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Daniel and Patrick McDougall’s ancestors first settled in western Nevada in the 1860s after leaving the South during the Civil War, selling cattle to the Union Army and silver miners at the Comstock Lode—the first major discovery of silver ore…
Peron Parker raises Certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World (AGW) pigs on pasture at Parker Farms in Four Oaks, North Carolina. The pigs at Parker Farms are raised outdoors, where they are free to root and forage as…
Marty and Karen Bredthauer raise Certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World (AGW), Certified Grassfed by AGW bison at Straight Arrow Bison Ranch in Broken Bow, Nebraska. Marty grew up on a farm, and he and Karen have been…
Shannon Eaton discovered her love for raising sheep as a farm apprentice in Royalton, Vermont, back in 2009. After moving to Jay, New York, Shannon introduced herself to the farmer at a Certified Animal Welfare Approved by AGW goat dairy,…
Lawrence Hollings believes the health of his soil is connected to the nutrition of his pastures and ultimately influences the health of his cattle—and the nutritional quality of the meat they produce. Inspired by an understanding of the interrelatedness of…
David and Melissa Wallace raise Certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World (AGW) and Certified Non-GMO by AGW pigs at Wallace Farms in Rose Hill, North Carolina. The farm consists of flat land, good for growing a wide variety…
Eloy and Anita Roybal raise Certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World (AGW) laying hens on pasture and range at Monte Azul Farms in Mora, New Mexico. They are members of Los de Mora Local Growers’ Cooperative, Inc., a…
A physician by trade, Wayne LeClair began farming in 1990 after attending conferences across the country to learn more about the many health benefits of eating beef raised on pasture. “I was excited to discover so much recent research that…
Ashlee Kleinhammer and her partner, Steven Googin, raise Certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World (AGW) beef cattle and dairy cows at North Country Creamery on 112 acres of half-wooded land in Keeseville, New York. After graduating in 2006,…
Veronica comes from a long line of farmers in Buena Vista, New Mexico. About 60 years ago, factors began pulling the family away from the farm and forcing them to sell off the larger pieces of their land. After moving…
Cynthia and Ira Houseweart have deep roots in Colorado cattle ranching. Cynthia’s great-grandfather, Edward Ulysses Butterfield, and his brother, Charles, were successful ranchers in the late 19th and early 20th century in Phillips County, and controlled many sections of the…
Ronald Simmons, founder and president of Master Blend Family Farms, manages 30 acres of land near Kenansville, North Carolina, where he raises Certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World (AGW) pigs with the help of his wife, Rita, his…
