Growing Our Community's Food
Delivered from our farm to your home!
Growing Our Community's Food
Delivered from our farm to your home!
Farm to Fork
Ward Family Farm is a small beef farm that started selling farm-raised beef in 2019. The farm sells directly to consumers, a “Farm to Fork” model that in 2025 sold over 12,000 lbs. of beef to over 150 Maine families located all over the state from Scarborough to Turner to Rockland to Machias to Lincoln.
About Us
Our Mission
Raise and sell top-quality, local, natural beef directly to Maine families at an affordable price to offset food insecurity while teaching how our farm tends to and cares for animals and the land.
A Family Tradition
Ward Family Farm is located in Newburgh, Maine, and encompasses approximately 400 acres dedicated to beef production and hay farming. Ryan Ward began raising beef cattle in 2019 and has continued to expand both the farm's beef and hay operations. Ryan operates the farm with assistance from family members during busy and seasonal periods.
Our hay operation supports our own beef herd while also supplying quality hay to local horse farms, small farms, and hobby farmers. Expanding hay production is an important part of the farm's long-term strategy, allowing us to increase the amount of feed produced on the farm while supporting other agricultural operations in the surrounding community.
Our beef operation follows a farm-to-fork model. We purchase feeder calves primarily from small, local Maine farmers and raise them on our farm through finishing. This allows us to support other Maine farms while providing locally raised beef directly to Maine families.
Ward Family Farm offers customers several ways to purchase beef depending on their household and freezer needs. Our offerings include a variety of curated beef boxes, as well as custom half- and whole-beef orders. Beef boxes feature assortments of steaks, ground beef, roasts, and other cuts, while customers purchasing halves and wholes can customize their cutting and packaging preferences.
Our cattle are processed at a Maine-licensed slaughterhouse under State inspection and packaged into steaks, ground beef, roasts, and other retail cuts.
Ward Family Farm began selling beef directly to consumers in 2019 with just four cattle. Production increased to eight cattle in 2020, 17 in 2021, and 30 in 2023, as demand for our locally raised beef continued to grow.
Our long-term mission is to build a sustainable farm that supports both our family and Maine agriculture. We plan to accomplish this by expanding hay production, increasing the number of feeder cattle purchased from local Maine farmers, and continuing to develop markets for locally raised beef.
Direct-to-consumer sales will remain an important part of Ward Family Farm. At the same time, we continue to explore opportunities to provide locally raised beef to Maine stores, restaurants, and other businesses.
By producing more of our own feed, purchasing cattle from local farmers, and selling finished beef directly in Maine, we aim to strengthen the farm's long-term viability and preserve it for future generations.
Delivery or Pick-up
We deliver free to Newburgh and Hampden residents and offer delivery to the greater Bangor area for a small delivery fee. Additionally we offer convenient pickup at our farm and at scheduled locations in Waterville, Augusta, Rockland and Orono. Contact us to find a spot near you or if you have questions about delivery or pick-up options or would like to place an order, message/email us at wardfamilyfarm1830@gmail.com or call us at 207-852-2927
Our Practices
Ward Family Farm believes in sustainable practices and land management. We feed our animals quality grain from a Maine family-owned milling company. We believe in providing our beef cattle a happy, healthy, and humane life through quality feed and open spaces to roam on our farm. Our beef cattle are a source of food; however, until that time comes we strive to give them a high quality of life which reflects in the quality and taste of our beef.
Ward Family Farm supports other local Maine farmers. We purchase our beef calves from small farmers who are just as passionate and caring for their animals as we are. We purchase them at a fair price and want them to succeed and build long-term family business relationships with them. For us to succeed we need them to succeed.