Our Practices

The land we care for is either certified organic or being transitioned. We never use pesticides, herbicides, or any other chemicals in our production. Additionally, we never give any of our livestock hormones, steroids, or antibiotics. We will treat a sick animal if it is necessary to save its life, but that animal will not be processed for sale to our customers. All our animals are fed certified organic grain either grown by us or purchased locally, but we do not certify our livestock as organic. They are “customer certified!”

We look at our farm as being operated much like a farm would have been prior to the invention of chemical agriculture. However, we have the great benefit of modern technology such as an electric fence, hydraulics, and the internet to communicate with our customers.

 Modern industrial agriculture is reliant on chemical inputs, patented seed technology, cheap labor, centralized processing plants, government subsidies, and global markets. As we have seen recently these systems are extremely fragile.

Small scale diversified farms are more resilient. At Hidden Hollow, we strive to be self-sufficient by growing our own feed, raising our own animals, producing our own fertility, and marketing our products locally. We are also committed to making our purchases locally whenever possible.