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Marshall, North Carolina 28753
USA
Down to Earth Farm has a small flock of pastured dairy sheep and laying hens. They strive to keep the sheep on pasture year-round but do supplement with alfalfa pellets before and after lambing. They also feed high quality local hay to the sheep in the winter. No animal by-product feed, hormones, or antibiotics used. In the summer, the sheep rotate through the pastures and the chickens follow in mobile coops, fertilizing the pasture and breaking up the parasite cycle in the sheep. They offer raw sheep milk at $5/quart or $9/half gallon. They offer eggs for $5/dozen. Delivery into Asheville or Marshall upon request. You are also welcome to come out to the farm to pick up milk. Call for availability of the milk and/or to order. See other places where you can find products from this farm.
Granby, Missouri 64844
USA
Farmer statement:
"We feed our animals organically as much as possible. When that is not an option we seek out non-GMO feed. By buying whole grains and milling them ourselves, we ensure that our livestock are fed with the freshest feed possible. We then soak their feed in water to break it down and make it more bioavailable. Greens make up a substantial portion of our animals diet which means they have a higher nutritional value.
Our Farm Philosophy
At Seasons of Hope Farm our motto is "farming ethically". What does that mean? Conventional farming today is profit-driven instead of ethics-driven, resulting in an often-toxic end product. Consequently, the American population is being poisoned.
Rather than simply satisfying a certain standard we constantly strive to improve our practices. As Christians, we believe that our responsibility here on earth is to steward to the best of our ability whatever God has put into our care; this includes the earth, our livestock and the people we feed. This is our guiding principle and here are some ways we put it into practice on our farm:
Our animals spend plenty of time in the sun! Their bodies transform the sunlight into vitamin D which is stored in their fat. By consuming their fat we are ingesting vitamin D which is essential to a healthy immune system.
We aim for minimal waste. For example, we use vegetation to feed the animals, and the animal manure to feed the garden. This creates a closed loop where nutrients are multiplied and maximized. This symbiotic relationship is a mimicry of nature as God intended it.
If you have further questions call 417-346-5045"