by admin | Oct 16, 2018 | Crate Free Illinois, Factory Farming, Local Farming
I am often questioned why veganism is not part of Crate Free Illinois’ strategy. After all, we are an animal welfare organization. What my vegan questioners usually don’t realize is that they’re asking someone who shares their lifestyle. I bring Beyond Burgers into...
by admin | Jul 20, 2018 | Crate Free Illinois, Events, Local Farming
80 degrees. Sunshine. Low humidity. We couldn’t have hoped for a more perfect summer day for our first annual volunteer outing. Friends and Family Day at All Grass Farms in Illinois On Sunday, July 8, about two dozen Crate Free Illinois volunteers, family and...
by admin | Jun 19, 2018 | Crate Free Illinois, Local Farming, News
Efforts to bring more humane treatment of farm animals recently received a huge boost with the announcement that the Humane Society, the nation’s pre-eminent animal welfare organization, has established a State Agriculture Advisory Council in Illinois. Mission of...
by admin | Apr 17, 2018 | Local Farming
Meet Sustainable Farmer Cliff McConville Insurance broker turned sustainable farmer Cliff McConville owns All Grass Farms, a 150 acre farm in Dundee, Illinois. Cliff’s farm animals are humanely pasture-raised and largely grass fed, with no pens or cages. They are free...
by User | Sep 5, 2016 | Local Farming
By Emma Eichelman Recently I interviewed Jim Hart, a farmer that works at his own Hart’s Heritage Farm. It is a 248 acre farm located near Edinburg, Illinois that has been in his family for several generations. They raise hogs, cattle, goats, and poultry. They are...
by admin | Aug 10, 2016 | Factory Farming, Local Farming
Remember the days of the idyllic Midwest farms with the typical family working side by side, and animals from chickens to cows grazing in the sunlight of a green pasture? Well, those farms are now few and far between, as concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFOs)...
