Buck Run Land & Cattle Company

Helen and Bill Elkins bought 350 Acres in 1985, a portion of what the Brandywine Conservancy helped to preserve as the largest piece of independently owned land at that time, in Coatesville. Bill is a retired medical scientist from U of Penn and became interested in the health benefits of pasture raised beef. No hormones or antibiotics are used on their 110 head of cattle. Buck Run’s 1840’s stone barn and main house are well preserved and a 2000 gallon cistern provides gravity fed water for the animals. He has established a riparian buffer on Buck Run Creek which runs through his land. The Elkins sell to Greensgrow, White Dog, Pete’s Produce and several other CSA’s and restaurants nearby.