EST. 2024 · A CO-OP OF FOUR FARMERS
Food shouldn't be controlled by anybody but the people eating it.
Pasture-raised meat, eggs, and produce from four first-generation farmers — delivered free to your door if you're a member.
4FIRST-GEN FARMERS
5SERVICE CITIES
15%MEMBER DISCOUNT
$0MEMBER DELIVERY
¹ FRESH THIS WEEK
From four farms to your kitchen.
Free delivery to members in the DMV, Baltimore, Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Charlottesville.
Pasture-Raised Poultry and Eggs from the Farms of Blackbird
View all →Beef Raised on Pasture at Monrovia Farm, Westmoreland County VA
View all →² THE MISSION
Half of America's farmers retire by 2035. There's no plan to replace them.
— Chris, Jonas, Eric & Jacob
Most of the next generation set to inherit those farms simply wants to cash out. Unless something is done, corporations, billionaires, and foreign interests will continue acquiring the land of retirees, eroding the number and health of our farms, food, farmworkers, and the natural environment.
We need a large influx of new, first-generation farmers to stem the tide. For decades, we've pinned our hopes on the small-farming movement to provide it. Unfortunately, that movement has failed.
Blackbird is dedicated to solving this "First Generation Farmer Problem." Our work centers on the idea that the production, processing, and distribution of food should be under the integrated control of our communities — not under the control of an adversarial relationship between family farmers and shareholder agribusiness.
For the time being, we're tiny. Just four optimistic guys who've thrown every dime we have into our faith that we can solve this problem. We will win, or ruin ourselves trying.
³ MEMBERSHIPJoin the co-op. Eat better.
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Help us prove this works.
Memberships are the model. They're what lets us pay farmers a living wage without jacking up prices for everybody else.
- 15% off everything we sell — every order, no minimum
- Free delivery in every service city
- First crack at limited drops (whole birds, holiday hams)
- Vote in co-op decisions on what we farm next
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One dozen eggs$8.99$7.64
Whole pasture chicken$26.99$22.94
Saturday deliveryFREE
⁴ MUTUAL AID
A pound for a pound.
For every pound of meat the co-op sells, we donate a pound to a community fridge or food-relief partner in the same delivery zone.
No application, no qualifying paperwork, no logo on the box. Pasture-raised protein should be ordinary food, not a luxury.
Farming is more fun with friends***Pasture-raised chicken isn't too good to fry***Refrigerate your eggs. It's fine***When in doubt, braise it***Fat is your friend***The purpose of life is to enjoy one another's cooking***Plant what you actually eat, not what you think you should eat***Farming is more fun with friends***Pasture-raised chicken isn't too good to fry***Refrigerate your eggs. It's fine***When in doubt, braise it***Fat is your friend***The purpose of life is to enjoy one another's cooking***Plant what you actually eat, not what you think you should eat***
⁵ HOW DELIVERY WORKS
Five cities, one weekend route.
We pack on Wednesday, drive on Thursday–Saturday. Orders cut off two days before your route. Pet treats, merch, and home goods ship nationwide.
Saturday
Washington, DC
Free for members
Saturday
Baltimore
Free for members
Friday
Richmond
Free for members
Friday
Fredericksburg
Free for members
Thursday
Charlottesville
Free for members