Piper Family Farm
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Farmstead Camping
We welcome everyone to get a taste of the life on our farm that we value so much- individuals, couples, families, and other group travelers. We can put you to work if you’d like, but alternatively we have 1 campsites across our property that are available for rent. The Highland Hideaway and Painted Turtle Pond campsites are located on our cattle ranch in North Buckfield, and the River’s Retreat and Beech Bluff campsites are located at our riverside farmland in the center of Buckfield.
Our land abuts and flows into the Nezinscot River, which runs through the heart of our community. Nezinscot is an Abenaki word, which means “to decend upon,” or as many others interpret it, “a place to gather.” Much like the river they face, we find these spaces to be a great place to gather with friends, family, or even just you and your own thoughts.
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Handmade Meals & Community Kitchen
Few things evoke the warm memories of home like the aroma of a freshly baked pie or a home-cooked meal. But if you’re like most folks today, the idea of carving the time out of your day to shop, prepare, cook, and clean is overwhelming. We get it!
That’s why we created Lynn’s Kitchen. Here she makes homestyle fruit and savory pies reminiscent of a by-gone era. Always made from scratch, Lynn’s pies are carefully hand-crafted with old fashioned goodness in every bite. Each pie is filled with farm-fresh fruits or our savory meat, and wrapped in a delicate, flaky pastry. No artificial colors, flavors, preservatives, hydrogenated oils, or trans fats.
Our kitchen is also available for rental for the artisans of our community who can’t furnish their own commercial kitchen. If you are interested in using our space to create, host a class, or whatever else you can think of- please reach out!
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Grass-Fed + Finished Scottish Highland Cattle
For us, quality living is just as much about what you eat as it is where you live. Piper Family Farm’s ranch pastures are surrounded by grassy hillsides and pristine rivers - the perfect environment to raise our free range, 100% grass-fed cattle.
Piper Ranch Beef has been bred, born, and raised without growth hormone implants, digestive stimulants, or antibiotics since 1988. This is what allows us to offer only the highest quality, dry-aged natural beef.
It started in 1988
when Richard & Lynn Piper decided to act on the vision they created of their family's future; one rooted in their love for the natural world and desire to improve the health of their community. After their children moved out and started their own families, the Pipers bought some acreage in the small village of Buckfield, Maine.
In this quiet valley they would raise Highland Cattle, llamas, pigs, goats, chickens, and more- including their grandchildren. It is Richard and Lynn’s goal to pass on their dedication to healthy land and food to their grandchildren, community, and generations to come.
The Family
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Richard ( Dick ) Piper
Who many know as the face of Piper Ranch, Richard is how we ended up with a cattle ranch in the first place- handling a small army of half-ton, horned, and hairy animals sounded like his ideal retirement. Dick has been traveling to farmers markets across the New England region selling our grass-fed beef and homemade meals for the better part of a decade. Second to soaking in the farm views, his favorite part of this adventure has been connecting with people from all over who also value the lives of the animals that we consume.
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Azalea Cormier
Azalea is one of the Piper’s 5 grandchildren, and she and her parents spent her first 4 years living in what is now the Piper’s house. Having grown up tripping over this very rocky soil and stepping over cow-pies, she has watched and been a part of the last 20 years of life on the farm. Not only is she committed to continuing, but her biggest goals are centered around sharing the beauty of the farm in whatever way people would like to- wether that be spending the night at one of out campsites, using our kitchen to create and develop artisanal products, or even joining us in growing food. She is has studied Sustainable Tourism and Hospitality Management at the University of Southern Maine, where she continues her academic pursuits in Food Studies and Digital Media and Design.
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Piper
Piper Piper is (can you guess it?) the Piper’s beloved Australian Shepard. He recommends visiting the farm to dip your toes in the river or brooks, but if you’re feeling less adventurous, he thinks you should at least come try some of our beef.
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