Protocols

Welcome to our Pasture-Raised Meat Haven!

We're on a mission to redefine your meat experience. Our pasture-raised meat practices are all about delivering top-notch quality straight to your table while upholding health, sustainability, and ethical farming values.

Here's why our pasture-raised meats stand out:

1. Happy, Healthy Animals: Our animals thrive on open pastures, grazing on a diverse array of grasses, bugs, legumes, and herbs. This natural diet ensures they're not just content, but bursting with vitality. We prioritize great animal husbandry, supplementing their diet with high-quality grains from our local mill to ensure their health and happiness.
2. Nutrient-Dense Goodness: Pasture-raised meats are rich in essential nutrients like omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals. With the added benefits of a natural diet and active lifestyle, our animals produce meat that's not only delicious but also packed with extra nutritional goodness.
3. Sustainable Farming Practices: Farming for the future is at the core of our philosophy. By rotating our animals across pastures, we promote soil health, reduce erosion, and enhance biodiversity. Our sustainable practices ensure that both the land and our animals thrive for generations to come.
4. Transparency and Trust: You deserve to know exactly where your food comes from and how it's produced. We're committed to transparency every step of the way, from pasture to plate. When you choose Edwards Family Farms, you're choosing ethical, sustainable, and high-quality meat you can trust.

Experience the difference with our pasture-raised meats. Dive into the rich flavor, superior quality, and the peace of mind that comes from supporting sustainable farming practices. Let's redefine the way you enjoy meat together—nourishing your body and the planet, one bite at a time!

Our meats are naturally gluten-free. However, please double check the label and ingredients for our flavored sausage to make sure it aligns with your needs.

FUN FACT: Plain, fresh cuts of meat, including beef, poultry (chicken, turkey, etc.), rabbit, lamb and fish/seafood meat, are all gluten-free.

Welcome to our Forest-Raised Pork Paradise!

At our farm, we take pride in our unique approach to raising pork in the lush embrace of nature's bounty. Our forest-raised pork isn't just about delicious flavor—it's a commitment to sustainable farming and unparalleled quality.

Here's why our forest-raised pork is a cut above the rest:

• Happy Hogs, Happy You: Our pigs roam freely in the forest, feasting on a diverse diet of nuts, roots, and foliage. This natural lifestyle ensures happier, healthier animals, resulting in superior meat quality. To uphold the highest standards of animal care, we supplement their diet with locally milled grain, ensuring our hogs thrive.
  
• Nutrient-Rich Environment: Forest-raised pork isn't just about what our pigs eat—it's about where they live. The forest floor is teeming with nutrients, which our pigs absorb as they explore and graze. The result? Pork that's packed with flavor and goodness with less inputs than their conventionally raised counterparts.
• Sustainable Farming Practices: By raising our pigs in the forest, we're not just providing an exceptional product—we're also nurturing the environment. Our practices promote biodiversity, reduce soil erosion, and minimize the need for additional inputs.
• Transparent Sourcing: We believe in transparency every step of the way. From the forest to your fork, you can trust that our pork is raised with integrity and care. Know exactly where your food comes from and how it's produced.
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• Experience the difference of forest-raised pork. Indulge in the rich flavor, superior quality, and peace of mind that comes from knowing you're supporting sustainable farming practices. Join us on this delicious journey today!

We practice rotational grazing by containing and moving animals through our pastures to improve our soil, plant, and animal health.

Only one portion of our pasture is grazed at a time while the remainder of the pasture “rests.”

To accomplish this, our pastures are subdivided into smaller areas (paddocks) and our livestock are moved from one paddock to another.

Resting our grazed paddocks allows forage plants to recover and deepen their root systems.

Our rotational grazing practices also help to prevent erosion and agriculture runoff.

Why does this matter?

Left alone on a patch of land, animals like cattle and hogs can quickly destroy all signs of life, compacting the soil as they go.

However, if the animals are managed with rotational grazing, the soil sees big returns.

Grazing encourages plants to send out more and deeper roots.

Those roots are continually sloughed off to decompose in the ground, boosting soil biomass and fertility and sequestering carbon from the atmosphere.