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Pat's Pastured
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Help Pat’s Pastured Rebuild After Our Fire
Last week, Pat’s Pastured experienced one of the hardest days in our farm’s history.
While driving to our Saturday farmers markets, our refrigerated market truck caught fire and was completely destroyed. Thankfully, everyone made it out safely, but within minutes we lost not only the truck itself, but also the refrigeration equipment, coolers, cooking equipment, farmers market setup, inventory, tools, and countless other pieces of equipment we rely on every single week to operate our business.
The truck wasn’t just a vehicle—it was one of the most important pieces of infrastructure on our farm.
It allows us to safely transport thousands of pounds of pasture-raised meat throughout the year, serve customers at farmers markets across Rhode Island, make deliveries, support our USDA processing operation, provide refrigerated storage during busy production weeks, and bring our farm to community events, educational programs, farm dinners, turkey pickup days, and countless other gatherings. Losing it has affected nearly every part of our operation.
For more than 20 years, Pat’s Pastured has been about much more than raising exceptional food. We’ve built this farm around caring for our animals, restoring the land through regenerative farming, supporting our employees, and creating meaningful connections between our farm and the people who choose to feed their families with food they can trust.
Whether you know us from Hope Street Farmers Market, Aquidneck Growers Market, Casey Farm, our farm store, one of our on-farm events, or simply by following our journey over the years, you’ve helped build the community that makes Pat’s Pastured what it is today.
Since the fire, one question has come up over and over again: “How can we help?” This fundraiser is our answer.
The Immediate Impact
The effects of the fire were immediate.
Because we lost our refrigerated truck and the equipment inside it, we were forced to make incredibly difficult decisions almost immediately. We had to consolidate our team at Hope Street Farmers Market, leaving two of our regular weekend markets without Pat’s Pastured. Even at Hope Street—our busiest market—we weren’t able to operate our To-Go food program and had only a fraction of our normal inventory available for customers.
Those lost sales matter.
Like many small farms, we depend on the income generated each week to pay our employees, care for our animals, purchase feed and supplies, and keep every part of our operation moving forward. Missing markets and operating with reduced capacity isn’t simply a disappointing weekend—it’s revenue our business depends on to continue serving our community.
At the same time, we’re also facing the enormous cost of replacing the equipment that makes those markets, deliveries, events, and day-to-day farm operations possible.
Where Things Stand
We do have insurance, and we’ve filed claims immediately.
However, we’re still working through that process and don’t yet know how much of our losses will ultimately be covered or how long reimbursement will take. Based on what we’ve lost, we expect our total damages to exceed $100,000.
We’re not waiting for the insurance process before rebuilding.
Our team has already begun replacing essential equipment, finding temporary refrigerated transportation, rebuilding our market setup, and adapting our daily operations so we can continue serving customers while putting the pieces back together.
This fundraiser exists because so many of you asked how you could help bridge the gap.
What We Lost
We’re still completing our inventory, but among the major losses are:
  • Our refrigerated box truck
  • Commercial refrigeration and cold-storage equipment
  • Large coolers and insulated transport equipment
  • Grills and cooking equipment
  • Farmers market tents, tables, displays, and signage
  • Food-service supplies
  • Tools and operational equipment
  • Meat inventory and other farm products
  • Hundreds of smaller items accumulated over more than two decades of farming
Some of these items can be replaced fairly quickly. Others—especially our refrigerated truck and commercial equipment—will require significant time and investment.
How Your Support Helps
We’ve set an initial fundraising goal of $60,000. Funds raised will help us:
  • Secure temporary refrigerated transportation
  • Replace critical refrigeration and cold-storage equipment
  • Rebuild our cooking and event setup
  • Replace farmers market and community event equipment
  • Replace lost inventory and supplies
  • Cover emergency transportation, rental, and recovery expenses
  • Begin replacing the larger pieces of equipment essential to our operation
  • Help bridge the gap between our total losses and what insurance ultimately covers
Every dollar allows us to focus less on replacing what was lost and more on continuing to farm, care for our animals, support our employees, and serve our customers.
Our Goal Right Now
Right now, our goal is simple:
  • Keep farming.
  • Keep our team working.
  • Keep caring for our animals.
  • Keep showing up for our customers.
  • Keep serving every market, every event, every family, and every community that depends on Pat’s Pastured.
The fire happened in minutes. Rebuilding will take much longer. But we’re committed to doing exactly that.
How You Can Help
If you’d like to support our farm, there are several meaningful ways you can help.
Donate. Every contribution—whether it’s $10 or $1,000—helps us replace critical equipment and continue moving forward.
Share this fundraiser. Sharing our story with friends, neighbors, and anyone who believes in local agriculture expands its reach far beyond what we can do alone.
Keep shopping with us. Visit us at the farmers markets, stop by the farm store, place an online order, and continue choosing Pat’s Pastured for your family’s food. Supporting our business is one of the most meaningful ways to help us recover.
And if donating isn’t possible right now, please don’t feel that you need to. A kind message, a shared post, or simply continuing to support our farm means more than you know.
**A Personal Thank You**
One of the things that has surprised me most since the fire isn’t just the loss—it’s the overwhelming kindness we’ve experienced. We’ve received messages from customers, fellow farmers, neighbors, friends, and complete strangers asking what they can do to help.
I have a hard time asking people for help. We’re farmers. We’re used to figuring things out, fixing what breaks, getting up the next morning and getting back to work.
But Pat’s Pastured has never belonged only to our family. Over the last 20 years, thousands of customers, employees, fellow farmers, volunteers, neighbors, and friends have become part of this community. You’ve watched our children grow up behind the farmers market stand. You’ve attended dinners on the farm, brought your kids to educational programs, picked up your Thanksgiving turkey with us, shopped at our farm store, trusted us to feed your families, and shared our story with others.
You’ve helped build this farm right alongside us.
So when so many of you asked us to give you a way to help, we decided to say yes.
From the bottom of our hearts—Thank you. We’re going to rebuild. We’re going to keep farming.
And we’re going to keep showing up—for every market, every event, every employee, every animal, and every family who depends on Pat’s Pastured.
With gratitude,
Pat, Kelly, Marin, Cavan & the entire Pat’s Pastured Team

