Cedar Meadow Farm pigs

Owners of Cedar Meadow Farm, Julia and Brian Cronin, have a strong faith in healthy, natural food that produces a more balanced life. In fact their creed is easily found wherever they go: “We believe your food should not contain antibiotics and growth hormones, or be shipped hundreds of miles across the country and handled by countless individuals.” This simple belief is what drove them to start their own pasture-based farm about ten years ago. Beginning as poultry hobbyists, they have expanded to also raise pigs under the Animal Welfare Approved label. Selling eggs from grassfed hens and pork from their free ranging pigs is a part of their effort to change the food landscape, and provide local, fresh products without pesticides or synthetic hormones to their community.

Julia and Brian are also committed to preserving heritage breeds. Many commercial farms raise fast-growing animals whose genetics can actually compromise the animals’ health. At Cedar Meadow Farm they raise slower growing breeds of animals that are adapted to life outdoors and that thrive on pasture. They explain, “At Cedar Meadow, we believe it is our responsibility to ensure the future of those breeds that were once familiar and commonplace across the New England landscape.” By marketing directly to consumers and preserving happy, healthy animals Julia and Brian will continue to work towards a sustainable food system that also supports the well-being of their community.