About Reber Rock Farm

We raise pasture-raised organic chicken, pasture-raised organic pork, 100% grass-fed beef, and maple syrup on our family farm in the Adirondacks. Our farm is situated in the Reber Valley – nestled between the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York and the Lake Champlain Valley of Vermont.

Our Farm Story

We began Reber Rock Farm in 2013 along with our friends Gwen and Chad Vogel, whom we learned from and worked with at the nearby Essex Farm. After years of mentorship and experience together at Essex Farm, we began Reber Rock under a cooperative ownership model. We were determined to grow grain and mill flour using only draft horses.

The first few crops of sunflowers and corn showed us the rocky soil wasn’t well suited for growing grains. As we listened and learned, our farm shifted to growing pastures and animals, which were a better fit for the land. 

In the process, we found no farms in the Northeast were raising their livestock on pasture and feeding them certified organic feed. 

We’ve since focused our efforts on bringing you the most humane, sustainable, and high-quality meat you can find.

Nathan Henderson

Chief People and Performance Officer

Nathan focuses on how all systems on the farm fit together for maximum mutual benefit and reciprocity. Nathan began his farming career in his mother's garden, but found producing food as a profession while working in California as a geotechnical engineer. Nathan first came to the area and met Racey while they were both working at Essex Farm.

Nathan is also a trained life coach, leading classes and coaching one-on-one sessions in mind-body awareness and life transformation – both on and off the farm! He received his certification as a life coach from the Somatic Coaching Academy in 2023. 

When he’s not farming or teaching, Nathan loves playing music, exploring the Adirondacks with his family, and rock climbing. 

Racey Henderson

Chief Executive Officer

Racey is in charge of Reber Rock’s strategy, vision and organization – as well as anything else that needs to be done! She is also a humanitarian professional focused on training for practitioners supporting farmers preparing for and recovering from crises of all kinds. She has worked on livelihood issues during peace and crisis globally since 2000 with SEADS.

In 2017, she co-founded Ndara, an African textile company now shipping domestically and internationally from Reber Rock Farm. For the past decade, Racey has also played a key role in local food justice initiatives, such as the Adirondack Food Justice Summit.