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Sarah Hoffmann, her family and dedicated team raise Certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World (AGW) dairy sheep outdoors on pasture to create award-winning sheep milk cheeses and yogurts at Green Dirt Farm in Weston, Missouri. Sarah founded Green…
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…
Animal Welfare Approved program director Andrew Gunther is pleased to announce a new partnership with the American Grassfed Association (AGA) in which Animal Welfare Approved will audit AGA members for both AGA standards and Animal Welfare Approved standards. This new…
On November 19, one of our farm families suffered a tragic barn fire caused by an electrical malfunction. We ask that you hold them in your thoughts as they struggle to care for the surviving animals and work to repair…
Members of our marketing and outreach team are out this weekend meeting farmers and consumers and sharing information about the Animal Welfare Approved Program. Meet Emily Lancaster and Brigid Sweeny at the First Presbyterian Church at 12th St and 5th…
Dr. John Boyd isn't just a family farm owner—he is a political pioneer for small farmers like himself across the nation. As the founder and president of the National Black Farmer's Association, Boyd has been lobbying and litigating for black…
As Thanksgiving draws near and we remember our colleague and friend Brian Anselmo, we want to share this piece that was in yesterday's New York Times. Reporter Kim Severson announced that the Standard-Bred Poultry Institute--which would provide training to farmers…
I was reflecting on our time at Slow Food Nation and thought we should circle back to the Food Declaration presented there, which encompasses so much of what we believe in as an organization, particularly as related to "preventing the…
Growing up in Durham County, North Carolina, V. Mac Baldwin’s lifelong interest in farming began when he purchased his first calf at just 10-years-old. According to V.Mac, raising this calf gave him a passion for cattle that he has never…
Catherine Price wrote an article in today''s New York Times about various claims and labels that consumers find on egg cartons. Once again, Animal Welfare Approved was lauded as having the highest standards for the humane treatment of animals. She…
"If you want to change the world, change what you eat. Food is one area of your life where small modifications can have a big impact. For one thing, you probably eat three or four meals a day, so any…
