Bloomberg the Company & Its Products The Company & its Products Bloomberg Terminal Demo Request Bloomberg Anywhere Remote Login Bloomberg Anywhere Login Bloomberg Customer Support Customer Support They’ve got raw dairy, grass-fed beef, pastured pork and what I really love is the fresh cream. Toda... Just before Thanksgiving, I got COVID. Meat’s the difficult one. It works out to $8 a pound and tastes bueno. In the SF Bay Area, one of the best is Marin Sun Farms. I also have bison, venison and elk farms within a ten minute drive and a fish shop which sells fresh catch from the lake (Huron). Im in WV as well and I would love to find some places to get good meats and hopefully milk. Applegate farms got its start about 25 years ago, when founder Stephen McDonnell purchased Jugtown Smokehouse, a business specializing in nitrite-free bacon, and expanded it out. I’m glad I did. Plenty of meat, tons of local veggies, and EVERYONE I have encountered is glad to help. Sap Bush is a family farm run by Jim and Adele Hayes, their daughter Shannon Hayes, her husband Bob Hooper and of course the grandchildren, Saoirse and Ula. You don’t eat wheat? In other words, the yellower the milk appears, the healthier it is for you. They deliver to Lawrence and Olathe. of meat with the offal included, and it was around $3.08/lb. We asked a lot of questions before purchasing their meat and they were so enthusiastic to answer our questions. RE smaller animals that you could raise without a lot of land. We ended up using the EatWild website and found a farm about 20 miles from my house and ordered a side of grass-fed beef. We order from them every 2 weeks Here is a (affiliate) link to their website: But the usda will probally shut you down do to NO chemical base meat, watch this link, as you learn the true facts about our meat population. I hit up Skagit River Ranch for wonderful grass-fed beef at the Ballard Farmer’s market in Seattle. The free-range is very yellow and the white part is a very firm gel, while the grocery store is pale and runny. Yay! Plus, ditching the tractor and opting for mule power? It’s the same idea as ‘flushing’ ewes/cows before breeding…fertility increases during times of weight gain. One of our friends works for a sustainable seafood company in San Francisco: The prices are comparable to WF, but all of their sources are the best possible. They’re fed a “vegetarian diet,” but I doubt the birds turn up their waddles at the delicious grubby bugs sharing the range with them. His main representative at the Santa Monica market is a slightly crazy, extremely enthusiastic dude named Mike. Applegate, a producer of antibiotic-free meats and cheeses, initiated the poll as part of Citizens Against Superbugs, a public awareness campaign condemning the … Here are the highlights: No crates. I get most of my meat through a CSA from Chestnut Farms (chestnutfarms.org) – they distribute all over MA. I contacted the bison farm myself via e-mail and the person in charge was very truthful and explained that once the bison leaves their prairie they’re put in a feedlot to be fattened up for 150 days by some middleman before slaughter. For now, yes, but without customers demanding it become more common, it will remain so indefinitely. Chickens as you mentioned is another good choice. Applegate works with a handful of non-certified farms to transition them to our standards. PDX co-ops are not as good as Sacramento but at least we have New Seasons! Phone interview, and in person. I’ve also bought from Polyface Farms, and they deliver locally as well. Or, to avoid the markup, order online. PHCI Curriculum Director, Erin Power is here for another round of Ask a Health Coach. 5. If it is not at the corner market, they are not willing to go to the effort to find a farmer. While young turkeys are kept penned in for their own safety, after six weeks the turkeys live on the range, using shrubs and trees for roosting and shelter. Wallace Farms of Keystone IA, brings pastured beef, poultry, lamb and wild fish and seafood through buying clubs several times per month and has a permanent warehouse location in Naperville. Please look into Will Harris and White Oak Pastures in Bluffton Ga, I think you will be pleasantly surprised. Numerous studies have been done on this and in a blind taste test no one has yet been able to discern any difference between free range eggs or factory farm eggs. Endorsed by 70 humane organizations. If you are in South Carolina, Caw Caw Creek sells THE BEST pork I have ever put in my mouth. looked into Diestel’s practices (PDF), they left very impressed. Interview. I buy about 90% of my meat from them when available at my farmer’s market. 3.5: Work/Life Balance: 3.0: Compensation/Benefits: 3.2: Job Security/Advancement: 3.7: Management: 3.8: Culture: Applegate Farms Reviews by Job Title . . Even in a growing pasture, a heifer/steer is still going to encounter legumes-clover, etc. I can safely buy pork, bison, beef, rabbit, goat, eggs, and I’ve even occasionally been able to buy a corn- and soy-free chicken. 