Our laying hens just received Animal Welfare Approved certification. Animal Welfare Approved (AWA) is a food label for meat and dairy products that come from farm animals raised to the highest animal welfare and environmental standards. AWA audits, certifies and supports independent family farmers raising their animals according to the highest animal welfare standards, outdoors on pasture or range. AWA standards have been developed in collaboration with scientists, veterinarians, researchers, and farmers across the globe to maximize practicable, high-welfare farm management, and have come to be the most highly regarded food label when it comes to animal welfare, pasture-based farming, and sustainability.
Here's a link to the AWA announcement on our farm's certification.
Here's a link to the AWA announcement on our farm's certification.