Purchased from the Queen of the Pamunkeys in the late 1600s, Pampatike bears the Native American place name for the land before it was settled by Europeans. Pampatike originally consisted of 1,000 acres of uplands and wetlands bounded by a broad sweep of the freshwater tidal Pamunkey River, in central King William County, Virginia. The original plantation house (circa 1776) burned down after the Civil War. The present-day farmhouse, a central-hall colonial, was built on the original foundation in 1880. Several nineteenth century and early twentieth century barns remain and are conserved for current use.

Today, Pampatike Organic Farm occupies the original plantation site and the surrounding 117 acres, bounded by 2 perennial streams about one quarter mile from the Pamunkey River. The acreage consists of 45 acres of pasture, 70 acres of mixed woodlands, and a 2-acre farmstead with a quarter-acre market garden. I purchased the property in 1987 and took the cropland out of traditional small grain production, converting it to organic pastureland. The goats and chickens now graze lush green pasture year-round and we bale hay from it for the goats' winter neds. I donated a Conservation Easement covering the entire 117 acres to the Virginia Outdoors Foundation in 1990. The land is managed for sustainable agriculture and wildlife preservation. e at Pampatike Organic Farm are fortunate to be surrounded by thousands of acres of open space of woodlands and cropland owned and managed by like-minded land stewards.

Pampatike raises vegetables, herbs, flowers, free-ranging chickens for eggs, other free-ranging poultry (guineas, geese), and purebred Nubian dairy goats using organic farming practices for all. Kid goats are raised as breeders for export and domestic sales. Other farm friends include a few barn cats, trusted Great Pyrenees (Beth, Roux and Clair) who protect the livestock from predators, and my beloved Rottweiller, Nyssa, who protects the farmstead.

We hope you find this site interesting and will visit often to find out what's happening on the farm. Your comments and suggestions are always welcome!