2. But we are working our way to have everything born or hatched, lovingly raised and humanely slaughtered right on farm. They source all their animals from outside farms. Aubrey’s Meats! I’m glad someone else put in a plug here for SNFC (Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op). We are made to eat other animals just as most of them also eat meat. They found there was a definite correlation between the amount of yellow color seen in the milk and the amount of beta-carotene found in the milk. 3. I live in Phoenix, AZ and we get our meat from a local ranch in Wickenburg called Date Creek Ranch. I have actually visited the farm with my husband and children and we were all quite impressed with the operation. I absolutely love it. We also like the raw milk & cream from Sea Breeze Farm. Primal/ Paleo/ Ancestral should enter the fray when it comes to protecting traditional farming methods such as those in the Balkans. https://www.datecreekranch.com/ They are very friendly and allow tours of their ranch. !” comments. If you'd like to add an avatar to all of your comments click here! We also call burger “cow” and ham “pig” because I don’t want them to forget it isn’t a pretzel- something had to die to give us that protein. Even the grass stems that do NOT head out increase in energy content, though it’s carbohydrate, not fat-low (near freezing) temps that are not killing frosts induce production of sugars that act as ‘antifreeze’ to protect the plants, and most pastures are seeded to plants that do this to the extreme, to increase the number of grazing days available. I feel sorry for you if you can’t tell the difference in taste between a fresh farm eggs and factory supermarket eggs. That is why we are pleased to see that Applegate has also added transparency and clarity to its entire animal welfare policy, grounding it in the widely respected Five Freedoms, committing to report on the progress of its goals, and releasing a series of videos that show what some of its suppliers' farms look like. The vast majority of people don’t want to be inconvenienced to find grass-finished meats in their area. I buy local honey from a farm in Dickinson, TX and I recently began purchasing from Law Ranch Cattle Company (www.lawranch.com). Grass-fed ground beef is far easier to keep in supply, but my company’s entire brand is built around the hot dog… and it’s what the overwhelming majority of my customers are after! I moved away 3 years ago to PDX and the head cashier still remembers me when I stop in. Applegate gets their beef from Uruguay and sometimes Australia. https://www.glencoltonfarms.com/. The Company offers bacon, deli meat, breaded chicken, and burgers. And if it’s not, I’m not gonna spend the extra money! Applegate Farms, it turns out, doesn’t raise any animals themselves. They distribute the whole turkeys themselves, make deli products from the meat, and distribute that, too. I live in Brooklyn, NY and after I found out the butcher I was buying “grass fed” beef from was basically lying (when pressed he finally admitted that it only eats grass as a baby, then off to the factory feedlot – so does eating a BLADE of grass make you grass fed??). A long way from California, for sure; but in the deep South,we are fortunate to get our beef from Hodge Ranch. It’s very affordable, especially if you buy in quantity. We will soon be in our own place and I have sourced a CSA for this spring/summer/fall, and also put a deposit on two halves of beef for summer and fall (from a local ranch where I can see the animals as they grow). Endorsed By. If they had raw milk (haven’t heard if the bill passed in the legislature making it legal to sell raw milk in MN) it would be perfect. It’s Rocky Canyon Farms, located in Atascadero, CA, so old-school that they don’t even have a web presence yet (if ever). They process them all using their own facilities. Actually I think you missed the main reason why people do not buy grassfed meats… It is not in the grocery store. After spending three decades researching and educating folks on why food is the key component to achieving and maintaining optimal wellness, Mark launched Primal Kitchen, a real-food company that creates Primal/paleo, keto, and Whole30-friendly kitchen staples. Just one of the few out in the western boonies (I grew up in the Dawson-Boyd area – definitely BFE). We ran out of our own hunted meat in the deep freeze during this time, and not knowing for sure where we would end up, yes, meat has come from I’m not sure where (though I try to source as responsibly as I can – Whole Foods, etc.). It isn’t Primal I realize and a last resort of sorts. Enjoy! Eighteen years ago, there was a small, barely tolerated counter selling fish and fowl. A lot of what gets in the way of people doing the grass-finished/pastured thing, well, it’s kind of multifactorial: 1. Fantastic