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Stonyfield’s Mission: Remove Toxins & Let Kids #PLAYFREE

Lauren Rabadi · September 11, 2018 ·

Their biggest MISSION yet.

Filed Under: Brands We Love, For a Good Cause Tagged With: farming, organic farming, pesticides, stonyfield, stonyfield organic

See Where Stonyfield Sources Their Ingredients

Jenn Sinrich · April 27, 2017 ·

North America is loaded with Stonyfield’s organic farmers.

Filed Under: Brands We Love, Producer Stories Tagged With: farming, healthy food, healthy planet, ingredients, organic, organic food, stonyfield, stonyfield organic

It’s a Farmer’s Life for Them!

Tenley Allen · August 20, 2012 ·

“Farmers eat a lot of their own food,” declared Tom Wickham of Wickham’s Farm in Cutchogue, New York. “We grow what we like to eat, so you know it’s going to be good.” This sentiment is shared by all of the local Long Island farmers with which FreshDirect partners. The products are grown to spec […]

Filed Under: Producer Stories Tagged With: Behind the Scenes, farming, local food, Tenley Allen

Heritage Chickens: From Our Family to Yours

Andrea Chan-Diliberto · August 31, 2011 ·

Would you leave your office job for a life working on a farm? Two years ago, that’s exactly what Marlin Weaver did and it changed his life. Though his wife grew up on a farm, Marlin was new to farming. He was, however, very passionate about food – especially sustainability and how food is raised. […]

Filed Under: Producer Stories, Uncategorized Tagged With: Behind the Scenes, chickens, family meals, farming, kids

Visiting the Pastured Hens of Lancaster, PA

Leitha Matz · August 23, 2011 ·

Which came first? For most of us city folks, it’s the eggs. Every week, I get a FreshDirect delivery of a dozen perfect ovals nestled in a cozy cardboard box. At breakfast time, while I wait for the pan to heat up, I sometimes read the package for my Nature’s Yoke Pastured Eggs, which describes […]

Filed Under: Producer Stories Tagged With: Behind the Scenes, cage-free, chickens, eggs, farming, local food, pasture-raised, Pennsylvania

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