Animal Husbandry<\/strong><\/p>\n15. Do you keep livestock? Yes<\/p>\n
16. What animals do you keep?<\/p>\n
Chickens (list breeds):<\/p>\n
Ducks (list breeds):<\/p>\n
Turkeys (list breeds): American Bronze<\/p>\n
Other Poultry (list type and breeds):<\/p>\n
Cows (list breeds): Jersey, Holstein, Swedish Red & White<\/p>\n
Goats (list breeds):<\/p>\n
Pigs (list breeds): Berkshire<\/p>\n
Sheep (list breeds):<\/p>\n
Other 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: 8-9 months of exclusive grazing per year<\/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? No<\/p>\n
23. Do you use supplemental feed?<\/p>\n
For poultry (list type):<\/p>\n
For cows, sheep, and\/or goats (list type): Non-GMO, locally grown dairy ration (supplemental)<\/p>\n
For pigs (list type): Non-GMO, locally grown grower<\/p>\n
Raw Milk<\/strong><\/p>\n24. Do you supply raw milk? Yes<\/p>\n
25. Do you keep your barn and milk room clean? Yes<\/p>\n
26. Do you keep the cows clean\/teats washed? Yes<\/p>\n
27. Do you thoroughly wash your milking equipment after every milking? Yes<\/p>\n
28. Are cows with mastitis or other health problems excluded from milking? Yes<\/p>\n
29. Are cows tested for disease? Yes
\nWhich tests, and how often: We run BVD, leukosis and Johne’s screenings when cows join the herd.<\/p>\n
30. Is the milk routinely tested for pathogens, coliform count? Yes
\nWhich tests, and how often: Every 6 weeks we send samples to a food safety lab to test for coliform, somatic cell count and aerobic plate count. We also send milk to AntelBio to check for the 16 most common pathogens that cause issues in herd and human health (e. coli, listeria, salmonella, etc.) We also do components (lactose, fat, protein) 4 times a year through Universal Labs.<\/p>\n
31. Is the farm water routinely tested? No<\/p>\n
32. Are milk and milk products kept well chilled? Yes<\/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? Yes<\/p>\n
35. Meat butchered at a USDA-certified or state-certified abattoir? Yes<\/p>\n
36. Meat butchered on the farm? Yes<\/p>\n
37. Describe or explain any butchering practices: We prefer to have animals killed by our on-farm butcher but sometimes take them to a state-licenses facility if he’s unavailable.<\/p>\n
Farm Products<\/strong><\/p>\n38. Please check off the products you sell and list current prices<\/p>\n
Raw whole milk herdshare: $50 annual lease
\n$12\/gallon or $6\/half gallon per week boarding fees
\n$9\/month delivery fee (Lowell)<\/p>\n
Raw butter:<\/p>\n
Raw cream:<\/p>\n
Raw ice cream:<\/p>\n
Raw sour cream:<\/p>\n
Raw yogurt:<\/p>\n
Raw kefir:<\/p>\n
Raw cottage cheese:<\/p>\n
Whey:<\/p>\n
Cheese (list types):<\/p>\n
Other dairy (list):<\/p>\n
Goat\/kid:<\/p>\n
Mutton\/lamb:<\/p>\n
Other meat:<\/p>\n
Beef\/veal: $6.69\/lb hanging weight for quarters\/halves\/whole<\/p>\n
Pork: $4.25\/lb {hanging weight} for whole hog, $4.25\/lb for half hog<\/p>\n
Chicken:<\/p>\n
Duck:<\/p>\n
Turkey:<\/p>\n
Other poultry:<\/p>\n
Eggs (list type, chicken, duck, etc) :<\/p>\n
Honey:<\/p>\n
Produce (list typical offerings):<\/p>\n
Prepared foods (list typical offerings):<\/p>\n
Other:<\/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? Yes<\/p>\n
40a. Details:<\/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
44. Where can customers find you? (check all that apply):
\n[farm_44]<\/p>\n
44a. Details:
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1. Name of farm: Two Sparrows Farm 2. Farmer’s\/Farm Family name: Dan & Whitney Belprez 3. Street address: 9370 Columbia Hwy 4. City: Eaton Rapids 5. State (2-letter abbreviation): MI 6. Zip: 48827 7. Phone number: 517-214-7447 8. Email: twosparrowsfarm@gmail.com 9. Website: https:\/\/twosparrowsfarm.com\/ Type of Farm\/Farm Practices 10. Are you Certified Organic? No 11. Are…<\/p>\n
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