Green Dirt Farm is a partnership between Jacqueline Smith and Sarah Hoffman. The two friends raise 100% grass-fed lamb and dairy sheep just north of Kansas City, Missouri. The operation grew out of a combined passion for farming and a talent for breeding high quality sheep. “We breed for high production, good milk quality, good mothering skills, and disease resistance,” says Jacque (pronounced “Jackie”). “It is important for customers to be able to buy with good conscience.”

Animal Welfare Approved will be represented tomorrow at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Lockwood Folly Marketplace, a specialty food and gift store in Supply, North Carolina. The newly opened store will feature produce, meats, dairy products and artisanal goods from North Carolina’s finest growers and craftspeople. Store owner Lindsay Hewett will be purchasing pork exclusively [...]

Animal Welfare Approved program director Andrew Gunther is pleased to announce a new partnership with the American Grassfed Association (AGA) in which Animal Welfare Approved will audit AGA members for both AGA standards and Animal Welfare Approved standards. This new partnership begins immediately.
“Our standards require pasture and/or range access, which aligns us philosophically with [...]

On November 19, one of our farm families suffered a tragic barn fire caused by an electrical malfunction. We ask that you hold them in your thoughts as they struggle to care for the surviving animals and work to repair damage caused by the fire. Arie McFarlen of Maveric Heritage Ranch Co. raises Mulefoot hogs [...]