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4 Animal Welfare Approved Newsl. 1 (2011)

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Come True - p. 3
Animal Welfare Approved                                                       AWA Grants: Working to
and farmers in the program                                                   Improve Welfare - p. 4
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major food awards to
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most stringent welfare
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these days.
Humane Farm Animal
Care recently published   Jd Becke f ecker Ln egani Farm (ae) rpies  for best in class awards in chocolate,
a comprehensive               g gai G     Labe Prctto                    cheese, charcuterie, coffee, beer,
comparison of the major                                                  pickles and preserves.
farm animal welfare                 of awards granted to AWA foods in
labels-including AWA, USDA          recognition of their high quality   The Raleigh News & Observer
Organic, American Humane Certified,                                      restaurant critic, Greg Cox, recently
GAP (Global Animal Partnership/     At the recent World Cheese Awards    awarded Restaurant of the Year to
Whole Foods Market) and Certified   in Birmingham, UK, AWA-certified     Bella Mia, the coal-fired pizzeria in
Humane. The online comparison       Consider Bardwell Farm of West       Cary, NC. AWA is proud that all of the
chart assesses key elements of the  Pawlet, VT, received a Gold Medal    beef used by Bella Mia is supplied
standards for each of the labels,   for its Manchester semi-hard goat's  by Rare Earth Farms of Zebulon, NC.
such as outdoor access for animals,  milk cheese (also see page 3). The  In the same awards, AWA farms-
antibiotic use, transparency and    World Cheese Awards is the largest  including Border Springs Farm (lamb),
potential managerial conflicts of   cheese competition in the world,     Cane Creek Farm (pork), Captain John
interest. Across the board, AWA     attracting more than 2,600 cheeses   S. Pope Farm (lamb), Cohen Farm
was consistently ranked as the most  from 29 countries-making this a truly  (eggs), Fowl Attitude Farm (eggs),
rigorous, requiring pasture access and  outstanding achievement.         and High Ground Farm (eggs)-were
grass-based production.                                                  suppliers to the Gold, Silver and Best
In January, artisan dry cured meat  in Class award winners.
We are proud that this research     specialist LaQuercia in Norwalk, IA,
once again affirms that products    won the top award at the inaugural   Whether it's winning awards or
bearing the AWA label come from     Good Food Awards for its Organic     winning new customers, I applaud
farms dedicated to the well-being   Green Label Prosciutto, which is     the commitment and dedication of
of animals, raised on a family farm,  made exclusively with AWA pasture-  all our farmers, says AWAs program
outdoors on pasture or range as     raised pork from Becker Lane Organic  director, Andrew Gunther In my
nature intended.                    Farm in Dyersville, IA. The Good     opinion, it is no coincidence that, time
Food Awards celebrate outstanding   and again, best practice, high welfare
But as the old saying goes, the proof  American food producers and the  and sustainable farming systems are
is in the pudding. And there can be  farmers who provide their ingredients.  producing award-winning food of the
no better proof than the recent spate  Almost 800 entries from 41 states vied  highest quality.

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