In 2001 a young Iowa farmwife who was very committed to feeding her children safe meat and encouraging responsible farming practices in her region set out on a mission to "eat well, save the earth, and the small farms on it" She designed our simple label on her home computer and the original vision statement for our group remains unchanged.

Today Wholesome Harvest is a coalition of over 40 concerned small family farms. Since 2001, Wholesome Harvest has been offering premium organic certified poultry and meats to grocers, chefs and households. Our commitment to quality extends above USDA organic standards to additionally include pasture based production methods--and no feedlots or confinement/factory farms. Low density pasture production on small family farms ensures a higher quality of life for the animals, better environmental stewardship, and added flavor and nutrition. We are committed to revitalizing decimated rural communities and Fair Trade principles. We seek to offer independent food choices for consumers that have traceablity systems and authenticity in intention and production.

We are a small farmer coalition that owns our own brand of meats, including chicken, beef, pork, lamb, duck, goose and turkey. Because we are the producers and not the packing houses, we absolutely know and control the traceability of our product and have the freedom to choose the processors with the best practices both for social responsibility and food safety.

You are really buying direct from the farmer when you buy Wholesome Harvest, an option that is hard to find in the supermarket these days. As a new fair trade option for you, we hope you will vote with your fork and either request our products at your neighborhood retailers and favorite restaurants, or order online. Thank you for your interest in sustainable meat production.

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