Mint Creek Farm
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Mint Creek is a family farm, owned & operated by the Carr family and a few dedicated friends. Harry & Gwen Carr started the farm in 1992, beginning with 50 acres of land Stelle, IL. Since then, the farm has grown to 220 Certified-Organic acres. These organic pastures are home to sheep, cows, pigs, goats, turkeys, chickens, and ducks. The Carrs studied Biodynamic agriculture at the Michael Fields Institute and learned that planting perennial grasses and legumes is the first step in revitalizing farmed-out land. They also saw demonstrations of how to rotationally graze livestock, and learned how frequent movement of grazing animals is good for animal, forage, and soil health. Harry learned to plant mixes of legumes and grasses suited to the different conditions of the farm through trial and error and by talking to area farmers.
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Mint Creek Farm livestock and poultry receive pasture, forage, and feed that is Certified Organic, non-GMO, and soy-free. We practice rotational grazing, moving all of our livestock and poultry every few days to new, fresh pastures on our Certified Organic land.
Our lamb, beef, and pasture calf are 100% grass-fed and grass-finished. They receive no grain in their lifetimes. In winter, when pasture is not available, we feed them Certified Organic hay produced on local farms.
Our goats, pigs, chickens, ducks, and turkeys receive pasture throughout the growing season. To give them necessary nutrition on pasture, they are fed supplemental feed that consists of locally produced Certified Organic grains, OMRI-certified ocean fish meal as a source of protein and trace minerals, and OMRI-certified sea kelp as an additional mineral source. This feed is very carefully sourced and mixed in small batches on site at the farm
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