Scenic Ryerss Farm is located on 383 acres of rolling hills in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  Approximately 160 acres are pastureland, providing a safe area for the horses to graze and spend time with their friends.

                    Horses in the fields receive grain                                           Horses say, “Hello”
                          to supplement their diets.                                   by breathing in each other’s exhalations.
   

Horses like to graze with their friends.

A working farm, Ryerss grows crops on site for the horses.  Approximately 160 acres are tilled for timothy, alfalfa and orchard grass hay and corn.  In a good year, Ryerss employees can harvest three or four cuttings, yielding approximately 25,000 bales of hay.  When there is a surplus, it is sold, generating revenue for the farm.

A local grinder comes to the farm to produce Ryerss’ own feed.  We use alfalfa, corn, beet pulp, oats, soybean, salt and molasses supplemented with extra vitamins and minerals to round out a nutritional diet.

Numerous buildings are located on the property.  The main barn, housing 60 stalls, is attached to the office.  An older, bank barn provides additional stalls.  A maintenance building, machinery shed, out buildings for storage and a corn crib are centrally located for the farming.  In addition, there are six houses on the farm, including three that are rental properties.

The remaining land consists of woods, driveways and wildlife.

Trees on the property that are cut and split for firewood
provide an additional source of income.

Ryerss Farm is proud to work with Green Valleys Association, a local watershed organization geared toward protecting the water quantity and quality in Northern Chester County.  Beautiful Rock Run meanders through pastures and reserved areas maintained by Green Valleys Association where endangered plants are allowed to grow.  Furthermore, on February 21, 2001, approximately 330 acres of Ryerss Farm was placed into the Chester County Agricultural Land Preservation Program.