Jeffrey and Mary-Jean Henry raise Certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World (AGW) dairy goats at Cranberry Creek Farm near Cresco in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. Their herd is made up of American Alpine dairy goats, a versatile…
Daniel and Lori Baumgardner raise Certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World (AGW) dairy cattle at Barrens View Farm in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania. The Baumgardners manage a mixed herd of 70 Holstein, Jersey, and Ayrshire dairy cows outdoors on pasture. The cows…
It’s great to see the increased interest in certifying grassfed claims (after all, how else do you know they’re really true?) but it’s important to know which labels mean what. With all the new kids on the block, how does…
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…
Sue Stovall raises Certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World (AGW) dairy goats at Paradox Farm Creamery in West End, North Carolina. “We happened into farming when we bought 3 goats and a llama in 2008,” says Sue. “From…
Patricia McCarthy grew up on her family’s farm in New York and got her first cow from her parents when she was six years old. Together, she and her sister raised a small herd of dairy cows with just a…
Owners Rick and Jane Nesbit and Noah Shitama, working with Mariana Riehm and livestock manager, Joelle Jaskiel, raise Certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World (AGW) laying hens and dairy cattle at Swallowtail Farm in Alachua, Florida. Joelle got…
Meg and Joel Wittenmyer raise Certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World (AGW) dairy goats outdoors on pasture at Bifrost Farms Creamery in Boyceville, Wisconsin. Bifrost Farms Creamery is set on 20 acres of mixed tillable pasture, forest and…
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…
Rodale Institute, a 333-acre working farm near Kutztown, PA, is one of the world's leading non-profit research facilities dedicated to organic farming. Founded in 1947 by J.I. Rodale, the Rodale Institute is committed to groundbreaking research in organic agriculture and…
