by Audrey Kali | May 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
Today we filmed the artificial insemination of cattle at the Agricultural Research, Development and Education Center at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. The cattle were directed into individual compartments via a serpentine corral...
by Audrey Kali | Feb 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
Ed Maltby, the General Manger of Adams Farm Retail and Wholesale Meats in Athol, Massachusetts, gave us a wonderful tour today of the slaughterhouse. Adams Farm is one of the only two USDA-inspected slaughterhouses in Massachusetts. The other is in Groton. It was...
by Audrey Kali | Jan 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
Today we visited Arena & Sons Slaughterhouse in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, and were graciously hosted by Joanne Arena, her nephew, Frank Arena, and her sister Marie Arena. Frank showed us all of the different knives that he uses during the slaughter process...
by Audrey Kali | Nov 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
Today we visited Crescent Moon Farm in Amherst, Massachusetts. Khalid Elkalai was preparing the lambs for transport to Adams Farm in Athol, Massachusetts, to be slaughtered. It was a frigid early morning, but the lambs appeared warm in the barn grouped with other...
by Audrey Kali | Sep 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
Our visit today to Green Meadows Farm in Hamilton, Massachusetts, was a wonderful opportunity to see how pigs, sheep and chickens can thrive in a pastured environment. Andrew Rodgers and his wife, Diana, explained how the sunlight helps the animals to produce more...
by Audrey Kali | Sep 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
We spent the day at Miles Smith Farm and saw some of the most meticulously cared-for cattle in the world! H usband and wife Bruce Dawson and Carole Soule raise these Scottish Highlander Cattle in gorgeous rolling pastures adjacent to their home. They also have a store...
by Audrey Kali | Sep 25, 2010 | Uncategorized
Khalid Elkalai raises 100% grass fed lambs on this pasture in Belchertown, Massachusetts. The lambs are never fed grain, animal byproducts, or artificial growth hormones. We had such a wonderful day roaming around these scenic pastures, full of healthy and humanely...
by Audrey Kali | Aug 29, 2010 | News
We spent time with Jen Hashley & Pete Lowy observing their mobile chicken processing project. With the help of local volunteers, they humanely slaughtered and packaged about 400 chickens. Jen and Pete raised all of the birds in a free-range environment. Pete Lowy...