Farmers

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On the Road Again: ButcherBox Sponsoring Farm Aid 2021

ButcherBox is excited to announce—that for the second year—we are sponsoring Farm Aid. Since our inception, ButcherBox has prioritized the well-being of farmers and supporting family farming. We continue to stand with farmers of all walks of life and farming communities, and we are dedicated to increasing racial equity in the […]

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Home is Where the Farm Is for John Tamblyn and Family

John Tamblyn runs a family farm just south of Chicago, Illinois—but that hasn’t always been the case. Nearly ten years ago, a typical workday involved helping others find their dream home. Today, mother nature is his manager as John—a Niman Ranch farmer—and his family spend time caring for hogs and […]

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Maine Lobster as a Way of Life

How do you start a career in lobstering? Growing up in the coastal Maine town of Cape Elizabeth, just south of Portland, lobstering was not how most kids spent their time. But by ages seven and eight, John and Brendan Ready would rise early, meet their uncle’s pickup waiting on […]

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Turkey Farming, A Family Affair

We’re proud to partner with a farm that exemplifies family farming in America and what it means to believe in better. Jaindl Turkey Farms can trace its origins back to the early 1930s when John L. Jaindl— grandfather of the current owner and President, David Jaindl—purchased five turkeys from a […]

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A Conversation with Matt Luck, A Longtime Alaskan Salmon Fisherman

Matt Luck is the founder of Pride of Bristol Bay and Alaska Wild Caught Seafood, ventures that source wild-caught salmon from small, family-run fishing operations in Bristol Bay, Alaska. As a fisherman and purveyor, Matt supplies the sustainably-harvested wild Alaskan salmon now available through ButcherBox through his company Alaska Wild Caught Seafood. For more […]

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The Dirt on Regenerative Farming

Regenerative agriculture is a practice that is increasingly gaining notice from the general public. However, within the farmer community — and beyond, more recently — there is some growing conflict on what regenerative actually means. Are all organic farms automatically “regenerative” without further action? Can farm animals be raised in […]

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Meet John Gilbert, A Family Farmer Pasture-Raising Pigs in Iowa

John Gilbert believes that farming has a continued, prominent role to play in American daily life—in terms of the economic well-being and health, for both the land and its people. We were introduced to John through Niman Ranch, one of the nation’s largest collectives of traditional, humane, and sustainable family […]