
Welfare Certified ✔
Since 2021, Hillside Meadows Farm is Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World certified! This is the only certification that assures animals are raised outdoors on pasture or range for their entire lives on an independent farm using truly sustainable, high-welfare farming techniques. Unlike most farm certifiers, AGW’s independent trained auditors visit every farm in the program at least once a year to verify they’re meeting the standards. For more information about the organization and the standards we strictly follow, click here.
We are also Kentucky Proud! Products labeled as Kentucky Proud are produced, created, or raised by Kentuckians. Items from Kentucky Proud can be served to your family knowing that they come from friends and neighbors nearby rather than from far away. For more information, click here.
Animal Care
Our animals are mostly grass-fed, and we raise them as organic as possible, without antibiotic additives or hormones; however, if an animal is sick and requires medical care, we treat them according to current medical standards per veterinarian recommendation. Depending on the season, the animals receive supplemental grain to fulfill the needed nutrients that is not reached with the grass/hay.
- Our sheep and goat herd is able to roam on pastures during the day whenever the weather allows, and locked safely in the barn away from predators at night. The kids are dam raised, allowing the natural upbringing of young.
- Our pigs roam their pastures, allowing them to forage for acorns, weeds, grasses, bugs and other foods they find. They have access to spacious shelters and shade, along with mud areas they waddle in to cool down on hot summer days.
- We are currently growing our Dexter cattle herd, with a pasture raised beef restock later next year. It takes close to two years for a Dexter cow to become of size, and for the time being we give them a quality life. The result is a delicate marbled, red meat that makes any meal outstanding!
- All of our poultry range across the farm all day, and roost in their shelters during the evening for protection. They are spoiled by Olivia with fruits and snuggles, majority having names.
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