avrom farm

We manage the farm as an ecosystem by integrating livestock, pasture, vegetable, and mushroom production to create a farm-ecosystem that is both resilient and productive. By farming in this way we are able to produce exceptionally flavorful and nutritionally dense food. Our plants and animals are raised without growth stimulants, GMOs, antibiotics, pesticides, or any preservatives or chemicals, ever! We are in the process of becoming USDA certified organic for produce and Certified Humane for livestock. PIGS We raise several breeds of heritage and endangered hogs including Berkshire, Red Wattle and Tamworth to resemble the old-world characteristics of hardiness, marbling and slow growth. These qualities make for deeper, richer flavors with excellent marbling. To revitalize the health of our soils and to ensure the health and happiness of our animals we practice high density mob-grazing techniques to raise our hogs. This practice mimics the predator-prey relationship in wild ecosystems by keeping the animals relatively close together (in the wild to protect themselves from predation), but moving them frequently. This increases pasture diversity, water retention, and promotes healthy and resilient animals. This practice is typically done with cattle and other ruminants, but we're trying it out with pigs. During the winter months we replace what they get from the pasture with haylage - hay that is baled at high moisture and left to ferment so that all the enzymes and n