FAQs

Subject : FAQs

I would like to share a few FAQs that we often get from new customers or folks just looking for a farm.  

Q1 – Do you use Hormones, antibiotics, MNRA vaccines in your livestock?

Answer: No. The only vaccine we give is to our lambs at birth. They get a tetanus vaccine on day 1 to prevent tetanus. If an animal needs a lifesaving antibiotic it is not sold retail.  

Q2 – Are you organic?

Answer: No, but we practice organic, regenerative methods. We strive for bare minimum inputs. Pasture Rotations are at the center of our land and animal management. Chickens are great fertilizers and sheep are great pasture maintainers. 

Q3 - What do you mean by “Pasture Raised”? 

Answer:  Pasture Raised means the animal lives on pasture(s). It also means that the animal moves to new pastures frequently – mimicking real herbivore behavior. It also implies that the life support infrastructure for the animal is mobile not stationary like a big commercial chicken house.

Many people use the term ‘’free range” – thinking it means what I have described. That is incorrect. Free range on a carton of eggs means only that the chicken has access to outside. In other words – that bird is crammed in a big house with thousands of birds and a few pop holes to the outside. It is not much better than battery confinement.

Q4 – What do you feed your animals?  

Answer: All our animals eat a non-GMO feed from Resaca Georgia. The base components are non-GMO corn an Non- GMO Soy bean.

Q5 – Where do your animals come from?

Answer: Our layers and Meat chickens come from Mount Healthy Hatchery in Ohio. Our lambs are home grown and our pigs are bought as feeders from other farmers around us.

 Q6– How is your meat packed?  

Answer: Our Pork and Lamb is USDA processed in Greene County at Harris Country Meats. They vacuum seal using 6 mil bags. Our chicken is on farm processed under USDA Exemption PL 90-492. Our crew is fellow farmers, largely women. We use the same packaging methods as Harris.

Q7– Do you have meat and eggs year round ?

Answer: Somewhat. Eggs are almost year-round but supply is lower in the winter. In Winter we generally run a wait list. Pork is almost year-round. We run about 3 to 4 groups per year and try to maintain an inventory of the most popular items. Lamb is seasonal. We harvest once a year and sell until inventory is exhausted (usually by Spring/ early summer.)

Q8– How do I visit your Farm ?   

Answer: Just Drive up – really. On any given day, me or Cathy can show you the farm from the farmhouse (nice views). If you would like something more indepth -  we often set up small private tours to take folks around in the side by side and see what we do and how we do it. Private tours are about 30 minutes to an hour. We do this several times a year for folks looking for a farm they can trust. 

Q9– How can I feed my family healthier, trustworthy meats on a budget ? 

Answer:  You have taken the right first step by subscribing to the newsletter and getting the free ultimate guide. The guide is full of tips on how to eat better and save time and money along the way.

 I’d like to highlight two areas of savings.

 1) Webstore ordering for on farm pick up or delivery vs farmers market buying. You save 5% or more using the website.  – If you bought 6 whole chickens a month (on farm pick up) you’d save about $29 month or $348 per year by shopping that way. $ 348 is almost half a pig.  

2) Buying animals in bulk also saves money.  A half a pig on average is 60 pounds of meat at a cost of $480 ($8 lb cut and pack weight).

On average a customer saves ~$100 per half buy in bulk.

r/ Farmer Kevin