Organic Food Sources

Organic Food

Oregon

CMS Sheep Company offers lamb at two times of year. The fall lambs are fed a small amount of grain in addition to grass. The spring lambs are finished on clover and grass only. Pastured pork is available in the fall. A limited supply of beef is available from Jersey cows or dairy cross calves that are butchered in June after grazing on the spring grass. The beef is available in halves or whole.
CMS Sheep Company,
Scott and Margaret Sublette,
1099 Elkhead Rd., Yoncalla OR 97499.
(541) 849-2871.
sublette@wanweb.net

Creative Growers offers pastured poultry from June through October. The chickens are raised in mobile, bottomless pens, and graze both pasture and selected cover crops on 3 acres of vegetables and cut flowers. The broilers are available at the farm or through neighboring CSA programs.
Creative Growers,
Aaron and Kelly Silverman,
88741 Torrence Rd., Noti OR 97461.
(541) 935-7952.
cgrowers@pond.net

The Graf Century Farm has been in the family for over 100 years. Several years ago, Nita and Loren Wilton began making the transition to pasture-intensive farming. Today they raise pasture-finished beef as well as pastured chickens, and turkeys on certified organic pasture. Soon, they will be offering eggs from pastured hens as well.

The Wiltons' goal is to practice an agriculture that "heals and regenerates, and that thrives on diversity, resource regeneration, and lower petroleum use." As an example of their holistic approach, they use "composting pigs." After the cattle have been returned to pasture in the springtime, pigs are brought into the winter shed to root around in the cattle's winter bedding. Within weeks, the rooting pigs have aerated the bedding and turned it into sweet-smelling compost. The finished compost is spread back on the pasture, returning the nutrients to the soil. Pasture-finished beef is available in whole, half, or split-halves (quarter) on a seasonal basis. Turkeys are available in the fall, and batches of chickens are processed at intervals throughout the year. Order early.
The Graf Century Farm,
Nita and Loren Wilton,
44222 S.E. Louden Rd., Corbett OR 97019.
(503) 695-5452.

Kneedeep Grass & Cattle Company produces grass-finished beef and pastured chicken and turkeys. The beef is available in halves or whole, or in individual cuts with a 100-pound minimum order. Ground beef is available in orders of 25 pounds or more. The freezer beef is available September through November. Ground beef is available July through November. Broiler chickens are sold from July through September, with turkeys available in October. Meat is also available at Naturally Yours Health Food Stores in Hermiston and John Day, Health Haven Foods in Pendleton, and Randy Smith's in Bremerton, Washington. The frozen meat can be shipped Second-Day Air anywhere in the United States.
Kneedeep Grass & Cattle Co.,
Ken and Connie Pond,
302 SW 23rd St., Hermiston OR 97838.
(541) 567-4470.
pondk@oregontrail.net

Mandala Farms Beef is a two-farm cooperative with a goal of delivering "a product as pristine as wild meat, but with the added flavor and texture benefits that have been bred into British cattle since the early days of the Industrial Revolution." The Red Angus and Herefords raised on the ranch have "100 percent pure British bloodlines." They are harvested at 20 months of age or less. The grassfed beef is dry-aged and then cut and wrapped according to customer instructions.
Mandala Farms,
45404 Notch Rd., Fossil OR 97830.

River Run Farm offers organic, pasture-finished beef from Black Angus cattle. The meat is dry-aged for a minimum of two weeks. The meat is available at the farm in individual cuts. People who are interested in larger quantities should call and inquire. The meat is also sold at the Portland Farmer's Market and can be delivered to Portland area residences on an occasional basis. River Run beef is featured at Higgins' Restaurant, a fine restaurant in Portland. River Run Farm,
James and Ellen Girt,
19224 Swedetown Rd., Clatskanie OR 97016.
(503) 728-4561.
egirt@aone.com