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Holly Whitesides and Andy Bryant are first generation famers raising Certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World (AGW) beef cattle at Against the Grain Farm in Zionville, North Carolina. Holly became interested in farming in college, where she was…
Jim Kunetz and his family raise Certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World (AGW) laying hens and Certified Grassfed by AGW sheep and beef cattle at Greene Jungle Farm, located in the rolling hills of Ridgefield in southwest Washington.…
Mike Sands, along with spouse, Betsy Dietel, and son, Will Sands, raises Certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World (AGW) and Certified Grassfed by AGW sheep at Bean Hollow Grassfed in Flint Hill, Virginia. He has spent much of…
Donna Simons raises Certified Animal Welfare Approved by AGW laying hens at Pound Ridge Organics in Westchester County, New York. Pound Ridge Organics sits on an original homestead property dating back to 1792. The laying hens roam the 2-acre property,…
Kevin and Delmas Hobbs raise Certified Animal Welfare Approved by AGW pigs outdoors on pasture at Hobbs Farm in Faison, North Carolina. “I have been farming all my life,” says Kevin. “My family has operated a family farm for many…
Rainer and Gigi Krumsiek immigrated from Germany to British Columbia in 1993. Two years later, they purchased Big Bear Ranch—2,300 acres of mixed pasture and woodland in the foothills of the Cariboo Mountains and the perfect place to fulfill their…
Gretta Winkelbauer and Eric Strong raise Certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World (AGW) dairy goats outdoors on pasture at Short Leg Farm in Pecatonica, Illinois. Growing up on a small farm in Michigan, Gretta developed a deep appreciation…
Bob and Kim Braun raise Certified Animal Welfare Approved by AGW laying hens on pasture at Pigeon River Farm, which is set on the southern branch of the Pigeon River in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. “We’re blessed to have some of…
Although Cameron Gunther might be relatively young compared to others in his profession, as a third-generation farmer, his farming roots go deep. He was born and raised on his family’s diversified, pasture-based livestock farm and was tasked with day-to-day management…
Paul Tomcho and Krista Duval established Creekside Farm in Athens, Ohio, on property which had been abandoned for over 25 years, resulting in an overgrowth of brush in the pastures. The couple originally planned to use a small herd of…
Sue Moore moved to Arkansas as a child in 1974 and joined the 4H program, which introduced her to farming and cattle. She has fond memories of showing cattle and winning blue ribbons at state and local fairs. Throughout her…
Although Hannah Sessions and Greg Bernhardt did not grow up in farming families, they were always drawn to the agrarian lifestyle because they enjoy physical labor and working with their hands. Also, “we felt like farming would also allow us…
