We have had a few comments recently about some of the pictures we post on our Facebook/Instagram pages of the animals. It can be hard for animal lovers to view the pictures of our animals, knowing that we raise them for meat and not pets. Being an animal lover myself, I completely understand this and would like to explain why we continue to post the cute pictures of our animals.
Our desire to start this farm came from becoming aware of how our food was being delivered to us. We realized that the convenient options available to us for our meat came at a very high price. That price was not only unhealthy food that we were feeding our family, but often the animals themselves living in poor conditions and being raised unethically. We decided to stop being a part of the problem and offer a solution, for ourselves and others.
Skyline Pastures was born, and we began raising animals for meat. Our solution to the problems we saw with commercial meat production was to offer a different kind of product, a healthier product. Our plan to achieve this goal had two parts. The first part of our solution meant we had to feed our animals better quality food, a healthier food, as well as giving them the option of foraging for food that they would naturally eat in the wild. The second part was to raise our animals ethically and give them a good happy life here on the farm.
We take both parts very seriously. Each animal on our farm is free range to the best of our extent. They all have the option and space to forage for food. The cow has his own pasture and loves to graze and fill his belly on grass. The chickens are raised on pasture as well, with the ability to forage for fresh worms, insects, and green plants. The pigs are raised with a large area to roam in the woods, foraging for plant matter, worms, and insects. We make sure that in addition to foraging, our animals are given good quality, non-GMO feed. We raise our animals ethically and ensure that they are living a healthy, safe, peaceful life, in a more natural environment. We try to give our animals more than ample space to live. No one is ever crowded. We try to raise them in an area that is natural to them. We want our animals to live a happy life. Sometimes that means that the cow gets a beach ball to play with, or that we take treats out to the egg laying chickens just because. Sometimes that means doing whatever is possible for a sick animal to nurse it back to health. We spend time with our animals, getting to know them and they us. They get cuddles and pets. We love our animals. This love and care of our animals is our promise to our customers. A happy animal is a healthier animal, and we strive to achieve that with each animal raised on our farm.
Therefore, posting pictures on social media is important to us and our customers. We want to not only deliver a healthy product, but to show you how we are doing so. We want you to see how these animals are being raised. We want you to see that our animals are living a happy healthy life. We want to show that they are loved and cared for to the best of our ability. When something goes wrong, or we have a sick animal, we want you to see our dedication to the issue or animal and how we react to it. We want you to see the compassion and care that we provide for our animals every day. So, while it can be hard for animal lovers to see the cute pictures of our animals, knowing that we do raise them for meat, it is necessary for us to show that we are delivering on our promises.
We hope that even though it may be hard to see, for some, that you will stay and enjoy our journey along with us!