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…
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…
Walking through her chicken houses for the third time in a day, organic chicken farmer Bobbi Jo Webber can’t help but smile: She is in her happy place. A Family Affair Bobbi Jo has been farming for more than 20 years. With her husband and kids as much a part…
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…
Overalls. Boots. Red barns. Old tractors. These are a few of the things that might come to mind when imagining farmers.
Some people use their phones as an alarm clock in the morning. Others wake up to a pet, a loved one, or even the sound and smell of breakfast cooking. A select few, however, rise with the sun—or before—to meet the day and see what mother nature has planned. Niman…
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…