experience & quality beef. CSA and farmers markets only, they have decided not to spread to local grocery store distribution so that they can stay true to their ideals. They’ve supplied me with tongue, heart, liver, and suet (in addition to more traditional cuts). The prices are higher than the crap in the regular markets. I’m in Canada (Ontario) and have no problem buying meat from farmers. We baked the 1-pound slabs at 250 until they firmed up enough to slice, then fully cooked each slice just before using. The beef is really superior quality and not horrendously expensive, if you don’t buy fancy cuts. Best bacon I’ve ever tasted. But, does anyone raise their own meat for their personal consumption? The company has about 100 employees. My husband and I recently purchased a 1/4 side of beef from Rhodemont Farms; we live in Rhode Island and they have a farm here as well as in Vermont which is where they raise their beef. A wonderful, bloody mess of local, grass-fed beef, lamb and BUFFALO. The lamb guy, Nathan, beats the supermarkets prices and sells fresh eggs any size that you like. Thanks for the resources for the options on hot dogs and deli meats though… nice to have those too sometimes! I grew up on a farm and we raised our animals from birth to slaughter (done by us) – with plenty of nose scratching and feather fluffing in between. I live up in Bellingham, WA and this is a great place to get lots of local treats! Check out my blog at girlsinthegym.com. They are also Welfare Approved, meaning humanely slaughtered. Check them out: https://coolspringsranch.ca!! Last year, they held a meet and greet at their farm. I get my beef from my neighbor. APPLEGATE FARM & PRODUCE LLC is a business legal entity registered in compliance with the national legislation of the State of Connecticut under the legal form of Domestic Limited Liability Company. Maybe the farming practices responsible for your burger don’t matter on some cosmic scale, especially next to wars, poverty, unemployment, or even your mortgage, but on a personal level they certainly do. I agree hunting is by far the best source of lean meats but game is not so plentiful at times. Message and data rates may apply. Not to mention the upswing in industrial prepackaged meals. It’s called Wilson’s Farms Meat Company (no website but they have facebook) located off 28 in Catlett VA. Extemely great products, family owned. I’m pretty lucky here. A customer just called and was referred to us through this site and your generous comment! By far the most delicious meat I’ve ever eaten, and they know every single animal on their small farm. I’ve been looking around for good grass fed beef but haven’t found anywhere with prices that good. Ask a question about working or interviewing at Applegate Farms. By that, we mean making good meat—the kind that’s raised humanely without antibiotics and added hormones—accessible to as many people as possible. Learn about Applegate Farms, LLC and their latest natural product offerings, as well as how to connect with them at Natural Products Expos. My idea of the ideal meat producer, however romantic, outdated, or unrealistic it might be, is one that handles every single aspect of the business in house: from raising the animals to feeding them feed grown on site, to tending their pastures, to slaughtering them (or, as the law requires, having them slaughtered at a USDA-inspected “harvesting site”), all the way to curing, slicing, and distributing the meat and related products. I used to work at the store as well (in its and my vegetarian days) and have stayed involved as a board member and owner-worker since then. We’re proud of the fact that we work with many farmers that use sustainable and humane farming practices. And I know that because restaurant eating has hit an all-time high in the U.S., including fast-food restaurants. We may have to endure some cold winters in Upstate but here in the Ithaca/Trumansburg area we are truly blessed with not only loads of wild animals that will occasionally make them self available to a sure shot but a great many amazing meat and vegetable producers. I live in Atlanta, GA and we get delicious high quality grass fed meat and pasture eggs from Carlton Farms. Now, Grok heaven! I let them out to wander about for bugs and grass, and I wash and refill their water jugs and add a spoonful of apple cider vinegar. The beef we’re after is “grass finished”… instead of being quickly fattened with corn on a feedlot, they grow to full size on pasture or sileage, which takes a lot longer. Awesome lamb, beef, chickens, and eggs. Never ate the skin though…. Just have to pay $15 shipping. Umm, my best friend lives in WV (not exactly farm county) and she gets grass-fed beef for $2.50lb. Not bad for the quality. They don’t have a web page but they do have facebook. I live in NE Kansas. 