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Vegetable Farms Kohser Farm - organic (not certified) vegetable and fruit farm located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Dillner Family Farm - conventional vegetable and fruit farm located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. They grow a wide variety of vegetables and fruits using integrated pest management techniques. Visit them on the web at www.dillnerfamilyfarm.com Brenckle Farm - conventional vegetable farm located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. They grow vegetables using integrated pest management techniques. Zeller Farms - conventional vegetable farm located in Stark County, Ohio. They grow vegetables using integrated pest management techniques. Jon Hostetler Farm - conventional vegetable farm located in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. They grow vegetables using integrated pest management techniques. Andy Mast Farm - conventional vegetable farm located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. They grow vegetables using integrated pest management techniques. 
Joe D. Byler Farm - organic (not certified) fruit farm located in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Dawson's Orchards - conventional fruit farm located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. They grow fruits using integrated pest management techniques. David and Nancy Bangley Farm - certified organic farm located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Apple Castle - conventional fruit farm located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. They grow fruits using integrated pest management techniques. Sally's Cider Press - one of the last cider presses left in southwestern Pennsylvania. Tom and Sally Davis use their apples and other local apples to press the best cider in the area. Their cider is pasteurized with light, not heat, in order to retain the cider's natural flavors.
Dairy Farms Middlefield Original Cheese Cooperative - a cooperative of Amish farms from Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania that raise grass-fed cows and use their milk to make Northeast Pastures Artisan Cheese. Their cheese is pasteurized and contains no added hormones or antibiotics. Farmers from this group include the New Wilmington Family Farms. Troyer Cheese Company - Amish family owned company located in Holmes County, Ohio that produces cheese as well as the Amish Roll Butter in our catalog. Their butter is made with pasteurized milk from Eastern Ohio dairy farms. New Wilmington Family Farms - a group of 10 Amish farms located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania that raise pastured meats and eggs. Their chickens eat chicken feed and all the bugs they can find in their pastures. Trieschock Farms- a family farm located in Jefferson County, Ohio that raise pastured eggs. Their chickens eat chicken feed and all the bugs they can find in their pastures. Emerald Valley Farm - a family dairy located in Washington County, Pennsylvania that raises cows fed with corn and dry hay. Their cheese is not pasteurized and contains no added hormones or antibiotics. Their cheese is hand crafted by local artisan cheese makers. Visit them on the web at www.emeraldvalleyfarm.com FireFly Farms - a group of artisan cheese makers from Garret County, Maryland that use goat's milk produced by Amish farmers in Southern Pennsylvania. Their cheese is pasteurized and contains no added hormones or antibiotics. Visit them on the web at www.fireflyfarms.com As we begin using more dairy local farms, we will list them here on the website.
Meat Farms Wil-Den Family Farm - a family farm located in Mercer County, Pennsylvania that raises pastured pork. Their pigs are fed local grains and grasses and allowed to root around their pastures. Their pork contains no added hormones (federal law does not allow hormones to be given to pigs) or antibiotics. Their pork is processed at a USDA inspected facility and contains no preservatives or MSG. All smoked products are nitrate free. Their pork is vacuum-sealed and frozen for retail sales. Visit them on the web at www.wildenfamilyfarms.com Trieschock Farms- a family farm located in Jefferson County, Ohio that raises pastured pork. Their pigs are fed local grains and grasses and allowed to root around their pastures. Their pork contains no added hormones (federal law does not allow hormones to be given to pigs) or antibiotics. Their pork is processed at a USDA inspected facility and contains no preservatives or MSG. Their pork is vacuum-sealed and frozen for retail sales. Hearts Content Farm - a family farm located in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania that raises grass and forage fed lamb. Their lamb contains no added hormones or antibiotics and is processed under PA Dept. of Agriculture inspection at their farm. Their lamb is wrapped and frozen for custom sales. Since these lambs are custom processed, each lamb must purchased by the customer before any animal is processed. Hancock County, West Virginia 4-H Club - a group of 4-H youth and their parents located in Hancock County, West Virginia that raise pastured poultry. Their chickens eat chicken feed and all the bugs they can find in their pastures. Jerome Szatkowski Farm - a family farm located in Hancock County, West Virginia that raise pastured poultry. Their chickens eat chicken feed and all the bugs they can find in their pastures.
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Glossary of Farming Terms
Vegetables and Fruits Certified Organic: Federal as well as state regulations govern the use of the term “organic” in the marketplace. Vegetables and fruits sold as “organic” must be grown and handled in accordance with these regulations. Operations with more than $5,000 gross annual income from sales of organic products must have their production and handling methods certified by an officially recognized organic certification agency. Organic food is produced without using most conventional pesticides; fertilizers made with synthetic ingredients or sewage sludge; bioengineering; or ionizing radiation. Integrated Pest Management: Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an effective and environmentally sensitive approach to pest management that relies on a combination of common-sense practices. IPM programs use current, comprehensive information on the life cycles of pests and their interaction with the environment. This information, in combination with available pest control methods, is used to manage pest damage by the most economical means, and with the least possible hazard to people, property, and the environment. Eggs Free-Range or Free-Roaming: The U.S. Department of Agriculture has not set standards for "free-range" egg production. Eggs purchased by Isidore Foods are from pastured chickens in warmer months and uncaged free range hens in colder months. Milk, Meat and Poultry Pasture-Raised and Grass-Fed: The animals have access to the outdoors and are able to engage in natural behaviors, such as grazing. However, neither stocking density, frequency, duration of outdoor access nor quality of the land is regulated. Producers must submit affidavits to the USDA that support their animal production claims to use these labels. Hormone-Free, rBGH-Free, rBST-Free and No Hormones Added: Growth hormones are commonly used to speed growth in beef production. While the use of these hormones has been approved by federal regulatory groups, there is no scientific consensus about their long-term effects on the environment or on human health. Producers may not legally give chicken or pigs hormones. Grain-Fed or Corn-Fed: Ruminants do not naturally eat grain, and their stomachs are not designed to handle it. So, feeding them grain can cause liver abscesses and problems with lameness. In addition, cows raised on grain (especially corn) are higher in saturated fat and lower in omega-3 fats than cows raised on grass. Thanks to China Millman for gathering some of these definitions while writing her article, "How Humane is Your Food?", which appeared March 2 2008 in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. |