Useful Links

Here at Cedar Meadow, we believe the best consumer is a well educated consumer.  We invite you to join us in our quest for knowledge by visiting some of the following websites to learn more about the type of farming we are practicing, the kind of animals we are raising, and about other farmers who have joined this movement.

 

Sites about pastured poultry and free-range eggs

A wonderful comparison of pastured poultry vs. the commercial poultry industry http://www.eatwild.com/basics.html

Visit the American Pastured Poultry Association http://www.apppa.org/

For an overview of pastured poultry systems , visit http://www.acornorganic.org/pdf/poultryeggsprofile.pdf

Some information about the guru of pastured poultry, Joel Salatin - a quick, easy to read summary of pastured poultry http://www.westonaprice.org/farming/pasturedpoultry.html

Learn more about sustainable agriculture

http://www.sare.org/coreinfo/consumers.htm

Nutritional Information

A great overview of the nutritional advantages to grass fed poultry http://www.lionsgrip.com/pastured.html

Some real scientific data about grass fed products http://www.motherearthnews.com/library/2002_April_May/Pasture_Perfect

Sites about Heritage Breeds

New England Heritage Breeds Conservancy http://www.nehbc.org/

American Heritage Breeds Conservancy http://www.albc-usa.org/

Heritage Foods USA http://www.heritagefoodsusa.com

Other Farms

There are so many small farms just like ours across the United States, each of which offer a unique product lineup.  Take a moment to visit this website to determine what farms are close to you.

www.localharvest.org

Another great site to locate local farms is

http://www.eatwild.com/products/index.html

Be sure to visit Craig and Cheryl Floyd at http://www.footstepsfarm.com as they have a great deal of information about pastured poultry, pigs, and cows as well as valuable information for the start up farmer.

Another great site is localharvest.org, they have a wonderful locator for farms, farmers markets, CSAs, and Food Co-ops. http://www.localharvest.org/