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VEGETABLES-Although Inverbrook Farm is not certified organic,
we grow our vegetables without the use of chemical fertilizers or pesticides. We build soil fertility with compost and cover
crops (green manure). We control pests and disease with fabric row covers and crop rotation. We weed by hand or using mechanical
cultivation. Whenever possible we use organic seeds and seedlings.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Our chickens are raised humanely
using the day ranging system of pastured poultry production. Using this method our chickens have access to plenty of ground,
fresh air, and water. They feed on their favorite pasture grasses and insects and are fed an organic grain based ration that
is rich is trace minerals and vitamins. Our chickens are never given antibiotics or growth hormones. The USDA Sustainable
Agriculture and Research Education Program, an independent lab, compared the nutritional value of chickens raised in pastures
to that of conventionally raised chickens. The study found that the pastured chickens had 50% more vitamin A, 100% more Omega-3s,
have less total fat, and less total calories.
BUCK RUN ANGUSBURGER-Buck Run Farm is run by retired medical doctor
William Elkins and his wife Helen along with Dale and Carolyn Stoltzfus. At Buck Run Farm, located just a few miles from
Inverbrook Farm, improved pastures keep the Black Angus herd healthy, happy, and growing. Buck Run Angus are rarely confined
to a barn and, although the animals are not certified organic, they are never given antibiotics as a feed additive or hormone
implants. Grass fed beef is rich in the cancer fighting fatty acid conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) as well as Omega-3s, vitamin
E, and b-carotene. For more information on the benefits of pastured products see www.eatwild.com
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