Farmers tapping into the growing demand for organic food

HURON COUNTY, Ohio — As we are all trying to consume healthier, there’s a increasing demand for natural products and solutions on the table.

In Huron County, Dalton Farms has began planting natural and organic crops on half its 2000 acres of land. The farm grows soybeans and corn the regular way, with industrial fertilizer and weed handle but on the other fields, the Daltons only use manure with no weed control at all.

The generate isn’t as very good, but there is real desire. The organic and natural beans and corn are then bought to markets to feed animals like steers and hogs for food generation.

Edward Dalton, a seventh-generation farmer, has been farming some natural crops the final 5 decades.

“Many people want stuff grown organically and we figure as farmers, it’s our career to develop what persons want. That’s what led us to it,” Dalton explained. “The U.S. imports extra than 50 % the grain utilized in this place and that told us there is a industry for it. Individuals want it.”

Dalton Farms also typically has all around 400 head of cattle on the farm. Edward’s wife, Rebecca, runs their smaller state shop called the Meat Barn.

“It’s coming from our farm directly to the butcher, which is a regional butcher, so you are also supporting that business enterprise,” Rebecca explained. “It is remaining minimize, processed and froze promptly and introduced back again to the farm and marketed to the buyer. We are stocking out shelves weekly, so meat is as refreshing as you are gonna get.”

The Meat Barn is open two times a week, Wednesday from 2 – 6 p.m. and Sunday from noon – 3 p.m, and sells a wide variety of regional create in addition to meat.

The farm’s positioned at 5073 Butler Rd. in Wakeman, Ohio, and much more info is offered on its website at this url.