509 likes. There’s little restrictions on them selling if it’s butchered in a certified place. Despite the fact that my cart contained about 15 lbs of meat, no one sneered at me. Farm butchered meat is another thing though and of course raw milk. Shortly after writing the cold cuts post, in which I gave Applegate Farms some praise for being “one of the good ones,” I received an email from a perceptive reader who had a slightly different appraisal of the situation. Even the most strict ancestral eating devotees can agree, settling in... Short answer: Yes. For readers in the upper-midwest, I recommend Grass Run Farm. Deceptions in the Food Industry: Applegate Organic & “Natural Meats” Post author By ; Post date August 16, 2012; 76 Comments on Deceptions in the Food Industry: Applegate Organic & “Natural Meats” I love bacon. We live in Austin, TX and buy all of our meat from Richardson Farms (https://www.richardsonfarms.com/). Here is a link to their page: https://www.rmfpasturepuremeats.com/. Especially after a dry salt/herb brine! They also sell pork products that are partially grain fed. US Wellness Meats rocks when it comes to chicken, beef, and pork. Applegate Farm Natural Savory Turkey Breakfast Sausage, 7 Ounce - 12 per case. If only they had enough integrity to stand behind their products. In Ottawa, ON I have purchased my meat from Aubrey’s but there is another great local farm that I want to mention for anyone in the area: Dagenais Farm in Embrun. In case you’re skeptical a massive operation can maintain quality while keeping everything in house, consider that when a Sacramento food co-op (think patchouli, a preponderance of vegetarians, smugness, and awesome bulk grain bins!). I’m a college student, and even I can afford that. Friendly people, great meat and decent prices. I feed them, so I know exactly what they eat. I’ve been buying from them for about a year now and they’re great! I do not have any business relations with any of the previous mentioned people/places, just a customer that loves as fresh as possible products and supporting local businesses. “With this new policy, Applegate is addressing the welfare of broiler chickens and offering more of the kind of information that the public needs to make welfare-conscious choices,” says Nancy Roulston, Director of Corporate Engagement for Farm Animal Welfare at the ASPCA. It heads out, creating-guess what! I’ve seen people point this out before about pasture grazing, that the grass goes to seed anyway, but it’s a whole world of difference between feeding cattle that and feeding them corn. Caw Caw Creek is located in St. Matthews. Yes, they eat bugs, from what the author says. Gasper Family Farm are also some good folks who are using diversified practices (think along the lines of Salatin) on a small family farm. I guess it just depends on where you live. Gums are a little sore though. I’ve just started getting beef from the SMS Ranch. Heh, I buy and eat grass-fed beef. You don’t use the “better” parts of an animal for hotdogs, you use the parts that you cannot sell otherwise. I live in Naples FL.. havent found anything close so I have been ordering from Slankers Grassfed Meat… google them and check them out.. Great product, nice people! The French researchers also found that if hay was fed for less than two weeks, beta-carotene and vitamin E had enough persistence in the milk to largely offset this short period of hay feeding. Egg regs are a pain as well. Awesome site. He was tending to his cows out in the field one day and accidentally ran over one of his cow’s legs. Never again. Or the novel coronavirus, or SARS-CoV2. They grass feed the beef and lamb from start to finish, the pigs and chickens are pastured & fed grain they grow themselves. I live this stuff and I see other people living it as well. From their cold cuts line I tasted the Natural Roasted Chicken Breast and Natural Pepperoni. GREAT post Mark. For those of you on the eastern side of the state, contact me or the Bozeman co-op, which is the closest quality provider. I give them yogurt or cottage cheese from time to time for a treat. 2. We buy their turkey products but I was always a little wary knowing how big of an operation they have. I can’t wait to get my first share! I would be curious to see a taste test done with that green dye trick and with a batch of eggs from soy-free chickens. Thank you for a great post, however, I must take exception to your description of the Sacramento Natural Food Co-op. Veggies are easy. Ever. “Friendly” means the restaurant may serve meat but has a dedicated vegetable menu. Applegate Farms will still operate as a stand alone company at its headquarters in Bridgewater, N.J. Great place, great people. actually makes it more appealing to me as far as a big national brand goes. You have to ask around, make connections, when you finally find the farmer, you have to trust them, and they have to trust you. One quick suggestion I have for a brand sold nationally is Applegate meats. I like eating a meal like tonight’s, totally from the property. There are probably