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Autumn's Harvest /// Romulus, NY

Tim and Sarah Haws have owned and operated Autumn’s Harvest since 2001, and added a calf and cattle beef program in 2003. They are who we wish all farmers were and should strive to be. They took and eroded, bald farm and through enormous devotion to regenerative agriculture, rotational grazing, and multi-species farming have transformed their 200 acres into a lush, beautiful farm that is Animal Welfare Approved and GAP certified.

Tim and Sarah raise Murray Grey cattle - animals proven to thrive on grass and open pasture. The intensive rotational grazing practices at Autumn’s Harvest ensure the cattle have access to grass, exercise, and vast open space. This healthy lifestyle erases the need to hormones and antibiotics. The cows eat grass their whole lives and forage on things like legumes and herbs. Meat from these well loved animals has less total fat, less saturated fat and cholesterol, more vitamin A & E and two very important health-promoting fats called omega-3 fatty acids and conjugated linoleum acid.

Snowdance Farm /// Livingston Manor, NY

Twenty years ago, Susan and Marc Jaffee got the heck out of New York City and headed to Sullivan County where the founded Snowdance Farm, an acre farm in Livingston Manor. Their beautiful pastured, free range heritage birds are raised on the farm but like to roam right up to the Jaffe’s backyard. The chickens are not vegetarian fed because chickens aren’t vegetarians! They roam around as they like eating bugs, grubs, berries, and marigolds. These are quite frankly the best chicken in the region! (The Jaffes also raise pork, beef and lamb on the farm. And Susan makes the best damn ketchup we’ve ever had!)