About Us

Three Generations

The history and story of Sarver Heritage Farm

History

R. Lacy & Viola Sarver purchased this 250 acre farm in 1952, raising beef conventionally (for the time). In 1980 Lacy decided to forego feeding grains, converting the farm to 100% grass fed. "If they can't thrive on grass, I don't want them." Their daughter, Layola, took over the farm in 1999. Robert Doering, Layola's son, took over running the farm in 2006, purchasing it in 2008.

Currently

The farm was named Sarver Heritage Farm in honor of Robert's grandparents. In 2007 Robert and Jewell were married. Shortly there after they began direct marketing their beef, largely to avoid contributing to the commercial beef industry, which they found unsavory. Today they run about 120 head of cattle, counting cows, calves, and bulls, producing some of the best grass fed beef in the region. Layola still lives on the farm with Robert and Jewell.

  • Lacy, Viola, Bob, and Layola Sarver, 1935
  • Corn shocks, 1958
  • Layola, Lacy, Don, and very young Robert Doering
  • Robert Doering
  • Oats, wheat, barley, corn, alfalfa. Today, it's all hay and pasture.
  • R. Lacy & Viola Sarver
Lacy, Viola, Bob, and Layola Sarver, 1935
Corn shocks, 1958
Layola, Lacy, Don, and very young Robert Doering
Robert Doering
Oats, wheat, barley, corn, alfalfa. Today, it's all hay and pasture.
R. Lacy & Viola Sarver