Animal Husbandry<\/strong><\/p>\n15. Do you keep livestock? Yes<\/p>\n
16. What animals do you keep?\u00a0 Beef, Lamb, Pork, Poultry and Eggs
\nChickens (list breeds):\u00a0\u00a0 Barred Rock, Rhode Island Reds, Isa Brown, White Rocks, Welsummers, Cornish Cross
\nDucks (list breeds):\u00a0 N\/A
\nTurkeys (list breeds): Broad Breasted White
\nOther Poultry (list type and breeds):
\nCows (list breeds):\u00a0 \u201dThe Creswick Cross\u201d Animals that are selected on their performance on pasture, no one particular breed.
\nGoats (list breeds):\u00a0\u00a0 N\/A
\nPigs (list breeds):\u00a0 Duroc, Hampshire, Yorkshire<\/p>\n
Sheep (list breeds):\u00a0\u00a0 Katahdin, Targhee
\nOther Animals (list type and breeds):<\/p>\n
17. Do you use antibiotics? No<\/p>\n
18. Are the animals pasture-fed? Yes<\/p>\n
19. How much and for how long: If there is grass, they are out there.<\/p>\n
20. Do you practice managed grazing? Yes<\/p>\n
21. Do you apply compost or compost tea? Yes<\/p>\n
22. Do you apply other soil amendments?<\/p>\n
23. Do you use supplemental feed?
\nFor poultry (list type): Pasture plus free choice Corn, Spelt, Barley, Oats and organic minerals and supplements.
\nFor cows, sheep, and\/or goats (list type): N\/A
\nFor pigs (list type): Pasture plus free choice Corn, Spelt, Barley, Oats and organic minerals and supplements.<\/p>\n
Raw Milk<\/strong><\/p>\n24. Do you supply raw milk? No<\/p>\n
25. Do you keep your barn and milk room clean?<\/p>\n
26. Do you keep the cows clean\/teats washed?<\/p>\n
27. Do you thoroughly wash your milking equipment after every milking?<\/p>\n
28. Are cows with mastitis or other health problems excluded from milking?<\/p>\n
29. Are cows tested for disease
\nWhich tests, and how often?<\/p>\n
30. Is the milk routinely tested for pathogens, coliform count?
\nWhich tests, and how often?<\/p>\n
31. Is the farm water routinely tested?<\/p>\n
32. Are milk and milk products kept well chilled?<\/p>\n
33. Other\/Explain (list any other routine practices, or explain any of your answers above?<\/p>\n
Butchering Practices<\/strong><\/p>\n34. Do you sell milk? No<\/p>\n
35. Meat butchered at a USDA-certified or state-certified abattoir? Yes<\/p>\n
36. Meat butchered on the farm? No<\/p>\n
37. Describe or explain any butchering practices: USDA\/GRANDIN Humane handling & treatment. Animal treatment and handling verified and approved by Farms Without Harm and Animal Welfare Approved
\nAll Creswick Farms products are Nitrite\/Nitrate, MSG, Soy, Preservative Free. Sausages, Hams, Bacons and Eggs are processed in our own MDA licensed facility. No animals other than Creswick Farms’ are processed in the facility.<\/p>\n
Farm Products<\/strong><\/p>\n38. Please check off the products you sell and list current prices – See website for pricing and availability.
\nRaw whole milk:
\nRaw butter:
\nRaw cream:
\nRaw ice cream:
\nRaw sour cream:
\nRaw yogurt:
\nRaw kefir:
\nRaw cottage cheese:
\nWhey:
\nCheese (list types):
\nOther dairy (list):
\nBeef\/veal:
\nPork:
\nGoat\/kid:
\nMutton\/lamb:
\nOther meat:
\nChicken:
\nDuck:
\nTurkey:
\nOther poultry:
\nEggs (list type, chicken, duck, etc) :
\nHoney:
\nProduce (list typical offerings):
\nPrepared foods (list typical offerings):
\nOther:<\/p>\n
Additional Information<\/strong><\/p>\n39. Do you only sell animals that are raised on your farm at the address listed?
\nYes<\/p>\n
39a. Details:<\/p>\n
40. Are the animals born on your farm at the address listed? No<\/p>\n
40a. Details:
\nMultiple Pastures at different addresses.<\/p>\n
41. Do you ever purchase animals from auctions or from your processor or do you ever buy parts from your processor (whole pork bellies…)? No<\/p>\n
41a. Details:
\n[textarea farm_41a]<\/p>\n
42. 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<\/p>\n
42a. Details:
\n[textarea farm_42a]<\/p>\n
43. Do you purchase pre-mixed feed from an elevator or do you grind your own? Grind Own<\/p>\n
43a. Details:
\n[textarea farm_43a]<\/p>\n
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1. Name of farm:\u00a0 Creswick Farms 2. Farmer’s\/Farm Family name: Andrea & Nathan Creswick 3. Street address: 6500 Rollenhagen Rd 4. City: Ravenna 5. State (2-letter abbreviation): MI 6. Zip: 49451 7. Phone number: 616\/837-9226 8. Email: contactus@creswickfarms.com 9. Website: www.CreswickFarms.com Type of Farm\/Farm Practices 10. Are you Certified Organic? No 11. Are you Certified…<\/p>\n
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