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Bobby Farias set out with an ambitious goal when he co-founded Kunoa. He knew that almost all the beef consumed in Hawaii is imported, and he was frustrated watching Hawaii’s fertile lands profit large corporations rather than feeding its people…
The Alvis family has produced handmade cheeses since 1952 at Lye Cross Farm, located in the heart of the West Country in Somerset, United Kingdom. Situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty, the business has been a pioneer in…
Spray Creek Ranch is managed by Tristan and Aubyn Banwell, along with their son, Twain. Tristan was raised rurally for most of his childhood, with a large homestead garden, poultry and horses to keep him busy with chores. Aubyn, on…
Lorna and Chris Church raise Certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World (AGW) pigs outdoors on pasture at their farm, Grassy Gnome Acres, in Coldstream, British Columbia, Canada. Lorna grew up on a cattle ranch, and Chris in a…
The Stueve family’s history is deeply rooted in agriculture. Four generations ago, their ancestors arrived from Germany and became American farmers, citizens and Christian leaders in their communities. Starting on a farm in Missouri in 1839, the Stueves learned to…
Originally from Michigan, Greg Stephens grew up with relatives who were dairy farmers. “I used to go to the farm and visit, and it was so much fun as a kid,” says Greg. That feeling stuck with him his whole…
Scott Palmer and his daughter, Julia Palmer, raise Certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World (AGW), Certified Grassfed by AGW beef cattle on their ranch in Pincher Creek, Alberta. Scott is a fourth-generation rancher. He and his wife, Sybil,…
Wendy Johnson and her husband, John, raise Certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World (AGW) pigs and Certified Animal Welfare Approved by AGW, Certified Grassfed by AGW, Certified Non-GMO by AGW sheep on pasture at their farm near Charles…
Dickinson College Farm sits on 90-acres of high-quality farmland in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with a view of the Blue Ridge Mountains near the Appalachian Trail. Under the direction of Jenn Halpin and Matt Steiman, Dickinson College Farm is home to…
A professor at Cornell University is suggesting that shale gas and shale oil production—and not cattle—are the most likely cause of a steep increase in global methane emissions. Robert Howarth, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Cornell University—and an…
Grazed and Confused?—the new report from the University of Oxford’s Food Climate Research Network—represents an important step forward in advancing our scientific knowledge on how we might feed ourselves sustainably.
Written by a number of eminent scientists involved in exploring sustainable food production, the report seeks to address a specific—but vital—question in the sustainable food debate: What is the role of grazing ruminants in contributing to or mitigating climate change?
It is therefore extremely disappointing to see this important report being widely misrepresented in the media and misused by those who are calling for an end to food animal production, or to discredit grassfed or pasture-based livestock operations in favor of other species or production models.
In 2003, Rod and Cindy Chiodini fulfilled a lifelong dream by purchasing a farm in the Ozark Mountains in Northcentral Arkansas. The 200-acre farm, which had been used as dedicated farmland since the 1800s, had been deserted for over three…
