We are proudly Customer Certified and Customer Inspected.
We will never seek “USDA Organic Certification” for two reasons.
1.) Our farm practices far exceed the USDA certification requirements; and
2.) The USDA “Organic” certification has lost most of its credibility in favor lobbyist money. For examples, currently permitted toxins in “Organic” food include:
1.) Ethylene
2.) Synthetic DHA
3.) Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate
4.) Carrageenan
5.) Hydrogen peroxide
6.) Oils, including petroleum
7.) approximately 30 pesticides
8.) amonia
In the meantime, Lysein and Selenium, naturally occurring compounds necessary for livestock to have healthy immune systems, is not permitted in certified organic supplements or feed. Animals that eat foods without these essential nutrients will get sick and will require pharmaceutical intervention to keep them alive long enough to make it to your local grocery store shelf… Never forget…. you are what you eat…
Learn more about the severe shortfalls in Certified Organics HERE.
There is only one true certification - Customer Certification. While the source of the meat and produce found in your grocery store is hidden behind blacked-out windows and barbed wire industrial farm factories, Ridgemeade is open 24/7, 365 (if you really feel like stopping by at 1:00am on December 24th you can . . . but please don’t). So come on by and inspect our farm for yourself. If you like our foods, come back and buy more, and tell your friends along the way!
We are 100% transparent 100% of the time. Our practices consistently exceed those required by organic certification.
We are dedicated to Regenerative Agriculture which uses 100% natural methods, minimizes off-farm inputs and petroleum use, and maximizes on-farm dynamic sustainability and nature-mimicking methods. We use no chemicals or fertilizers. The result is truly sustainable, unparalleled food quality with exemplary nutrient density and flavor. We don’t need a fancy USDA Organic Label for that. In fact, that label would lower our standard. Visit our farm and see for yourself.
Once you see how your food is raised at Ridgemeade Farm then maybe, just maybe, you’ll never see grocery store “food” in the same way again.
Want to learn more? Check out these links:
What is Regenerative Agriculture?
