Since 1872, when Nathan Shipley married Sarah Bradley of Vilas, NC, and purchased 115 acres of Sarah's family's farmland beside the Bradley farmhouse, the Shipley farm has been breeding and raising premium quality beef. We begin with a commitment to quality, with beef free of any added hormones or steroids, to provide you the same safe, clean, and delicious meat our family has eaten for generations. Our beef is never treated with antibiotics except in limited circumstances and for limited periods when medically necessary to treat a temporary illness - just as you do for your children. Our cattle are specially bred and fed with a blended diet of clover-rich pasture forage, supplemented with a vegetable based feed for the best flavor, texture, tenderness, and marbling.