Our farm has met the strict standards required by Pennsylvania Certified Organic as of fall '07.  '08 Lambs will be certified but '08 calves will not be finished until spring of 2010 so our beef is somewhat in a transition. '08 and '09 beef will have grazed organic pastures and eaten organic hay but will not be eligible for 'certification.'  We have been 'chemical, antibiotic, vaccine, and hormone' free for over three years (longer than that, actually).  We use free range chickens and biological methods for fly control.  The sheep follow our cattle in the grazing rotation to give us excellent weed control which minimizes diesel intensive mowing.  The mineral rations we feed are certified organic and provide kelp as well as numerous macro and micro minerals.  We use no commercial, chemical fertilizers but rely on legumes and careful composting of our manure resources to maintain proper mineral and biological levels in our soils.  We purchase none of our feed off of the farm and all animals that we harvest were born on our farm.  We feed no grain...ever.  Our stored forages are primarily a blend of fermented improved grasses mixed with alfalfa.  The exceptionally high energy and protein levels in this feed, as well as our pastures produces an uncommonly high level of finish, taste and marbling in our meats. We use 'No Till' seeding methods to keep our pastures improving and highly productive without destructive tillage practices.  It is most satisfying to see our soil tests showing significant improvement with time as a result of our careful husbandry of not only animals but also our soil.  

 

100% Grassfed