Become A Vital Farms Egg Farmer

Grow With Us
While Growing For Us

We began as a single farm. As we grew, we didn’t make our farm bigger. Instead, we found more like-minded farmers who put the welfare of their animals first. Today, we’re made up of more than 425 farms committed to our exacting standards and pasture-raised practices. Join us and discover how you can create a positive impact for yourself, your animals, and your land.

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Build Your Legacy
With Vital Farms

As a Vital Farms egg farmer, you’ll create a lasting impact for you, your family, your community, and beyond.

Business For Yourself,
But Not By Yourself

You own and manage your farm, while we provide personalized support beginning on day one.

Grow and Maintain a
Legacy for Generations

We’ll teach you the best farming practices to maintain your land, care for your animals, and pave a path for future generations to come.

Earnings You Can
Count On

Our style of farming can help you generate a steady income on land that may not be suitable for other forms of agriculture.

a day in the life
of an egg farmer

Let hens out on pasture within 3 hours of sunrise.

Collect eggs after the morning lay.

Spend time in the pasture with the girls.

What You Bring To The Table

  • Each of our hens needs a minimum of 108 square feet of pasture. Our egg farms require at least 52 acres for 20,000 birds, or 26 acres for 10,000 birds.
  • Our farm network is expanding across the Pasture Belt. Prospective Vital Farms egg farmers should be located in the following states: Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Tennessee.
  • The construction of a barn is a considerable financial commitment. Our farmers often work with lenders to finance the investment. Prospective farmers should be prepared to consider a loan or invest their savings.
  • At Vital Farms, we work to raise the standards in everything we do. Our farmers must be committed to the welfare of their animals, the stewardship of their land, and the maintenance of their farm.

Ready to Get Started?

Requirements

To make sure Vital Farms is a good fit for you, can you confirm you have each of the below:

  1. Your farm is located in the Pasture Belt or in areas we’re currently expanding: Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
  2. Have the ability to dedicate 52+ acres of land (or are in the process of purchasing this land.)
  3. Building a Vital Farms barn is a considerable financial commitment. Barns can cost as much as $1.2 million. Do you consider this to be a feasible investment for you?
  4. Being a Vital Farms farmer also has a large time commitment. Are you willing to commit your time to animal welfare and proper management of your farm?