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OUR STORY

RAISED HERE

Processed 

HERE

PROUD OF IT.

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A FIRST IN HISTORY

LOST CITY, WV

For the first time in West Virginia history, eggs raised here are being processed here — creating a reliable, local supply of pasture‑raised eggs for the institutions that serve our communities.

 For generations, the Hamilton family has been raising chickens in the mountains of Hardy County, West Virginia. Richard Hamilton is the third generation to work Lonesome Ridge Farm — and the first to bring egg processing home to the state.

Until now, every egg raised in West Virginia left the state to be processed somewhere else. Richard is changing that — and building something that benefits not just his family, but an entire network of Appalachian farming families and the communities they feed.

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CO-FOUNDER · FARMER

RICHARD HAMILTON

For generations, the Hamilton family has been raising chickens in the mountains of Hardy County, West Virginia. Richard Hamilton is the third generation to work Lonesome Ridge Farm — and the first to bring egg processing home to the state.

 

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CO-FOUNDER · FOOD SYSTEM ADVOCATE

MANDY CURRY

Mandy has spent her career working at the intersection of food, health, and community. Her belief is simple: better food changes lives. She brings the mission, the relationships, and the relentless push to make sure these eggs reach the people and places that need them most.

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PLANT MANAGER

COURTNEY MILLS

Courtney brings over a decade of hands-on food safety leadership to AEC.  A graduate of West Virginia University in Animal Science and Nutrition, she's spent her career in poultry food safety and now she's bringing that rigor to WV's first egg processing facility.  

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