At CrossRoads Farm, we are dedicated to bringing you the highest quality pasture-raised chickens, brown eggs, turkey, beef, lamb and pork that you can find. We are a small family-owned and operated farm nestled in the rolling hills of Belmont County, Ohio near the small town of Centerville. As we have entered a new century and a new millenium, we are standing at a crossroads in agriculture. Over t
he past 30 years especially, we have seen a trend towards larger and larger farms, more confinement of animals, a higher usage of antibiotics and growth hormones, and an increased dependence on all-grain or grain based diets. Poultry and other livestock are in high-stress confinement facilities and are unable to breathe fresh air, bath in sunshine or eat fresh green grass that God designed for them to enjoy. At the same time we have also seen an increase in antibiotic resistant bacterial in humans, E. coli and salmonella scares in processed meat, and increased rates of heart disease, cancer, type II diabetes, etc. Many people have read and understood the health risks associated with eating the food being raised in these stressful and unhealthy conditions and are searching for a healthy alternative. Thankfully, there is a new paradigm in agriculture today that is empowering consumers, giving them the choice to buy animal products that are raised in a way that is healthier for them, for the animals and for the environment. And they buy from a farmer they know personally, someone that is local, not a faceless company some based some hundreds or thousands of miles away. CrossRoads Farm strives to produce the best tasting, healthiest, safest and highest quality meat and eggs that are raised the way God intended them to be raised – with plenty of fresh air, green grass, and sunshine but without the antibiotics or growth hormones. This results in chicken, eggs, and meat bursting with flavor – like the kind grandma used to fix that was born and raised on their farm. Plus, our pasture-raised meat and eggs have these added nuturitional benefits:
• Higher omega-3 fatty acids
• Lower fat
• Lower saturated fat
• Higher CLA (lamb and turkey)
• Lower calories
• Higher beta carotene
• Lower risk of E. coli
When God created the earth, he designed cattle, chicken, turkey, pigs, and lamb to get part or all of their diet from fresh green grass, and also soak in sunshine and breath clean air. By choosing to eat animals from a system closest to God’s designed model, the healthier the animals will be and the healthier we will be.
