Raven Hill Farm is a small farm run by the Bahnemann/Evans Family in the heart of Central Vermont. We raise Berkshire pigs, Kiko goats and produce maple syrup at a human-scale. Through our efforts, we strive to build a self-sustaining farm that preserves old traditions, honors and regenerates the land and provides quality meat to our community. We farm with our kids, our friends, family and neighbors in the long tradition of small-scale diversified farming that built Vermont.

Our products are available through a "share" program, at local stores and restaurants and online through our Farm Store.

We’re building a thing over the thing so we can get the thing across the thing. #progress

The sun came out today for the first time in 147 days. At least that what Owl The Cat told me. She liked it. We all did. #endlesswinter

The woodshed is depleted, defeated and deflated. I’m ready to call it a draw, if you are, Winter.... #vermont

The pigs get more mail here than I do…. #berkshirepigs

Just finished labeling our last batch of maple syrup. This batch graded out at “Dark Color & Robust Taste”. This season we made Amber, Dark and Very Dark grades of syrup, all of which are now for sale on our website. (LINK IN PROFILE.) #traditionalmaplesyrup #vermontmaplesyrup #maplesyrup #vtmaplesyrup #maplesugaring #vermont #oldways #

Local insta-folk who want the best pork available: we’re taking orders for spring pork shares! Berkshire’s are the best. Hands down. End of discussion. Head over to our website and order up today. (Links in profile.) #berkshirepork

Here’s our high tech maple syrup label maker in action. Turn on sound for best experience. #olivetti

You know who is more disgusted by this April snowstorm than us humans? These donkeys. Miserable creatures to begin with, the 6 inches of snow that fell yesterday has them all in even fouler than normal moods. #enoughisenough

When you order our syrup you not only get some of the finest traditional Vermont Maple Syrup available, you also get a handmade label typed out on my grandfather’s typewriter. I’m heading to the post office this afternoon. Syrup could be headed your way if you order soon! (Link in profile.) - - - #traditionalmaplesyrup #realmaplesyrup #vermontmaplesyrup #vtmaplesyrup #earnyoursyrup #oldways #typewriter #maplesyrup #braintreevt #vermont

2018 Maple Syrup sales are live on our website and shipping to the continental US of A (and beyond if you DM me)! Link in profile. - - - - We make maple syrup with our neighbors @anchorlightfarm in the traditional way. Isn’t all maple syrup “traditional” you might ask? No it is not. Many sugarmakers use plastic tubing strung between trees in the woods to bring the sap to them. We use buckets hung on each tree in the traditional fashion. Many sugarmakers use a system of vacuum pumps to suck the sap out of the trees. We use a team of Belgian draft horses to gather sap from the buckets. Many sugarmakers use a machine to concentrate the sugar in their sap before they start boiling it, reducing its “cooking time” (like microwaving a steak before you grill it). We give our sap its full boiling time to make sure it develops its most sophisticated flavor profile in the syrup pan, where it belongs. Look, we’re not claiming this is the world’s greatest maple syrup. But if you want a taste of the past, if you want to know what the syrup our grandparents were making tasted like, this is the stuff for you. That’s why we call it “traditional”. - - - - #traditionalmaplesyrup #vermontmaplesyrup #vtmaplesyrup #maplesyrup #sugarmaking #vermont #braintreevt #oldways #earnyoursyrup