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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…
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…
Lady Edison was born out of Sam Suchoff’s love of pork. Building on the success of The Pig, his whole-hog barbecue restaurant, Sam launched Lady Edison, home of a growing line of pasture-based cured pork products. Lady Edison Extra Fancy…
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…
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…
Well, it’s official: the United States of America is on its way to becoming China’s cesspool. Or the world's largest “CAFO”… As reported by almost every major media outlet, Smithfield Foods – the nation’s biggest pork producer – is being sold to Shuanghui International, one of China’s biggest meat processors, for $7.1 billion (including assumed debts). According to the New York Times, it’s the largest takeover to date of an American company by a Chinese rival.
In a recent test of pork chop and ground-pork samples from six U.S. cities, Consumer Reports found low levels of ractopamine in almost one-fifth of the 240 pork products analyzed, as well as a range of other nasties – including several strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Ractopamine is a growth promoter drug. It is widely used on intensive livestock farms in the U.S. because it increases the rate of weight gain and carcass leanness in pigs, cattle and turkey. It’s estimated that up to 80 percent of the U.S. pig herd is fed the drug every year. Of course, the drug doesn’t come without its costs.
For over 50 years, TK Ranch has been committed to taking care of the wild prairie and producing quality beef for Albertans. Situated about a three-hour drive southeast of Edmonton, 10,000-acre TK Ranch is located in the endangered northern fescue…
Dixon Family Farms is now accepting EBT benefits though the USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP,” formerly the Food Stamp Program) in order to meet the needs of the Greene County community. EBT provides assistance to individuals at the poverty level and EBT cards can be used to make food purchases at participating vendors, which now includes Dixon Family Farms. The farm was recently AWA-certified for pigs, meaning the animals are raised according to the highest animal welfare standards. Dixon Family Farms accepting EBT benefits enables community members of all income levels to enjoy high-welfare pork and provides the community with sustainable food choices.
Jennifer Sisney raises Certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World (AGW) pigs, laying hens, sheep, beef and dairy cattle and meat and dairy goats at Landon Farm in Sperryville, Virginia. Jennifer grew up on a small farm in Virginia…
Nate and Lou Ann Robinson, their children—Jacob, Jamie, Lindsay and Renee—and their families raise Certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World (AGW) hogs and beef cattle outdoors on pasture at Jake’s Country Meats in Cassopolis, Michigan. Nate is a…
