... factory farming is not inevitable, despite its prominence in America today. Even a generation ago the food system for animals looked totally different than it does now. The products that we see in the markets and the farms dotting the landscape are the outcome of a very intentional process, mostly by a small handful of very large meat companies, to produce a system that predominantly benefits them.
To help you become a truly discerning pastured pork customer, we've listed our top 6 questions to ask your pastured pig farmer.
How can we go about finding the most ecologically regenerative, high-welfare, and high-quality pastured pork? Here are nine key considerations that should get you rooting in the right direction.
Raising chickens on pastures in a country where over 99% of chickens raised for meat are raised in indoor confinement facilities (including those "humane washed" as free-range and organic) is an act of defiance. While the frustration many feel with the "conventional" way of doing things causes some to seek out local, pasture-raised products, it causes others to throw conventional career advice out the window and join the ranks of a growing number of pastured poultry producers.
Demand for better meat in Washington is on the rise, and our little farm will simply not be able to keep up. What is needed is a rich fabric of locally-adapted and economically-viable farms stewarding the land and producing better meat for their local communities...
When you eat fruits and vegetables, do you ever pause to consider where their life-sustaining nutrients came from? In a world where veggies typically come from the veggie aisle, and meat from the meat aisle, it can be easy to forget that all food - and life - is born out of a web of intricate interdependencies formed over many millions of years...
