As you read above, the animals can freely graze and forage for plants and bugs, but they are also fed lots of spare garden produce and a supplemental feed mix of grains grown by farmers from our region. We only feed non-gmo, non-processed style, transitional feed. Transitional is a term to describe farms that are in the process of being certified organic, and thus they use organic practices and do not grow gmo crops. We are happy to support other local producers!

No. We are not certifed. Certification is expensive to attain and maintain. The "organic" term is a regulated term and, quite frankly, we believe that our practices surpass that of organic standards. Organic implies "natural", but we tend to be even more so. We choose not to use even certified organic fertilizers or pesticides/herbicides. We choose to use natural practices such as using garlic, apple cider vinegar, and herbs before using any organic or mainstream solutions. We have no other certifications either, as each would mean price increases, and lowering our ability to operate our farm efficiently. We believe in transparency, and would be happy to answer any additional questions you may have regarding specific practices.

We are not solely focused on production and profit. Production and profit motivate producers to concentrate on the wrong things. We refuse to treat living creatures poorly just because they will soon be meat for our table. In fact, we respect them because they will nourish us some day. We want them to live in the way nature intended and to be happy and healthy until the day they become food for someone's table. We harvest them in the most humane way possible. We have also have accomodated to some religious requirements in order to serve more members of our community. While it tends to be much more expensive to raise livestock in this way, we believe so much in doing the right thing, even if it is difficult or not as profitable as mainstream methods.

No. We have never, nor will we ever, give our animals anything of the sort. Our animals are grown with grass, nature, balanced feed, produce, and sunshine. Nothing complicated. No scary stuff here.

This is not a problem we have very often. However, on occasion, it can happen. If we have an animal that is sick, we first try natural and herbal treatments, and then we will give antibiotics only if necessary to treat them. Antibiotics are useful only when used appropriately, and we won't allow an animal to suffer for the sake of being "antibiotic-free", and will not be processing any animal that has antibiotics actively in their system. We don't give regular courses of antibiotics prophylactically or at sub-therapeutic levels as we don't have chronically ill animals, nor do we choose to be contributors to our nation's antibiotic resistance problem.

Buying pasture-raised pork in bulk is a great way to stock your freezer and save money on the best quality meat available. In general, we take orders for 1/2 or whole pork. We make an appointment with the butcher (let us know if you have a preference) and we will take care of transport. You get to customize your pork: how thick the pork chops are cut, sizes of roasts/hams, how much bacon or other cuts as desired (or cut back on the bacon for lots of ribs)! If you are interested in the getting a nice variety at a better price, this is the way to go. Many people team up with a friend and split the meat and pass on the savings. When buying in bulk you can get everything from nose-to-tail, or you can get just the ‘normal’ stuff. Go "whole hog"! (see what we did there?)

Yes, you can most certainly buy individual cuts! We currently have a bit of every type of cut in stock. We even have the more unusual stuff like lard, tail, feet, and tongue for the more adventerous folks! (Price list and ordering info here)

If you are price comparing Walmart, perhaps you should buy there. We are completely different ballgames. As discusssed above, we have no desire to mass produce sub-mediocre fast food. We choose to do things the right way, growing slow, and building layers of flavor, with no guilt involved from cutting corners and using questionable practices. It costs significantly more to purchase the top quality heritage and similar old-school breeds known for their awesomeness, provide room to roam, quality feed to eat (that we must drive to retrieve), and time to allow them to grow nice and slow. If you are looking for commodity prices, you get what you pay for (commodity quality). You can find better prices, but you won't find better flavor!

We currently have some chickens from our last harvest day. This year we did two chicken harvest days, one mid-summer, and one in the late fall. Please contact us if you would like to purchase meat. We deliver locally! (sorry, we do not ship, eat local!)