ABOUT THE FARM

FOR US IT ALL STARTS WITH THE ANIMALS HEALTH + HAPPIENSS

Here at The Cottage Farm, we really wanted to emphasize the importance of animal health both physical and mental in a way that isn’t really seen today. We have a unique and intrinsic understanding of the saying “You are what YOU eat” and therefor have a very strict principal that all of our animals are fed a wild diet dictated by that animals species and maintained to be even better than wild by the aid of herbalism and the science of how their diet requirements change based on every season. This means that for every season, we change macro nutrient percentages and feed less or more depending on the time of year! This also means that we do not believe in feed conventional corn (even organic) Soy, Seed or Vegetable oils or Synthetic vitamins. With strong and balanced immune systems and happy animals that have room to roam, we can ensure that our meats and bi-products are some of the healthiest around.

BELOW YOU’LL FIND SOME INFORMATION ON HOW WE ATTAIN THIS

every life is sacred 

MENTAL HEALTH AND HUMAN AFFECTION

We strive to have a close and trusting relationship with all the animals on the farm. They are raised with love, compassion and daily interaction from all members of the family. Having a strong bond with us, our animals feel safe and protected which has a massive impact on health and reproduction, egg size, milk production and allows us to be able to dispatch in a humane way since handling is something that they recognize as normal.

UTILIZING ROTATIONAL GRAZING AND BALANCED NUTRITION

Rotational grazing is a VERY powerful tool in keeping healthy animals and healthy land balance. We move the goats, pigs and roosters every 2-3 days to ensure that we give our pastures and wild forage time to recover and regrow quicker and stronger as well as not allowing the buildup of manure, therefor reducing and breaking any kind of parasitic cycle. Rotational grazing breaks the parasite cycle by regularly moving animals to fresh pastures, preventing them from re-ingesting parasite eggs and larvae that they (or other wildlife) previously deposited in the same area, allowing the parasites to die off during the rest period before the animals return to that pasture, effectively interrupting their life cycle.

A balance is created by mixed flowers, herbs and grasses that grow wild here on our 41 acres such as Red and White Clovers, Yarrow, Kentucky Blue Grass and more and by feeding mixed hay of legumes, sprouted organic ancient grains, seed and berries in the winter time.