Rocky Acres Farm

A seasonal, grass-based dairy in Warren, Massachusetts, selling raw milk directly from the farm since 2003, run by the Richardson family since 1961.

A Family Farm on Coy Hill Since 1961

Rocky Acres Farm sits atop Coy Hill Road in Warren, Massachusetts, on land the Richardson family has owned since Leroy and Doris Richardson bought the property in 1961. Their son Bob took over the farm with his wife Marty, raising two children, Bonnie and Brian, and shifted the herd to a seasonal, grass-based system better suited to the land. When Massachusetts legalized on-farm raw milk sales in 2003, Bob and Marty added a license and began selling raw milk directly from the farm.

Brian and his wife Heather, who holds a dairy science degree from Virginia Tech and managed a 500-cow dairy in Delaware before moving to Massachusetts in 2012, now handle the daily milking and herd management. Under their care, Rocky Acres won Agri-Mark's Top Overall Milk Quality Award in 2015, 2016, and 2017, along with a Gold Award from the National Mastitis Council's Dairy Milk Quality Awards in 2016 and 2017.

A Seasonal, Grass-Based Herd

The herd calves each spring, from March through May, and is milked through the pasture season until the cows are dried off around Christmas for a two-month rest before the next calving cycle. The roughly 45 milking cows and 40 heifers are mostly registered Holsteins, with Jerseys, Brown Swiss, and Linebacks rounding out the herd. No antibiotics or artificial growth hormones are used, and several of the farm's cattle also compete on the show circuit.

Ordering Raw Milk

Raw milk is available seasonally, from late March through the December dry-off. Orders can be placed by email through rockyacresmilk.com for same-day pickup at the farm on Coy Hill Road, and standing weekly orders are available for regular customers.

A Cooperative Dispute Over Raw Milk Sales

In 2026, Rocky Acres' longtime milk cooperative, Agri-Mark, barred members from selling raw milk, a policy the farm is now navigating while it continues offering raw milk directly to customers. Read the full story on the policy and what it means for Rocky Acres.