-Liberty Pastures-
A small family run farm in southern Bloomington, which is raising grass fed animals on pasture. It is not our goal to simply sell you our products, it is our desire to develop a relationship with our customers: A relationship that is reminiscent of the past, before the modern industrial complex took over food production. A relationship where you come to our farm and have a direct link to the production of your food. A relationship where you can see for yourself exactly how your food is being raised.
-Our Products-
We are dedicated to providing your family with the healthiest possible meat/eggs and while we are not "certified organic", we have taken our operation a step further. The goats, turkey, chicken, and ducks at Liberty Pastures are raised on pasture, with grass being the primary food source.
-Visit Our Farm-
Our farm is one that is open to the public and we love having visitors. Do you want to actually see how your food is being raised? Are you interested in becoming a self sustaining, small scale farmer? You can see our raised beds organic garden, just walk around and see if you can spot one of the many animals we have documented on our property, or take a short tractor/hay ride. Most importantly, see for yourself how we believe all animals should be raised and cared for.
A small family run farm in southern Bloomington, which is raising grass fed animals on pasture. It is not our goal to simply sell you our products, it is our desire to develop a relationship with our customers: A relationship that is reminiscent of the past, before the modern industrial complex took over food production. A relationship where you come to our farm and have a direct link to the production of your food. A relationship where you can see for yourself exactly how your food is being raised.
-Our Products-
We are dedicated to providing your family with the healthiest possible meat/eggs and while we are not "certified organic", we have taken our operation a step further. The goats, turkey, chicken, and ducks at Liberty Pastures are raised on pasture, with grass being the primary food source.
-Visit Our Farm-
Our farm is one that is open to the public and we love having visitors. Do you want to actually see how your food is being raised? Are you interested in becoming a self sustaining, small scale farmer? You can see our raised beds organic garden, just walk around and see if you can spot one of the many animals we have documented on our property, or take a short tractor/hay ride. Most importantly, see for yourself how we believe all animals should be raised and cared for.
A major benefit of raising animals on pasture is that their products are healthier for you. For example, compared with feedlot meat, meat from grass-fed beef, bison, lamb and goats has less total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, and calories. It also has more vitamin E, beta-carotene, vitamin C, and a number of health-promoting fats, including omega-3 fatty acids and “conjugated linoleic acid,” or CLA. Read more about the nutritional benefits of raising animals on pasture.
Factory Farming. Raising animals on pasture is dramatically different from the status quo. Virtually all the meat, eggs, and dairy products that you find in the supermarket come from animals raised in confinement in large facilities called CAFOs or “Confined Animal Feeding Operations.” These highly mechanized operations provide a year-round supply of food at a reasonable price. Although the food is cheap and convenient, there is growing recognition that factory farming creates a host of problems, including:
• Animal stress and abuse
• Air, land, and water pollution
• Unnecessary use of hormones, antibiotics, and other drugs
• Low-paid, stressful farm work
• The loss of small family farms
• Food with less nutritional value.
Unnatural Diets. Animals raised in factory farms are given diets designed to boost their productivity and lower costs. The main ingredients are genetically modified grain and soy that are kept at artificially low prices by government subsidies. To further cut costs, the feed may also contain “by-product feedstuff” such as municipal garbage, stale pastry, chicken feathers, and candy. Until 1997, U.S. cattle were also being fed meat that had been trimmed from other cattle, in effect turning herbivores into carnivores. This unnatural practice is believed to be the underlying cause of BSE or “mad cow disease.”
Animal Stress. A high-grain diet can cause physical problems for ruminants—cud-chewing animals such as cattle, dairy cows, goats, bison, and sheep. Ruminants are designed to eat fibrous grasses, plants, and shrubs—not starchy, low-fiber grain. When they are switched from pasture to grain, they can become afflicted with a number of disorders, including a common but painful condition called “subacute acidosis.” Cattle with subacute acidosis kick at their bellies, go off their feed, and eat dirt. To prevent more serious and sometimes fatal reactions, the animals are given chemical additives along with a constant, low-level dose of antibiotics. Some of these antibiotics are the same ones used in human medicine. When medications are overused in the feedlots, bacteria become resistant to them. When people become infected with these new, disease-resistant bacteria, there are fewer medications available to treat them.
