In 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.

Linda is very proud of being Animal Welfare Approved and she is also very excited to be awarded one of the Animal Welfare Approved Good Husbandry Grants, which she and Steve will use to build their own chick hatchery. Linda and Steve currently have a flock of 70 laying hens that are 100% free range and raised on pasture. They are very careful about ensuring the best nutrition for her hens because she believes “you are what you eat,”referring to both the hen’’s nutritional health and that of her customers.

S&L Farm offers a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program and their Animal Welfare Approved products will be available at the North Hills Farmers Market at North Hills Mall beginning April 9, 2009.