1. Name of farm: Black Star Farm
2. Farmer’s/Farm Family name: Aaron and Hannah Coblentz
3. Street address: 5683 E 16 Rd
4. City: Manton
5. State (2-letter abbreviation): MI
6. Zip: 49663
7. Phone number: 231-824-6212
8. Email: No email, this is an Amish farm, please call or visit in person.
9. Website: No website, this is an Amish farm, please call or visit in person.
Type of Farm/Farm Practices
10. Are you Certified Organic? No
11. Are you Certified Biodynamic? No
12. If you are not Certified Organic, do you use organic production methods? Yes
13. Do you use synthetic fertilizers? No
14. Do you use any of the following: nonorganic pesticides, herbicides, parasiticides, or fungicides? No
Animal Husbandry
15. Do you keep livestock? Yes
16. What animals do you keep?
Chickens (list breeds): Black Australorps, Buff Orpingtons, White Cornish
Ducks (list breeds): Muscovy
Turkeys (list breeds): Broad Breasted White
Other Poultry (list type and breeds):
Cows (list breeds): Purebred Black Angus, some crossbred beef cows
Goats (list breeds):
Pigs (list breeds): Manglitsa/Durock Cross
Sheep (list breeds): East Fresian
Other Animals (list type and breeds):
17. Do you use antibiotics? No
18. Do you use antibiotics? No
19. Are the animals pasture-fed? Yes
20. How much and for how long: Free range for 180 days minimum
21. Do you practice managed grazing? Yes
22. Do you apply compost or compost tea? Yes
23. Do you apply other soil amendments? Yes
24. Do you use supplemental feed?
For poultry (list type): Non-GMO Layer Feed, Non-GMO Grower
For cows, sheep, and/or goats (list type): No grain; we feed 100% grass forages from farms with no herbicides
For pigs (list type): Hog Grower (non-GMO)
Raw Milk
25. Do you supply raw milk? No
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? [farm_27]
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? No
36. Meat butchered at a USDA-certified or state-certified abattoir? Yes
37. Meat butchered on the farm? Yes
38. Describe or explain any butchering practices: We do some on-farm kills, but don’t do any further processing currently. We use state and USDA certified abattoirs, Any 1/4 or 1/2 beef orders are taken to a local state certified abattoir with us doing an on farm kill. We then deliver the dressed animal to the facility for aging and processing.
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: 100% Grassfed Beef (animals are 24-28 months old). 1/4, 1/2, or whole freezer beef at $5.99/lb. Retail hamburger $12.49. Steaks and roasts $18.00-28.00. All prices are final costs. We pay all processing fees.
Pork: Non GMO grain fed pork. Available as freezer pork in 1/2 or whole. $3.99/lb. All prices are final costs. We pay all processing fees.
Goat/kid:
Mutton/lamb: Available by request. 100% grassfed white dorper lamb. Call for pricing.
Other meat:
Chicken: Available by request. Non-GMO grain-fed on fresh pasture. White cornish breed. Call for pricing.
Duck: Free range Muscovy ducks as whole or select pieces. Whole duck $7.99/lb. Duck pieces $12.99/lb.
Turkey: Non-GMO grain fed on free range pasture. Broad-breasted white breed. Whole turkey $4.50/lb. Turkey pieces $9/lb.
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?
No
40a. Details:
We buy some calves and all our lamb from a few farms that follow the same animal husbandry practices we use on our farm. All the beef is finished on our farm.
41. Are the animals born on your farm at the address listed? No
41a. Details:
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42. Do you ever purchase animals from auctions or from your processor or do you ever buy parts from your processor (whole pork bellies…)? No
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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 Attend
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44. Do you purchase pre-mixed feed from an elevator or do you grind your own? Purchase
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45. Where can customers find you? (check all that apply):
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