Environmental Degradation. When animals are raised in feedlots or cages, they deposit large amounts of manure in a small amount of space. The manure must be collected and transported away from the area, an expensive proposition. To cut costs, it is dumped as close to the feedlot as possible. As a result, the surrounding soil is overloaded with nutrients, which can cause ground and water pollution. When animals are raised outdoors on pasture, their manure is spread over a wide area of land, making it a welcome source of organic fertilizer, not a “waste management problem.” Read more about the environmental differences between factory farming and grass-based production.
taken, in part from www.eatwild.com/basics.html
Factory Farming. Raising animals on pasture is dramatically different from the status quo. Virtually all the meat, eggs, and dairy products that you find in the supermarket come from animals raised in confinement in large facilities called CAFOs or “Confined Animal Feeding Operations.” These highly mechanized operations provide a year-round supply of food at a reasonable price. Although the food is cheap and convenient, there is growing recognition that factory farming creates a host of problems, including:
• Animal stress and abuse
• Air, land, and water pollution
• Unnecessary use of hormones, antibiotics, and other drugs
• Low-paid, stressful farm work
• The loss of small family farms
• Food with less nutritional value.
Unnatural Diets. Animals raised in factory farms are given diets designed to boost their productivity and lower costs. The main ingredients are genetically modified grain and soy that are kept at artificially low prices by government subsidies. To further cut costs, the feed may also contain “by-product feedstuff” such as municipal garbage, stale pastry, chicken feathers, and candy. Until 1997, U.S. cattle were also being fed meat that had been trimmed from other cattle, in effect turning herbivores into carnivores. This unnatural practice is believed to be the underlying cause of BSE or “mad cow disease.”
Animal Stress. A high-grain diet can cause physical problems for ruminants—cud-chewing animals such as cattle, dairy cows, goats, bison, and sheep. Ruminants are designed to eat fibrous grasses, plants, and shrubs—not starchy, low-fiber grain. When they are switched from pasture to grain, they can become afflicted with a number of disorders, including a common but painful condition called “subacute acidosis.” Cattle with subacute acidosis kick at their bellies, go off their feed, and eat dirt. To prevent more serious and sometimes fatal reactions, the animals are given chemical additives along with a constant, low-level dose of antibiotics. Some of these antibiotics are the same ones used in human medicine. When medications are overused in the feedlots, bacteria become resistant to them. When people become infected with these new, disease-resistant bacteria, there are fewer medications available to treat them.
Environmental Degradation. When animals are raised in feedlots or cages, they deposit large amounts of manure in a small amount of space. The manure must be collected and transported away from the area, an expensive proposition. To cut costs, it is dumped as close to the feedlot as possible. As a result, the surrounding soil is overloaded with nutrients, which can cause ground and water pollution. When animals are raised outdoors on pasture, their manure is spread over a wide area of land, making it a welcome source of organic fertilizer, not a “waste management problem.” Read more about the environmental differences between factory farming and grass-based production.
taken, in part from www.eatwild.com/basics.html
The Healthiest Choice. Organic or Free Range is simply not sufficient. Most organic chickens (for example) are still raised in a small steel cage, where they have no room to move and grow as a chicken is supposed to. The majority of free range chickens are not raised on a "farm" and live on a concrete floor inside a factory-style building. When you choose to eat meat, eggs, and dairy products from animals raised on pasture, you are improving the welfare of the animals, helping to put an end to environmental degradation, helping sustain your local economy, and helping your family by giving them the healthiest food possible.
Liberty Pastures
(812) 606-8783
7588 S. Ketcham Rd.
Bloomington, IN 47403
mail@lpfarm.org
www.libertypastures.org
(812) 606-8783
7588 S. Ketcham Rd.
Bloomington, IN 47403
mail@lpfarm.org
www.libertypastures.org
Free From: Unnecessary Stress, Small Cages, Genetically Modified Feed, Hormones,
Anti-Biotics, Animal By-Products, Chemical Fertilizers, Pesticides, and Herbicides.
Anti-Biotics, Animal By-Products, Chemical Fertilizers, Pesticides, and Herbicides.
All of our animals are raised on pasture, rotationally grazed and
