The Short Farm

The Short Farm We are a small sawmill operation and family farm located in Georgetown, DE. We are a small sawmill and family farm located in Georgetown, De.

We grow trees and run a small circular sawmill operation, founded in 1949, for custom orders; we also use our own lumber to fill orders. Our lumber is used to make flooring, paneling, bar tops, ceilings, mantle pieces, wainscoting and furniture. We use quality wood and every piece is unique. We also have a dry kiln onsite to ensure our lumber is bug-free. We also sell delicious farm-fresh eggs from our small flock of pasture-raised chickens.

Summer night. After the rain. On the farm.
07/11/2025

Summer night. After the rain. On the farm.

The process of milling a log on our circular saw mill. Check out the end result - some pretty cool pine boards.
06/07/2025

The process of milling a log on our circular saw mill. Check out the end result - some pretty cool pine boards.

04/20/2025
Need walnut? Live edge planks, perfect for coffee tables.
04/17/2025

Need walnut? Live edge planks, perfect for coffee tables.

Sawed and stacked some rustic pine lumber; great for paneling! And clearly worked the teenager too hard!
03/05/2025

Sawed and stacked some rustic pine lumber; great for paneling! And clearly worked the teenager too hard!

Happy 95th birthday Austin, Jr (aka PopPop, Poppa Short, Unkie)! He is the master sawyer here at the mill and still show...
01/17/2025

Happy 95th birthday Austin, Jr (aka PopPop, Poppa Short, Unkie)! He is the master sawyer here at the mill and still shows up to work every day. He built his first saw mill from scratch in the late 1940s and purchased our current circular saw mill in 1954 after it was displayed at the Delaware State Fair.

The last log sawn of 2024 came from these pine logs and will make some gorgeous paneling.
01/01/2025

The last log sawn of 2024 came from these pine logs and will make some gorgeous paneling.

600 bd. ft., rustic yellow poplar lumber - $1,800Boards are 1” thick with circular saw marks and range from 4” to 15” wi...
12/11/2024

600 bd. ft., rustic yellow poplar lumber - $1,800
Boards are 1” thick with circular saw marks and range from 4” to 15” wide
Most boards are 8 ft. long (lengths range from 8-12 ft.)
Lumber was stored for 15+ years and was recently run through our dry kiln to thoroughly dry and kill all insects

First fall harvest!
09/16/2018

First fall harvest!

We have eggs again! If you are in Lewes, pick some up at Lloyd's Market.
02/22/2017

We have eggs again! If you are in Lewes, pick some up at Lloyd's Market.

One of our barred rock hens happy in her nest box.
10/15/2016

One of our barred rock hens happy in her nest box.

Sunday evening on the farm
09/12/2016

Sunday evening on the farm

Address

Georgetown, DE
19947

Telephone

202-415-8595

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