Local Links

Peeper Pond Farm supports and loyally patronizes many small businesses and organizations in our region.  We wish to provide you with the links below for many of our favorites in the hope that you too will visit them and give them your business.  We feel they deserve it.  In addition, Pendleton County has a more comprehensive Internet guide for local businesses, organizations, and tourism resources serving our immediate community.  You may access the Pendleton County Guide by clicking on this link.

General Farm Service Businesses:

• Alleghany Meats – Blue Grass, VA
• Alt’s Farm Service – Petersburg, WV – Animal feed and supplies
• BW Smith Well Drilling – Springfield, WV
• C & K Metal Recycling – Rig Road – Moorefield, WV
• Dairymen Specialty Co. – Harrisonburg, VA – Extensive dairy supplies & equipment.
• DeVito Electric – Petersburg, WV – Mike DeVito does all of our electrical work at Peeper Pond Farm
• Eagle’s Sugar Camp – Doe Hill, VA
• Eby Builders – Laurel Eby built our garage and goat barn – Cabins, WV
• Grant County Mulch – Arthur, WV
• Hott’s Ag Services – Franlkin, WV – Animal feed and supplies
• Judy’s Drug Store  – Petersburg, WV – Where we get our annual Brownie Calendar
• Lost River Animal Hospital – Lost River, WV – Provides Artificial Insemination services for goats
• Middle Mountain Apiary – Jim and Donna Boyd offer a full range of bees, bee supplies, and good advice!  Located in Petersburg, WV
• Mountain View Veterinary Services – Serves our goats & pets – Keyser & Petersburg, WV
• Petersburg Block – Concrete and gravel (no known web site)
• Richard Bland Fencing – 304-940-2099 – He built our fencing (no known web site) – Seneca Rocks, WV
• Rockingham Cooperative – General Farm Supplies – Harrisonburg, VA (over the mountain)
• Sites Auto Parts – They sell tractor fluids and parts, too. Friendly, helpful service. – Franklin, WV
• Small Farmer’s Journal – It’s not local, but it’s the best small & homestead farm magazine we have found – Sisters, OR
• Southern States Cooperative – Our first stop for feed and farm supplies – Petersburg and Moorefield, WV
• Tri-County Tool Rental – Very good & helpful business hours – Durgon, WV
• Valley Machine Shop – Petersburg, WV – Welding and Metal Fabrication services (no known web site)
• Wayne’s Country Fresh Meats – Best butcher-shop fresh meat – Keyser & Fort Ashby, WV

Our Dairy Goat Colleagues:

• American Dairy Goat Association – We are members – Spindale, NC
• Black Water Farm – We purchased one of our original Saanen goats from Hope O’Toole – Baker, WV
• Blue Ridge Dairy Goats – Our initial Oberhasli does were purchased from Steve & Linda Anders – Keedysville, MD
• Munchin Hill Farm – Jeff & Pat Adels are valued dairy goat mentors – Kearneysville, WV
• Twiggity Goats – Shelley Hutcheson is a helpful wealth of information & guidance on dairy goats – Spencer, WV
• West Virginia Dairy Goat Association – Our state chapter

Hardware/Lumber Supplies:

• B & H Hardware – Known as the smallest store in the Ace chain – a true old fashioned hardware store – Downtown Franklin, WV
• Builder’s Center (Do It Best) – Petersburg & Elkins, WV
• Bowman’s Hardware – You must see their upper floor museum – a true old fashioned hardware store – Downtown Franklin, WV
• Central Tie & Lumber – We bought our house from Central Tie–piece by piece – Petersburg and Moorefield, WV
• Hardman’s Hardware – A true old fashioned hardware store – Downtown Moorefield, WV
• Lehman’s Hardware – Although it is not local, it’s our one-stop shop for non-electric, traditional hardware items – Kidron, OH

Professional Services:

• Hott Insurance & Financial Services – Offices in Petersburg & Keyser, WV
• Jeff Bowers, Esq. – Legal and real estate services – Franklin, WV
• William Ludwick, DDS – Keyser, WV – We always leave him with a smile.

Restaurants & Eateries (Pendleton County only):

• Fireside Café – Inn & Restaurant – Franklin, WV
• Front Porch Restaurant – Seneca Rocks, WV
• Fox’s Pizza Den – Franklin, Brandywine, Petersburg, Moorefield, Romney, Keyser & Fort Ashby, WV – Where else would they need to be?  That’s our whole universe!
• Gateway Restaurant – Conveniently located at the foot of Spruce Knob – Riverton, WV
• Korner Shop Café – Downtown Franklin, WV
• Moe Fatz – No meal is really complete without a treat!  Our choice for best ice cream in the region – Franklin, WV
• Star Hotel & Restaurant – Downtown Franklin, WV

Country Stores:

• Brandywine General Store – Barb’s Quilting Products are available here – Brandywine, WV
• Long Mountain General Store – Barb’s Quilting Products are available here – Franklin, WV

Barb’s Quilting Resources:

• Elkins Sewing Center – Downtown Elkins, WV
• Miller’s Dry Goods – Amish quilting supplies – Charm, OH
• Patchwork Plus – Dayton, WV – Barb’s home away from home
• QuiltFabricCloseouts.com – On-line quilting fabric sales
• Rocky Cedars Enterprises – Mennonite owned & operated quilt & variety store – Dayton, VA
• Sew Classic Fabrics – Harrisonburg, VA
• Springdale Quilting – Fort Seybert, WV
• Virginia Quilt Museum – Harrisonburg, VA

Media:

• Grant County Press – Petersburg, WV
• Pendleton News – Franklin, WV
• WELD – FM – Our local station – Fisher, WV
• WHSV – TV 3 – Harrisonburg, VA