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Farm to Store: a report from our recent NC marketing workshop

June 1, 2009
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Events

This past Thursday, Animal Welfare Approved and NC Choices teamed up to host a panel on the regional supply chain for pastured meat, dairy and eggs. This panel mirrored our recent summit at New York's Alfred State College, and brought…

May 15, 2009
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Agricultural Policy, Events, Family Farms, Nutrition, The Big Picture

Following our recent Alfred State Summit, this past Monday and Tuesday we attended a similar summit on sustainable food in North Carolina. This "Farm to Fork" summit was hosted by the Center for Environmental Farming Systems and North Carolina's two…

May 8, 2009
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Events, Family Farms

We recently had the pleasure of attending the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association's 14th annual Piedmont Farm Tour in the North Carolina triangle region. This is a self-guided tour encompassing 40 farms, where visitors pay by the carload to attend as many or as few as they wish. We had three farms on the tour this year: Baldwin Beef (grassfed Charolais cattle), Captain John S. Pope Farm (grassfed lamb), and Cane Creek Farm (pastured pigs). We met some wonderful people and had a great time talking with folks on the tour about Animal Welfare Approved and what being certified means (in between lamb burgers and popsicles!). Congratulations to the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association for pulling of yet another successful tour. Each one gets better than the last!

May 4, 2009
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Agricultural Policy, Consumer Buying Power, Events, Family Farms, Food Labels, The Big Picture

Rumors swirled that 1,200 people were expected at the Brooklyn Food Conference (BFC) on Saturday, May 2 at John Jay High School in Park Slope, Brooklyn. We were certainly surprised to find a projected 3,000 people in attendance and we even ran out of most of our materials! It was an honor to be invited to speak on the panel, "Our industrial meat complex: Hazardous to our health and our habitat" moderated by Kerry Trueman (co-founder of EatingLiberally.org) and to present testimony at the Public Hearing on Food Policy and Implementation with State and City Elected Officials. Animal Welfare Approved staffer Brigid Sweeney presented on behalf of independent pasture-based and high welfare farmers before State Senator Eric Adams, State Assembly member Jim Brennan, State Senator Velmanette Montgomery and City Council Member Leticia James. The public hearing was moderated by David Buckel, civil rights attorney and BFC volunteer organizer, who is determined to make Animal Welfare Approved's voice heard for New York's legislative agenda.

April 30, 2009
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Consumer Buying Power, Events, Family Farms, Food Labels, The Big Picture

A variety of speakers representing a wide range of knowledge and expertise shared their insights into creating a sustainable and efficient food supply chain from western New York State farms to the retailers and restaurants of New York City during…

April 23, 2009
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Agricultural Policy, Events, Family Farms, Nutrition, The Big Picture

We invite you all to participate in today's conference: "Reaching the New York City Market: A Summit on Linking the Supply Chain between Western New York Farmers and the New York City Market." A partnership between Animal Welfare Approved and…

April 21, 2009
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Agricultural Policy, Consumer Buying Power, Events, Food Labels, The Big Picture

We are excited about our three day trip to Alfred, NY where we are sponsoring, along with our partners at Alfred State College, a Summit to develop a supply chain from Western New York to New York City. An impressive…

April 3, 2009
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Consumer Buying Power, Events, Family Farms, Food Labels, Grass-Fed Beef, Nutrition, The Big Picture

Monday night we had a table at the panel, "Power, People, Poultry" sponsored by the UNC student group FLO. FLO stands for Fair, Local and Organic and is an association of students working to get this type of food into…

March 12, 2009
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Events, Family Farms, The Big Picture

On Sunday, I attended the Just Food:CSA in NYC conference and I was impressed with the great turnout. The Meat and Egg Share workshops connected NYC CSAs with pasture-based farmers in the NYC region. The panelists and attendees discussed the logistics of getting the products from their farms to the various NYC CSAs - from the best refrigerated truck delivery service for the farmers to use down to how much product each CSA member could reasonably contain in their small NYC refrigerators. I had already been talking or emailing with many of the farmers at the conference and was so glad to be able to put faces to their voices and names. It was also great to put a face and voice to the blogging/emailing voice of Kerry Trueman from Eating Liberally. Thanks for stopping by the table Kerry. Thanks also to everyone who signed up for our listserv. I’m so glad Just Food set up our table next to the wine tasting from Martha Clara Vineyard. It certainly made for a steady flow of attendees at the Animal Welfare Approved table. And to all of the farmers I met at the conference, I hope we'll be in touch soon.

January 22, 2009
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Chefs and Restaurants, Consumer Buying Power, Environment, Events, Family Farms, Food Labels, Food Safety, Grass-Fed Beef, The Big Picture

This terrific short was brought to our attention by Debbie Davis of DWD Longhorns. She writes: Here's a "great 15 minute video on the state of our food supply from the perspective of some of today''s greatest minds in sustainable…

January 7, 2009
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Events, Food Labels

We are excited to attend the 6th annual American Grassfed Association Conference! The conference runs from February 6-7, and will be held at in Lexington, Kentucky. Acclaimed author and sustainable agriculture guru Wendell Berry will give the keynote address, followed by Dr. Lee Myer of the University of Kentucky who will discuss successful economic strategies for alternative ranching practices. Animal Welfare Approved has recently announced a partnership with the American Grassfed Association (AGA) through which farmers meeting both organizations' standards may receive both accreditations through one audit. These complementary accreditations will help differentiate farmers from those using only the USDA-defined "grassfed" label, which still allows feedlot confinement and growth hormones. Animal Welfare Approved Program Director Andrew Gunther and American Grassfed Association Director Don Davis will lead a workshop on obtaining these two seals, and walk farmers through the audit and certification process.

December 9, 2008
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Consumer Buying Power, Events, Family Farms

Animal Welfare Approved will be represented tomorrow at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Lockwood Folly Marketplace, a specialty food and gift store in Supply, North Carolina. The newly opened store will feature produce, meats, dairy products and artisanal goods from…

Farm to Store: a report from our recent NC marketing workshop

Farm to Fork Summit in Raleigh, NC

Animal Welfare Approved at the Piedmont Farm Tour

The Brooklyn Food Conference

Alfred State Summit Sparks Lively Supply Chain Discussion and Plans for the Future

New York Summit to be Webcast Live!

Off to Alfred NY for Summit on Food Supply Chain to NYC

Power, People, Poultry at UNC Chapel Hill

Lovely meeting you at the Just Food Conference in NYC!

We Are What We Eat (part one)

Upcoming Event: Animal Welfare Approved to Attend 6th Annual American Grassfed Association Conference

Lockwood Folly Marketplace Features Animal Welfare Approved Pork at Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

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