many reasons to eat free range eggs but taste is most definitely not one of them. Company is located in the register under the national Company number 1151029. Visit ASPCA.org/shopwithyourheart for help finding higher welfare products and tips on how we can all use our purchasing power to build a better world for farm animals. Today small and medium scale farms have given way to "big" factory farms … I called them once to makes sure it was 100% grass-fed and they told me it was. Perhaps. “Over the last 28 years Applegate has brought transparency and clean ingredients to American favorites and classics like hot dogs, bacon and deli meat,” Stephen McDonnell, Applegate founder and long-time CEO said in a statement. Swift Level Beef in Lewisburg, WV gets it right. I always chat with Emile at the All-Local Farmer’s Market in Columbia (which he founded). We continually audit to make sure each farm is adhering to our very strict guidelines. I live near Denver, and I source most of my meat at Rocky Plains in Loveland and Dacono http://www.rockyplains.com. The clubs meet once a month at each location, Wauconda, IL and downtown Chicago. Found a great farm for raw milk and bison as well. Possible. 3. Beta-Carotene in the milk had fallen to less than half the previous level after two weeks of hay feeding. 818363-0093 info@xicoprestamoseguro.com: Lunes - Viernes 8:30 - 19:00 Sábados 09:00 - 16:00 Domingos 09:00 - 14:00: is applegate farms really humane. Silage and grass hay are still considered grass. Eggs come from two different farm girls whom I work with! I’ll chime in to agree the Sacramento Co-op is great! Chickens are small & can provide both meat & eggs. What Bison ranch did you find? It’s a sight that must be beheld before you die. While your posts are almost always excellent whenever I see ones like this I just think “must be nice to live in California”. There is also a natural/organic store located in Gainesville VA that has excellent milk products (among thousands of other items) that is as close to raw/pure milk as you can purchase (due to laws in VA), and is served in glass containers (deposit required but refunded when you return the glass), the butter is awesome, eggs as well, etc. The couple ahead of me looked like your stereotypical Deadheads, buying lots of meat substitutes. Unlike anything I’ve ever had and am considering a goat or cow share so I can get some more of that stuff. It is extremely good quality and flavor, natural grass fed, free range (believe me he has the farm land to do it), non-hormonal, etc. Applegate Farms LLC, a natural and organic meat company based in Bridgewater, New Jersey, has a new brand, “The New Food Collective,” that uses pasture-raised meats and small-batch production methods.The launch will feature a line of fresh sausages that is the first pork to be certified by the American Grassfed Association (AGA).. In the winter they say they sometimes need to buy outside feed which they cannot vouch for as far a QC goes. I live just a few miles South of Atascadero (in San Luis Obispo), and I had no idea these guys existed, despite my best efforts to find an operation like theirs. I live in Philadelphia. A free inside look at company reviews and salaries posted anonymously by employees. U.S. Wellness Meats is one. I live in Iowa and have tried to find a good local farm that raises grass fed and finished beef. Here is another example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM9X-_-dQ98 A documentary about the Carpathians which includes the wilderness aspect and also the pasture raised sheep and sheep’s milk that is under threat of EU regulation. https://flyingmulefarm.com/, USDA certified grass fed Cows, sheep and goats. For anyone in the Denver/Boulder, Colorado area I’d recommend RockyPlains up in Dacono. 11 Alternatives to Pasta for Noodle Lovers. There is a Farm Fresh stand there…this week they had these huge beautiful blue eggs that were the size of a little football…I did not buy them but the color was georgous. In fact, the Diestels coined their own term – “range grown” – to differentiate their methods from “free range,” a term that frankly doesn’t mean a whole lot at this point. They are not items they are not products they are alive and have feelings. My fingers are still greasy from eating one of their marrow bones for dinner…. https://www.stockmangrassfarmer.net/cgi-bin/page.cgi?id=747. Lucky Pig Farms, Tenino WA. I was looking into their CSA because it delivers close to my place. When I asked them if it’s true (since Fred Meyer is a huge food chain store) they weren’t able to give me an answer. Odd, I was comforted by the fact that Applegate buys their meat from small farmers (for some reason I always knew this about them). If you don’t yet have your own go-to farmer, visit EatWild to search and find one today. This is due solely to drought. Applegate Farms sent me a bunch of yummy food to try out and believe me I enjoyed it! The meat is absolutely