: (828) 484-1872
Cell: (919) 345-1412
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Business Contact
Sydney Phillips
Business & Marketing Manager
Cell: (828) 484-1872
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Location Contact
Gray Shipley
Partner
Phone: (828) 484-1872
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Location Contact
Danny Bock
Culinary Director
Phone: (828) 484-1872
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BEST PERSON TO CONTACT
Bob Shipley
Best time to contact: 8-6 weekdays
PRODUCT NEEDS
Meat, Fish & Fowl
beef, chicken, lamb, pork, turkey
Grains
grain corn
Artisan Foods
charcuterie, wine
COMMENTS ABOUT THE PRODUCTS WE NEED
we are building distribution of our beef products along the East Coast, and want to gradually add other premium quality, preservative free mountain grown meats and other products to our offering, in addition to adding beef producers to our supply.
FOOD GUIDE LISTING
See this listing in the Online Local Food Guide.
DELIVERY OF GOODS
Packaging: informal
Number of locations that need to receive a delivery for a vendor to supply your business: two
VOLUME
Customers per week: just beginning to grow the business
Cases of produce purchased per week: none
REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS FOR YOUR VENDORS
most of our customers require USDA inspection/approval
ADDITIONAL INFO FOR POTENTIAL SUPPLIERS
for beef, we require suppliers to meet our standards for pasture-raised beef with no steroids or other additives, to use our specified rations for feed supplement, and for the breeding, meat flavor, texture, and tenderness to be comparable to our existing product. still developing standards/requirements for other potential products, but standards will be similar, emphasizing food quality, nutritional value, and animal care/welfare.
