Our goal here is to produce a high-quality product with little to no chemical inputs. That goes for our produce, pork and chickens as well. We just want to be as natural as possible. We don't use GMO seeds or herbicides, harmful pesticides or even antibiotics/vaccines with our livestock. It's easy to understand the concept, use the systems that are in place in the natural world to our advantage. We rotate our crops for nutrient management, and we use our own composted hog manure on the fields for fertilizer. We try to be as mindful as possible about our farming practices and impacts.

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We aren't certified organic and we don't intend to pursue that. In the end, our customers would end up paying more for the same product and we don't think that benefits any of us. 

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Pictures and explanations of our farming practices only go so far. There are different entities that can also confirm our farming practices (that also cost us a lot less money). We went through the certification process with the state of Minnesota to further certify our farm which required soil tests and fertilizer data, and more historical field data.

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We are Minnesota Agriculture Water Quality Certified by the Dept of Ag!
 

"Through this program, the public received assurance that certified producers are using conservation practices to protect Minnesota's lakes, rivers and streams." I.e. we aren't using additives or chemicals on our produce, pork or chickens.

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We are proud to do right by our family, our customers & our farmland.