Look for our grass-fed beef, available in our farm store. Our hereford and angus cattle are raised on pasture and fed an all grass diet, and we don't use unnecessary hormones or growth-promoting additives. As a result of their high nutrition and low stress lives, they are very healthy. When you choose products like grass-fed beef, you are eating the food that nature intended. Learn more about pasture-based farming at Eat Wild.
Red-Tail Ridge is a North Carolina CHOICES Eco-Pork participating farm. Like the antibiotic-free label, animals sold under this label do not receive antibiotics. Pigs are raised in alternative housing such as deep-bedded hoop houses, barns, or on pasture. They are not raised in conventional confinement systems using lagoons for waste management. Farmers also work closely with project partners to develop sound environmental plans to minimize negative impacts on soil, air, and water quality. Farmers also work to follow the guidelines of an animal welfare organization such as the American Humane Association or the Animal Welfare Institute.
Stop by our farm store and pick up some of our pork, and taste the difference!
Tests indicate that eggs from chickens raised on free range and pasture are much more nutritious than USDA nutrition standards — up to twice as rich in vitamin E, two to six times richer in beta carotene (a form of vitamin A) and four times richer in omega-3 fatty acids. And, the free-range eggs averaged only half as much cholesterol as the USDA data indicates for confinement-system eggs. (Sources: Skaggs Nutrition Library at Utah State University, Food Products Laboratory, Penn State, & Mother Earth News: www.motherearthnews.com/eggs)
