Shenandoah Valley Organic, a family-owned organic chicken company, will establish a second, 75,000-square-foot facility in Harrisonburg, increasing production capacity and retail packaging abilities. The expansion will create 110 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday.
Founded by sixth-generation farmer Corwin Heatwole, Shenandoah Valley Organic mission is to partner with independent family farmers to raise organic chickens. Headquartered in Harrisonburg, all of the family-owned company’s products are sourced from nearly 70 family farms. Virginia competed with West Virginia for the expansion.
“We chose Harrisonburg to expand because this community and city is a big part of our success to date,” says Corwin Heatwole, CEO of Shenandoah Valley Organic. “Our production team and our farmers live here and come with tremendous experience in the poultry industry. We are fortunate to live in the beautiful valley, but are close to large East Coast markets where organic poultry demand is high.”
