Farm Fresh Meat - NAIS

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Farm Fresh Meat

Farm Fresh Meat is meat that is produced from animals grown the way nature intended, processed on the farm, and sold to local customers. Many regulations put barriers between farmers and consumers, forcing both to enter the industrialized food system to sell or buy meat. Rural Vermont recently worked to break down one of these barriers. In 2007, the “Chicken Bill” was enacted into law in Vermont. It allows small-scale poultry producers to process their birds on the farm (without state or federal inspection) and sell these birds at farmers’ markets or to local restaurants. We are currently working with farmers and consumers who would like to break down more barriers for other meat products.

Downlaod the final version of H522 (pdf)
Download a handout for Farmers who wish to sell farm fresh poultry (pdf)
Download a handout detailing how to make labels for farm fresh poultry sold at farmer's market (pdf) page 1 page 2
Download a handout detailing how to make labels for farm fresh poultry sold to restaurants (pdf) page 1 page 2
This site has the form for restaurants to sign if they want to serve farm fresh poultry
Download a handout for chefs who wish to use farm fresh poultry (pdf)
More materials in the "Farm Fresh Meat Materials" Section to the right.

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National Animal Identification System (NAIS)

What is Animal ID?

Animal ID (sometimes referred to as "NAIS" or National Animal Identification System)is a federal plan to ear-tag and track the movements of every domestic livestock animal in the United States by 2009. The State of Vermont has proposed implementing Phase 1 of this plan (called Premises ID) in 2006. This program is currently NOT mandatory, but the state and federal plan is for mandatory registration by 2008.

Five reasons YOU should be concerned about Animal ID

Animal ID:

1) will not stop the spread of Avian Flu and other animal diseases.

2) threatens small family farmers and thriving local food markets.

3) was created by the agribusiness industry and will be costly and ineffective.

4) is an invasion of personal privacy.

5) will make it more difficult for you to buy and sell farm fresh products.

Local Agriculture offers the best and safest identification and traceback system there is - know who grows and raises your food! True food security comes from locally grown food!

Get Involved!

We need your help to stop this industry-created plan to push small family farmers out of business! Email us!