Our Philosophy
We believe that humans are omnivores - meant to eat a diet that includes meat. But we also believe we are omnivores with a conscience and the moral responsibility to ensure that animals raised for our consumption live as natural a life and experience as painless a death as possible. With that principal in mind, we reject the current agricultural model of factory farmed chicken and feedlot beef.
We promise you:
- Good Stewardship - All our animals are raised compassionately and with a deep appreciation of the gift they give us. We never fed them anything we would be afraid to eat ourselves. By managing the pastures properly and rotating our chicken and cattle, we naturally fertilize and restore the earth.
- Environmental Responsibility - We work with the seasons and the land. We do not raise broilers in August or January when we lack fresh grass. We recycle every part of the chicken but the feathers. The average bite of food in America today travels 1,500 miles to reach your plate but we minimize the fossil fuel imprint by only selling locally.
- Absolute Honesty - We encourages farm visits by appointment. (Drop-in visitors will be handed a shovel and put to work!) Everyone needs to know how and where his or her food is raised. We have nothing to hide and no shocking secrets to conceal. Unlike the industrial 'organic' chains, our chickens really do live on grass in pens, not large confinement houses. This allows them to produce the essential omega three fatty acids we need in our diet. Our cattle roam in large sectioned pastures with constant access to clean water. Come see for yourself.
- Community Building - For the first time in history, America is importing more food than exporting. When the farm you buy your food from is thousands of miles away, you have no personal relationship with the farmer and an important part of community is lost. We buy our chickens from a hatchery forty-five minutes down the road and have our special grain mixture ground just 15 miles away. When you buy from us, you help guarantee that Austin and Bastrop have a constant supply of locally produced food.