Archive for October, 2008
ANIMAL WELFARE APPROVED SPONSORS THANKSGIVING DINNER FOR 700 AT FOOD BANK FOR NYC
October 30, 2008 on 7:05 am | By beth | In Events | 6 CommentsCHEFS DEMONSTRATE HOW TO PREPARE A NUTRITIOUS, DELICIOUS MEAL ON A BUDGET USING VALUE CUTS FROM HUMANELY RAISED HERITAGE BREED TURKEY
Animal Welfare Approved is sponsoring a Thanksgiving meal in partnership with the Food Bank For New York City’s Community Kitchen of West Harlem, located at 252 West 116 Street, Manhattan. The dinner [...]
Miss Effie’s Country Flowers and Garden Stuff – Donahue, IA
October 29, 2008 on 11:41 am | By Animal Welfare Approved | In Midwest | No CommentsCathy Lafrenz and her husband Cliff (known as “Honey” on her blog) raise their laying hens the old-fashioned way in Donahue, Iowa. Cathy said, “We raise our chickens kind of like my grandmother would have raised them. I just try to take really good care of them.” Cathy learned at a very early age to respect and take care of animals and attributes this to her father, who was a large animal veterinarian. Miss Effie’s Country Flowers and Garden Stuff joined Animal Welfare Approved because Cathy said, “Reading through all the literature their values fit my values.” Cathy loves the being able to give her customers the Animal Welfare Approved brochure along with their eggs. She said, “It’s a lot better than just saying you treat your chickens well.”
READ MORE AND COMMENTFrank Answers
October 27, 2008 on 1:22 pm | By Emily | In Consumer Buying Power, Food Labels | 11 CommentsIf you keep up with turkey trends, you’ve probably noticed a certain word coming up more frequently each year. Now a growing culinary trend, “heritage” turkeys were once the standard at Thanksgiving tables across the United States. With the post-war advent of intensive confinement and industrial breeding techniques they all but disappeared from American farms [...]
READ MORE AND COMMENTAmerican Grassfed Beef – Doniphan, MO
October 24, 2008 on 3:15 pm | By Animal Welfare Approved | In Grants for Farmers, Grass-Fed Beef, Midwest | No CommentsPatricia Whisnant, D.V.M., president of the American Grassfed Association and co-founder of American Grassfed Beef, has recently had her farm, Rain Crow Ranch, accredited by Animal Welfare Approved. Rain Crow Ranch supplies American Grassfed Beef and is family-owned and operated by Patricia and her husband Mark in Doniphan, Mo. The couple raises 1,200 head entirely on grass, with the help of their three sons and four employees.
READ MORE AND COMMENTRare Earth Farms, LLC – Raleigh, NC
October 24, 2008 on 10:27 am | By Animal Welfare Approved | In Grass-Fed Beef, Southeast | 1 CommentPartners Karl Hudson and Mann Mullen own and operate Rare Earth Farms, LLC. They raise 100 grassfed Angus crosses just outside of Raleigh. They raise cattle on pasture, with no antibiotics, hormones or animal by-products.
READ MORE AND COMMENTAnimal Welfare Approved at Taste of Greenmarket
October 23, 2008 on 2:07 pm | By Emily | In Events | No CommentsTaste of Greenmarket is a celebration of the harvest season with some of the best chefs in NYC. Proceeds from this fundraising dinner will go towards supporting family farmers and educating children about our food systems. Animal Welfare Approved is proud to help sponsor this event (see us on the Taste of Greenmarket website!) and [...]
READ MORE AND COMMENTHoward Farm – Saint Anthony, IA
October 17, 2008 on 11:07 am | By Animal Welfare Approved | In Midwest | No CommentsLarry and Barbara’s homestead has been in Larry’s family for about 129 years. It has seen many generations of gardens and livestock, but today Larry and Barbara keep a flock of about 50 chickens. The birds work hard to keep the house and garden area free of bugs, snatching them up while ranging their pasture. They also lay plenty of eggs (brown, white, and speckled) that Larry and Barbara collect. Barbara sells the eggs at farmers markets and to neighbors.
READ MORE AND COMMENTS&L Farm – Louisburg, NC
October 17, 2008 on 11:01 am | By Animal Welfare Approved | In Grants for Farmers, Southeast | No CommentsIn 2003, Linda Maggio, a former veterinary technician, her husband Steve Kosco and their daughter Madison moved from New Jersey to North Carolina. They didn’t plan to become farmers, but as soon as they got a few chickens Linda became fascinated by them and that was that. Within a year of moving they started S&L Farm.
READ MORE AND COMMENTMichael Pollan asks the President Elect to reform the food system and to encourage more pasture-based livestock farms
October 16, 2008 on 6:22 am | By Brigid | In The Big Picture | No CommentsThe New York Times recently published a letter written by Michael Pollan to the next President of the United States. He begins by pointing out that this is the first time a U.S. President has had to deal with a national food crisis since the Nixon administration. However, the crisis is different this time [...]
READ MORE AND COMMENTAnimal Welfare Approved Farmer Featured on Oprah!
October 15, 2008 on 9:46 am | By Emily | In Factory Farms, Family Farms, The Big Picture | 1 CommentYesterday’s show featured an investigative report by Lisa Ling, called “How We Treat the Animals We Eat.” Jude Becker, Animal Welfare Approved pig farmer of Becker Lane Organic Farm appeared on a panel with representatives from all sectors of the livestock industry. Largely a discussion on the upcoming Proposition 2, a measure which would ban [...]
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