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AFFINITY FARMS
A model meant to inspire, not a monument meant to impress
Our Team
Quint Pottinger
He leads with his hands in the soil and his eyes on the horizon, seeing agriculture as a living promise to feed both his family and the community around him. Through a sustainable system built on stewardship, resilience, and shared abundance, he is cultivating more than crops, he is growing a legacy that can sustain generations.
CEO
Ramey Pottinger
As COO, he is the steady force behind every season, turning plans into progress and making sure the work gets done from first light to final harvest. He brings a smile, a can-do spirit, and a genuine love of growing to every task, helping the farm thrive day by day.
COO
Samuel McGrath
As Grain Facilities Manager, he is the steady hand behind the rhythm of the farm, keeping trucks rolling, grain moving, and every busy season running on time. With a sharp eye for the schedule and a genuine commitment to each customer, he turns every visit into a smooth, reliable, and welcoming experience.
Grain Facilities Manager
Mike Barnes
As Farm Operations & Equipment Manager, he is equal parts mechanic, strategist, and get-it-done force, prepping spray operations, keeping machinery in motion, and handling whatever the day delivers. Always thinking three steps ahead, he sees the needs of the farm before they become problems and keeps every season moving forward.
Farm Equipment Manager
Our Story
Affinity Farms sits in limestone country along the South Fork of Pottinger Creek, one mile east of New Hope. Samuel Pottinger patented this ground in 1781, and the family has worked it ever since. One mile east, along the same creek, George M. Hagan, Leah's great-great-great-grandfather, farmed ground of his own. Two families, one water table, more than 140 years of shared history in Nelson County.
What has changed over eight generations is the equipment and the market. What has not changed is the practice: grow the grain and return the ground to itself. In 2012, the Pottingers restored the farm under Affinity Farms LLC.
Today we grow corn, wheat, rye, and barley on the ground around Pottinger Creek. We will raise cattle on pasture, finished on the grain we grow. Manure will be returned to the field. Nothing leaves the property that doesn't come back to it. Custom meat processing opens October 1, 2026 at the Loretto Butcher Shop; USDA-inspected Affinity Farms beef reaches retail, restaurants, and shipped boxed beef in 2027.
“From the grain we grow to the cuts we share, our farm feeds the community we call home.”