Misty Knoll Farms

Misty Knoll Farms operates at 1685 Main Street in New Haven, Vermont, in Addison County, and holds federal establishment number P18978. The USDA FSIS directory lists the plant for poultry slaughter and poultry processing, with poultry as the only species slaughtered under inspection. FSIS classifies the establishment as small, records a grant of inspection date of August 2, 2021, and places it in slaughter volume category 3.0. No custom-exempt activity is reported to FSIS, so the federal record does not describe this as a plant that processes animals owned by other farmers.

The farm's website describes a family-owned and operated operation raising turkeys and chickens on pasture-style range in what it calls spacious, specially designed enclosures, fed whole grain free of antibiotics and animal by-products. Birds are processed on-site in the farm's own USDA-inspected facility, which the site says reduces stress on the animals, and are graded by hand before sale. The site states the farm has been family owned since 1984 and names John Palmer and Rob Litch as owners. It also lists the farm as an active member of the Vermont Fresh Network.

Products are sold to individuals, restaurants, and retail outlets, and the site says the birds and other products can be found in natural food stores, supermarkets, and restaurants throughout Vermont and New England. The website copy on file was last revised in 2016 apart from a Thanksgiving 2025 hours notice, so some details may be dated. Anything beyond the federal record and this website text is not on file.

The federal record lists no custom-exempt activity for this establishment, and the website describes the plant only as the farm's own facility for processing the turkeys and chickens it raises. Nothing in the sources indicates that Misty Knoll Farms takes in animals from other farms, and no booking process, minimums, fees, or cut and wrap terms are stated. Producers looking for toll or custom poultry slaughter would need to contact the farm directly at (802) 453-4748 to ask whether outside work is considered.

Misty Knoll Farms operates under a federal grant of inspection, so product from this plant can be sold anywhere in the United States, which matters if you sell online or across a state line. FSIS does not list a custom-exempt activity for this plant.

The website sells to individuals through farm pickup of pre-orders at 1685 Main Street in New Haven, reached from Route 17 near the Route 7 intersection at New Haven Junction. The site states that normal retail hours run every Tuesday, 8:30 to 4:00, by pre-order only, with curbside pickup orders due by noon on Monday for Tuesday pickup, and that cash or check only is accepted. For Thanksgiving 2025 the site posted extended hours with no pre-order needed and turkey products only. Birds are also described as available in natural food stores, supermarkets, and restaurants across Vermont and New England. The site mentions ordering birds at harvest time through the website; no shipping or delivery is described.

If you are buying a half or quarter animal, the plant is where the animal is processed; the farm sells you the animal. Read how to buy a half cow for the sequence and the math.