We get asked often about the care of our livestock – and I think you should ask!!
Does your livestock get vaccines or antibiotics?
This is a question worth explaining…first, the short answer is NO –
Now to explain – Antibiotics, Mnra, vaccines as preventive care – is what most people think of – Today we have a chicken pox vaccine…one of many examples – there have always been two schools of thought – conventional farming and organic…tho both have diverse definitions.
Here is ours – We follow organic practices with an allowance to use RX treatments on a case by case biases – emergency, C- Sections, surgery, lifesaving, in prevention of any suffering, etc…(the big things)
We do not use routine (yearly) vaccines in any livestock, (tho at some risk) especially “overeating disease” (enterotoxemia) Black leg is cattle….there are many more used today and are very common!
We have many prevention methods in place.
IF Antibiotics are used those animals are not in food production
Are you “Organic” or “Naturally Grown”?
We do not intend to pursure Organic or Natually Grown certifications – we believe in trust and transparency. We follow goverment, fda, usda regulations.
What about all those labels out there? What does grassfed mean? Pastured? Organic certified?
Sadly our society has created a HUGE environment of confusion – grocery stores all over competing for your hard working dollars…how to produce cheaper…on and on….I won’t get hung up here…
Pastured Pork –
First hogs are omnivores – meaning they eat anything – plants, animal proteins, bugs, roots – that being said – does not mean we feed junk….very common misconception – discount breads, or rotten produce from grocery stores…simply does not happen here!
We feed a balanced diet of healthy grains, grass, pasture and woods to root in – that’s it
Grass- Fed Beef – cows, and goats are ruminates – meaning they have multiple stomachs and MUST have 24/7 access to long stem fiber – IE – GRASS – (grasses) are your primary fiber, and protein. Our cows get “grains” as a treat to insure they are putting on enough weight to be able to handle weather conditions – weather and supply and demand of quality grass varies all the time –