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. 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.

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. Protected by a Conservation Easement donated to the Virginia Outdoors Foundation in 1990, the land is managed for sustainable agriculture and wildlife preservation. Pampatike is fortunate to be surrounded by thousands of acres of open space managed by like-minded land stewards.

Pampatike raises vegetables, herbs, flowers, free-ranging chickens for eggs, other free-ranging poultry (guineas, peafowl, Royal Palm turkey), 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 and trusted Great Pyrenees (Beth, Roux and Clair) who protect the livestock from predators. Newest additions include a gaggle of geese and a 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!