Gateway Farm is excited to partner with Washtenaw Meats, LLC by serving as a pickup site for local meats. Each month Wasthenaw Meats will bring proteins sourced from small farms to Gateway on the third Friday of each month. Just place your order to their Washtenaw Meats Store.

Washtenaw Meats started after two women farmers managing small farms and large families started collaborating on a number of projects. These experiences proved overwhelmingly positive as they allowed each woman’s individual farm to grow and operate more efficiently.

It became clear that the complicated endeavors of raising animals, processing animals, direct marketing, accounting, etc., are extremely challenging for one person or family to undertake independently.

So… these women began to dream up a way for small community farms to reconnect and created Washtenaw Meats.  

Washtenaw Meats is collectively owned and operated by Sarah Schloss of nkidsfarm and Colleen Dauw of Dancer Creek Farm. They partner with other local farms in order to reinvigorate the small livestock system in Southeast Michigan.

By working together, they strengthen local area farmers and processors while bringing high quality, nutritious, safe, and humanely raised meat products to households, restaurants, and stores.