Grand Rapids - Michigan Chapter

Farm Submission for Local Chapter Resource List

To have your farm listed on the local resources list for the Grand Rapids, MI Weston A. Price Foundation chapter, please complete the following form. The chapter leader or resource list coordinator will review it and may have additional questions.  Be sure to contact us once you did this, that way we know to go looking for it if it doesn’t come to us automatically like it’s supposed to.  🙂

    1. Name of farm: (required)

    2. Farmer's/Farm Family name: (required)

    3. Street address:

    4. City:

    5. State (2-letter abbreviation):

    6. Zip:

    7. Phone number:

    8. Email (required)

    9. Website:

    Type of Farm/Farm Practices

    10. Are you Certified Organic?

    YesNo

    11. Are you Certified Biodynamic?

    YesNo

    12. If you are not Certified Organic, do you use organic production methods?

    YesNo

    13. Do you use synthetic fertilizers?

    YesNo

    14. Do you use any of the following: nonorganic pesticides, herbicides, parasiticides, or fungicides?

    YesNo

    Animal Husbandry

    15. Do you keep livestock?

    YesNo

    (If No, skip to question 37)

    16. What animals do you keep?

    Chickens (list breeds):

    Ducks (list breeds):

    Turkeys (list breeds):

    Other Poultry (list type and breeds):

    Cows (list breeds):

    Goats (list breeds):

    Pigs (list breeds):

    Sheep (list breeds):

    Other Animals (list type and breeds):

    17. Do you use antibiotics?

    YesNo

    18. Do you vaccinate your cows?

    YesNo

    19. Are the animals pasture-fed?

    YesNo

    20. How much and for how long:

    21. Do you practice managed grazing?

    YesNo

    22. Do you apply compost or compost tea?

    YesNo

    23. Do you apply other soil amendments?

    YesNo

    24. Do you use supplemental feed?

    For poultry (list type):

    For cows, sheep, and/or goats (list type):

    For pigs (list type):

    Raw Milk

    25. Do you supply raw milk?

    YesNo

    (If No, skip to question 34)

    26. Do you keep your barn and milk room clean?

    27. Do you keep the cows clean/teats washed?

    28. Do you thoroughly wash your milking equipment after every milking?

    [select farm_27 include_blank Yes" "No"]

    29. Are cows with mastitis or other health problems excluded from milking?

    30. Are cows tested for disease?

    Which tests, and how often?

    31. Is the milk routinely tested for pathogens, coliform count?

    Which tests, and how often?

    32. Is the farm water routinely tested?

    33. Are milk and milk products kept well chilled?

    34. Other/Explain (list any other routine practices, or explain any of your answers above?

    Butchering Practices

    35. Do you sell milk?

    YesNo

    If No, skip to question 38)

    36. Meat butchered at a USDA-certified or state-certified abattoir?

    37. Meat butchered on the farm?

    38. Describe or explain any butchering practices:

    Farm Products

    39. Please check off the products you sell and list current prices

    Raw whole milk:

    Raw butter:

    Raw cream:

    Raw ice cream:

    Raw sour cream:

    Raw yogurt:

    Raw kefir:

    Raw cottage cheese:

    Whey:

    Cheese (list types):

    Other dairy (list):

    Beef/veal:

    Pork:

    Goat/kid:

    Mutton/lamb:

    Other meat:

    Chicken:

    Duck:

    Turkey:

    Other poultry:

    Eggs (list type, chicken, duck, etc) :

    Honey:

    Produce (list typical offerings):

    Prepared foods (list typical offerings):

    Other:

    Additional Information

    40. Do you only sell animals that are raised on your farm at the address listed?

    YesNo

    40a. Provide any details you want:

    41. Are the animals born on your farm at the address listed?

    YesNo

    41a. Provide any details you want:

    42. Do you ever purchase animals from auctions or from your processor or do you ever buy parts from your processor (whole pork bellies...)?

    YesNo

    42a. Provide any details you want:

    43. Do you personally attend to your animals at least once a day or do you hire help or farmers to do that for you?

    Personally AttendHire Help

    43a. Provide any details you want:

    44. Do you purchase pre-mixed feed from an elevator or do you grind your own?

    PurchaseGrind Own

    44a. Provide any details you want:

    45. Where can customers find you? (check all that apply):

    On FarmFarmers MarketsDrops in certain areas

    45a. Provide any details or comments you want:

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