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Our cattle are
raised from birth on grass/legume pastureland. Our farm is comprised of pastures that do not receive herbicides, pesticides or commercial fertilizer. They contain a blend of grasses,
forbs, and legumes to give animals a balanced diet. This form of feeding livestock gives the highest quality milk and meat and the CLA (which is an anti-carcinogenic) levels are therapeutic. Studies suggest that eating milk and meat from animals that only graze will reduce body fat, will be anti-diabetic, and will be
anti-atherosclerosis. During the winter months, the cattle
remain on pasture. Winter grasses allows the cattle to
maintain their body condition, but is not sufficient for rapid
growth or milk production. For this reason, we butcher our
beef in late June, after they have foraged on the prime spring
grasses for 90 days.
Our dairy
products are produced from cattle that are raised entirely on pasture. They
are not confined to a mud lot, stressed by high production demands, or fed
unhealthy rations, which is typical for animals that produce commercial dairy
products found on store shelves. Our milk is obtained and bottled in a
state quality facility inspected by our customers. Our butter, cheese and
ice cream are produced using as many natural and unprocessed ingredients
as possible. 
We grow our poultry from when they are a few days
old until we butcher them (around eight weeks for chickens and 16 weeks for
turkeys). They spend the first two weeks in a brooder house, the
next two weeks in a partially enclosed shed, and are then moved out to pasture
when they are
able to tolerate an outdoor climate. They forage on grasses, bugs and insects
that they find, and are supplemented with a customized probiotic-enhanced, hormone- and
antibiotic-free ration.
Our lambs are raised on pasture, and enjoy foraging
with the calves. 
