South Chestnut Farm
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After working in the telecommunications field for more than 20 years I had a desire to return to my roots and the farm I knew and grew up on. After being inspired by stories of successful small farms and stories from such as books as "An Omnivore's Dilemma, I started South Chestnut Farm in the Silk Hope community of Chatham County, NC. With the previously mentioned inspirations in hand, I envisioned an opportunity to manage a 60 acre cattle farm in a sustainable and environmentally-sound manner while producing farm products for local customers. Over the years the farm has expanded to include non-gmo, pasture raised chicken, eggs and pork as well as Animal Welfare Approved and grass-fed beef certifications.
Today, we place top priority on the health of our livestock, our soil and pastures to produce eggs, chicken, pork and certified grass-fed beef . We use no growth hormones, no anti-biotics, no pesticides and no synthetic fertilizers on any of our land. We practice “managed rotational grazing” with all of our animals to ensure our pastures are never over grazed, are properly stocked and kept fertile by an ever-increasing amount of organic matter.
Pastured Antibiotic And Hormone Free Free Range Non Gmo 100 Percent Grass Fed No Till Low Till Perennial Crops
We practice rotational grazing of all our livestock to achieve pasture and plant health. 60 to 70 percent of our pasture land is in perennial grasses and legumes. The balance pasture space is notill drilled and/or shallow tilled and planted with annual grasses/legumes which are more desirable to cattle and therefore improve beef quality.
We have Animal Welfare Approved certifications for our eggs and beef and have grass-fed beef certifications from A Greener World (https://agreenerworld.org/certifications/certified-grass-fed/). Our pork and chickens (layers and meat) are pasture raised and fed a locally grown and certified non-gmo feed ration.
Our grass-fed certification dictates that beef animals targeted for meat are never fed growth hormones, get no grain products and are never administered antibiotics (if an animal does become sick and the advice of a vet is the need for antibiotics, we follow that advice with the understanding the treated animal is culled from the grass-fed program). Our pork and poultry never receive antibiotics and/or growth hormone.
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