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Our Business Philosophy
The objective of our business is to provide a high quality
product and reliable service for our customers. This year our emphasis is on the environmnet and reducing our carbon
footprint. We are providing produce to the community through sustainable agriculture. Our products are more
eco-friendly. We hope you will enjoy visiting our web site and using our products as much as we enjoyed providing them
for you.
Sweetwilliam Farm has
expanded its farming operation since the 2008 season while being environmentally conscious. We are taking organic
growing to a new level, sustainable agriculture. This year, no fertilizers will be purchased for our growing fields;
we will be utilizing our horses and chickens to do the dirty work. Our produce and egg business has expanded this year
to include restaurants, local super markets, as well as taking on CSA members. Also new is a wonderful three season
green house!
Think
Green, Buy Local: Local food production eliminates the environmental
damage that is caused by the long-distance transportation that underlies our modern agricultural system. For consumers, the
choice to spend money on locally produced foods creates an economic incentive to farmers and landowners to keep land in agricultural
production, and thereby preserve open space. Researchers have found that fresh produce is more nutritious than that which
has been harvested weeks or months prior to eating.
Honors
Sweetwilliam
Farm is the 2004 thru 2009 recipient of the "Horse Farm of Distinction" (HFD) award.
There are over 20,000 horses in MA and about 500 licensed stables; this number doesn't include boarding facilities.
This HFD is available to any member of the Farm Bureau who is in good standing. Members are judged on eleven different
subjects and must achieve a certain level of excellence in horse health management, farm management, and public standards
and compliance. Sweetwilliam Farm is one of eight farms in Worcester County to win this prestigious award.
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