About the Whole Farm Coop

Whole Farm Co-operative represents 30 member families in Central Minnesota. We are committed to creating farms that nourish our families spiritually and economically, sustain the environment, and with providing eaters not only with safe wholesome food but with a clear sense of who and where their food came from.

Our beef products are extra lean because they have been raised largely on grass. Their feed has been free of chemicals and antibiotics.

Our pork products are extra lean also because they were not fed corn but small grains. These pigs were not raised on factory farms but were given plenty of sunshine, exercise and fresh air.

You can't buy chickens like ours anywhere (when we have them). They are free range birds and their feed was free of antibiotics. They may need a little extra cooking because they actually got to walk around during their lives as compared to factory birds which don't get to go outside or leave their pens.

Our cheese is environmentally correct because it comes from grass fed cows. Grazing cows rather than feeding them corn restores water quality and wildlife habitat and is safer for farmers because fewer machines are involved. We are deeply committed to creating urban and rural links as well as linking with farmers from around the world who are involved in the struggle to create a sustainable agriculture for all of us.