delicious. Ultimately, money wins out. Show those animals some love and kindness and then Bon appetit’. I ended up getting about 122 lbs. You go to the farm, can get up close to the pigs, then walk to the freezer and buy some bacon! With guidance from the ASPCA, Applegate becomes the first retail brand pledging to: The ASPCA was proud to work with Applegate to holistically address the complex and multifaceted issues affecting broiler chickens’ welfare. Based on 7 reviews. I don’t understand this global distribution system where people buy things from California and Florida and Chile that they can just as easily grow in their own backyards. Grass-fed/finished beef, pork and limited chicken/eggs and organ meats http://www.homesteadnatural.com, Grass-fed/finished (certified organic) truly wild beef and organ meats http://www.alderspring.com, We live in southern North Carolina. For example, I learned that for truly humane treatment you should look for "free pasture" on the label. As one Paleohacks user noted, his package of Applegate Farms roast beef via Trader Joe’s was discreetly labeled “Vegetarian Grain-Fed,” contrary to their website’s strong implication that all Applegate Farms beef is grass-fed. The Farm is called Shellbark Hollow in West Chester PA http://www.shellbarkhollow.com Yes! The owner, Greg, is a husky, friendly farmer who feeds his cattle grass and leftover veggies and lets his pigs roam. I appreciate your support and enthusiasm! Many people are now raising them in cities. Get rid of the triple posts pleeease! I can also attest to the great taste of Diestel turkeys, which I obtain every Thanksgiving at Whole Foods. They really are leading the way in grass-fed beef and pastured lamb, pork, and chicken, as well as loads of veggies. Not sure why raising your own animal would not be perfect for the primal diet. Your eggs? I am lucky enough to live a few miles down the road from Sap Bush Hollow Farm, one of the best and most conscientious farms I’ve ever known. I get grass fed liver and heart from them. Unrealistic, on a wide scale? https://www.farmfreshtoyou.com/index.php. ” I’m lucky because my illegal dairy farmer just married an organic pork farmer,..” LMAO. Silage is even more nutritious than regular grass; Think cabbage vs sauerkraut. I used to eat it during my very brief raw vegan stint. 1. Their prices are very reasonable ($2.79/lb. That said, let’s look at some producers who keep things in house. They’re awesome. I’ve purchased whole turkeys (delicious), cases of frozen turkey hearts (Buddha’s favorite snack), and used their deli meat (wrapped around a slab of aged cheddar and some young goat cheese is the way to do it). There’s a Farmer’s Market I’ve begun going to regularly every Saturday and another one I’ve been meaning to check out across town. Usually it’s one of those issues a lot more than it is the money. We tell anyone we can about their outstanding Berkshire pork. We get our beef from Date Creek Ranch in Wickenburg. PLUS, they offer custom cuts. Natural Products Expo Connect is part of the Informa Markets Division of Informa PLC. My place is small and my farmers do all they can to keep me in supply, yet grass-fed beef accounts for no more than 20% of my total sales. If you have an “Edible Publication” for your region – I live in Upstate NY and have Edible Finger Lakes, they are a brilliant resource for finding what’s being grown (in the dirt and on the hoof) locally. If people really cared about money they wouldn’t be throwing it away on that stuff. All the pigs are raised free range and get to feed themselves and procreate when they like. Their whole family is involved in the farm, and they are very active in the community as well. For us, it is part of the integrity of our operation, and we know that we are offering our customers the very best that we can. You can’t get a 2 bedroom apartment around here for less than $1200 a month. One’s a massive operation with national distribution that manages to retain its autonomy. CA-based, they’re a bunch of chefs, foodies, and farmers who obtain only pasture-raised beef, heirloom pork, and pasture-raised chicken and turkey from small family farms and turn it all into delicious hot dogs, sausages, and deli meat. And that was just a sirloin. I actually have a free-range chicken, but have to supplement with grocery store eggs. That means it’s on you and it’s on me to make it realistic. They process them all using their own facilities. You place your order online and go to their warehouse to pick it up. Commitments like this will go a long way to undo the problems caused by selective breeding for unhealthy growth rates in the chicken industry. Hearts don’t sell in the general population except for the occasional weirdo who puts their pets on a raw diet. Go to Wallacefarms.com for more information. If they raise their meats as clumsily as they package it, then it can’t be very good. 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