Value-Added Grants Help Minnesota Pork Farm Meet Growing Demand
![Jim VanDerPol get his pigs ready for market on his Pastures A Plenty farm in Kerkhoven, Minn.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130227170416im_/http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8358/8310205669_486eb46f8c.jpg)
Jim VanDerPol get his pigs ready for market on his Pastures A Plenty farm in Kerkhoven, Minn.
“We think that fresh air and sunshine are the best health guarantee.” That’s the quote you’ll see after opening a brochure from Pastures A Plenty Farm. Spend an hour with the VanDerPol family and you quickly understand that those words are much more than just a marketing slogan. It’s the family’s philosophy.
Pastures A Plenty’s pork products can be found in many co-ops, retail outlets, restaurants and local stores throughout Minnesota. The VanDerPols feed their hogs on grass and straw and use a wholistic veterinary approach featuring probiotics and spices instead of drugs. Read more »