Barrita and Jeff Shanks
Lima, NY
The Farm
Barrita Shanks and her husband Jeff live on the same farm in Lima that Jeff’s grandparents purchased in 1942. The farm, now known as Seven Bridges Farm, has grown from the original 100 acres to about 500 acres. Seven Bridges Farm now raises about 200 head of cattle, 30 pigs, and over 100 chickens.
Products
a wide variety of cuts of beef and pork, plus chicken and eggs
Growing Methods
Barrita and Jeff raise all their animals from birth, and grow most of the grain and hay that the animals eat, without antibiotics or pesticides. The animals are never treated with growth hormones, and are never fed animal by-products.