There are no chemicals added to any of our fish or seafood . Our farm is located in the Hudson River Valley, hundreds of miles from any other herds. Therefore, it is unnecessary for us to vaccinate for diseases associated with dense populations. Our farm is open for inspection at any time. Van Wie Natural Foods adheres to humane animal practices with all of our livestock.
Animals have the run of our spacious outdoor surroundings and our barns and other indoor enclosures.
Poultry are housed inside at night for their own protection. All piglets have their ears notched for identification shortly after they are born. Records are kept for each piglet through all stages of growth and are identified by their ear notches at the slaughterhouse where our pigs are kept segregated under federal inspection. Pigs that will be further processed are boxed and sealed with a federal label for transport to our processor where they once again will be segregated and minimally processed under federal inspection. If you have any other questions about our products or business, please feel free to contact Richard Van Wie using the form on the Questions Page of this site.