Maine Water Buffalo Company

In owner Jessica Farrar’s words: “Back in 2008, an accidental trip to pick up a guinea pig for the kids led our family to our first face to face meeting with a water buffalo. At that moment, it was love at first sight! Since then, we have been on an incredible journey, learning, laughing, crying & getting a lot of awkward looks (Water buffalo??? Really???). We never dreamed that life would take us down this road, but it has been priceless.

Our original story... Both Brian & Jessica were raised in Maine on family farms, & had decided that farm life was not for us. Brian wanted to raise some horses when he retired & Jessica wanted to raise the kids only & possibly a small livestock animal (pygmy goats maybe???). How God must be laughing at us now! Our "plans" went out the window! We began raising water buffalo shortly after our first introduction, & had no idea where it would take us. In fact, we still don't. Through a lot of sweat, prayers, hiccups & learning, we are enjoying the story with anticipation of the next chapter & we invite you to share in this adventure with us.

Our updated story... In the fall of 2022, we were devastated at the unexpected loss of Brian. Not just co-owner of ME Water Buffalo Co., but a husband, dad & grumpa. The love & role  Brian had at creating & co-operating ME Water Buffalo Co. can never be replaced. However, the dream behind ME Water Buffalo Co. still remains. Jessica & the kiddos still  push forward, raising the herd of water buffalo, milking, making cheese & sharing the adventure with others. This farm was years in the making with our hearts poured into it & even though there may be a few glitches along the way as we adjust to operations without Brian & heart healing, water buffalo & this farm still remain our happy place.

We have fallen in love with these animals & hope to pursue many avenues of promoting them. Out of respect for our herd, we continue to incorporate the "whole animal-no waste" attitude by striving to utilize them for their many qualities: meat nutrition, delicious & healthy dairy, skulls & horns that we sell, as well as tallow soap & tallow lipbalms.”

We highly recommend that you call ahead to Jessica and see what she has in stock and, if you’re lucky, see if you can visit the farm in person and say hi to Maine’s only farmed water buffalos! You could even see if she has some campsites or fun events happening and book a longer stay! Jessica has a lot on her plate at all times, so if you see her products in stores or find her selling at specialty events like the Maine Cheese Festival, grab them! It might be the only chance you get! Visit their website at https://www.mewaterbuffaloco.co/ to learn more and follow them on Facebook and Instagram to stay up to date!