Order by Sunday at midnight for shipping or pick-up the following week.

📦 Shipping
Free shipping on orders over $200 to select states in the Northeast & Mid-Atlantic.

Orders ship on Tuesdays or Wednesdays and typically arrive within 1–2 business days.
We do not ship dairy, eggs, pantry items, donation items, or most prepared foods.

🏬 Pick-Up
Choose local pick-up at our East Greenwich, RI Farm Store, open weekly with our full range of pasture-raised meats and local goods.

You can also pick up at select farmers’ markets—just order online and choose your location at checkout.

👉 Click here for full shipping & pick-up details

We want you to love everything you order from Pat’s Pastured! If something isn’t right, please contact us within 2 days of receiving your order.

We’ll work with you to make it right—whether that means a refund, credit, or replacement.
Refunds may be considered if:
• Your item was damaged during shipping
• You received the wrong item
• The product didn’t meet expectations

📦 Note: Perishable items, sale items, CSAs, and gift cards are non-refundable.
Orders can be canceled within 12 hours of being placed.

📞 Questions or concerns?
Email info@patspastured.com or call 401-830-4728

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What Makes Our Farm Different

Transparency

We believe trust starts with openness. Whether you're visiting the farm or asking about our practices, we're always ready to share the how and why behind what we do.

Integrity

We don't cut corners. Every product and practice is grounded in our commitment to regenerative agriculture and healthy soil.

Kindness & Care

We care deeply—for the animals we raise, the land we steward, and the people we work alongside. Kindness guides every decision.

Continuous Improvement

Farming is a journey, not a destination. We stay curious, keep learning, and look for ways to do better every single day.

Humane Treatment

Our animals live as naturally as possible, with space to roam, forage, and express their instincts in pasture-based systems.

Living Soil

Healthy soil means healthy everything. We focus on practices that build rich, living soil—full of cover, life, and the natural rhythm of grazing animals.

Ethically Raised, Naturally Delicious.

We humanely raise and process 100% grass-fed beef and pasture-raised chickens, turkeys, and pigs on our own land across more than 150 acres of green pasture and woodlots in Rhode Island. You can taste the difference (and feel good about it, too). Our pasture-based and regenerative farming practices help protect the environment, heal the earth, and naturally help build nutrient-rich soil to create thriving ecosystems.


We want the best for our family and yours, too. That’s why we never use hormones, antibiotics, steroids, or GMOs — and we’re always transparent about what we feed our animals.

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Why People Trust Us

Amanda

We have the fortune of purchasing from Pat on a weekly basis. His staff, selection and quality is exceptional, not to mention the importance of purchasing humane, pasture raised meats. A must try, you will taste the difference guaranteed.

Mike

Are you conscious about what you eat? They say you are what you eat. Why not treat yourself to the best possible? Pat's Pastured is where to go for the finest meats.

Arlene

The farm is lovely, open pasture. Animals have loads of room to wander. Better than organic, the animals live and eat in a manner of a bygone era. Bacon is fantastic! I gladly make the trip from Westwood, MA and prefer your products to any I can find in any shop. Thank-you for all you do!

Frequently Asked Questions

Legally, only USDA-certified organic farms can use the word “organic”. However, our farming practices have always been and always will be 100% natural and sustainable. Plus, we never use antibiotics, hormones, steroids, or GMOs. Our cows are 100% grass-fed, and our animals eat an all-natural diet of green grass, hay, and non-GMO grains.

Connecticut | Delaware | Indiana | Kentucky* | Maine* | Maryland | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New York* | North Carolina* | Ohio | Pennsylvania* | Rhode Island | South Carolina* | Vermont | Virginia | Washington, D.C. | West Virginia

*certain zip codes fall outside of our shipping radius

We currently offer shipping on all of our products, with the exception of dairy, eggs, pantry items, donation items, Pat’s Pastured apparel/merch, and most prepared foods.

To ensure food safety, your meats will arrive frozen (thawing is best when done slowly in the fridge). If you won't be home for your delivery, please leave a well-insulated cooler on your front door. Please note that it is your responsibility to leave a cooler and collect your order as soon as possible. If you'd like for us to leave your order in a not-so-obvious location, please send us an email with special instructions.

With a $200 minimum order, shipping is totally free! At this time, we do not offer shipping on orders under $200.

No worries! However, you MUST leave a well-insulated cooler by your front door to keep any perishable items.