About Us
We are a family owned farm located 5 miles south of Carlyle, IL on a 120 acres. We are quite diversified in what we offer, in livestock, berries, and honey. While we strive to follow organic practices and raise our produce and livestock free of harmful chemicals and antibiotics, we are NOT officially an organic farm.
We do not lie when we say our strawberries are the best in the area! We have big, juicy California-type berries that are picked at the peak of freshness and delivered daily to local business and markets. Our berries are grown in our fields on raised beds each fall and are protected through the winter with special blankets which allow us to sell early. Among the varieties of strawberries that we offer are Albion, CamaRosa, San Andreas and Chandler.
Here at McConauchies, we are also a livestock farm. Our meat is all processed at USDA inspected facilities in Central and Southern Illinois. We raise mainly hardy livestock breeds originating from the highlands of Scotland and the English isles. Our livestock includes Highland beef cattle, Chevoit sheep, Berkshire hogs and Clydesdales (which we donat process!). We donat stop there, though, and also raise South African Boer goats, laying hens, pastured chickens (which produce pastured eggs which we also sell), turkeys and geese. Our livestock are all raised on pasture and woodlands with minimal grain feeds, using pens and barns for birthing and necessary handling as the needs arise. Our beef, pork, lamb, goat, and poultry items are all raised here and processed by well established, USDA facilities nearby.
Our close proximity to the St Louis area allows for us to provide fresh items daily and stay better in touch with what your changing needs will be.
