Are Circle M Homestead Meats Organic?
No. We have chosen not to participate in the national organic certification program for several reasons. The first is that we are a very small operation and feel that we’d rather not add the certification cost and paperwork to our workload at this time. The second is that we have chosen to feed our animals grains grown from our conventional-farming neighbors rather than ship in organic grains from far away. Frankly, we do feel uneasy about using GMO crops to feed our animals, and most of our neighbors are growing GMO grains. So we are building relationships with nearby farmers who can provide us with healthier food options for our animals. We have seasonal access to organic hay, as well as chicken and goat feed. On our limited acreage and with our limited ownership of machinery, growing our own grains is not feasible, so we work very hard to provide our animals with pasture for the majority of their food, so their consumption of GMO grains is minimal and their quality of life is high.
