Why Organic and Halal Meat?

Organic Food Company is proud in dealing with farms and animals which are brought up in an Organic and Halal way. In Islamic terms the word used is Halal though the manner and procedures the animal is reared and slaughtered in this manner resembles to the same procedures as laid down by international philosophies of organic meat. Therefore, to very high extent organic and Halal meat goes together hand in hand.

By supporting local, sustainable, Halal and organic farms in your local community you also support the larger community of which we are all a part. By eating animal products raised on such farms you provide the healthiest choice for your family and support the farms that support healthy and ecological neighborhoods.

At Organic Meat Company, we take full measures to deal only with farms which ensure rearing in organic and Halal way. The reasons for preferring Organic or Halal meat over any other form of meat are diversified such as:

1. Free of antibiotics, added hormones, GMO feed and other drugs:
Animals raised organically or Halal are not allowed to be fed antibiotics, the bovine human growth hormone (rbGH), or other artificial drugs. Animals are also not allowed to eat genetically modified foods. Furthermore, animal products certified as organic can not have their genes modified (for example, a scorpion gene cannot be spliced into a cow gene).

Organically raised animals have been shown to be significantly healthier than their factory-raised counterparts. This could even be verified by visiting Organic Trade Association Web site for updates on the U.S. federal organic standards.

2. Mad cow safeguard: Animals aren’t forced to be cannibals:
The practice of feeding cattle the ground up remains of their same species appears to cause bovine spongiform encephalopathy, a horrific disease that destroys the central nervous system and brain, can be given to humans who eat the cows. The disease in humans has a very long latency period, and is called Creutzfeld-Jakob disease.

The farms we deal with, feed animals 100 percent organic feed without ground up animal parts.
By eating 100 percent organic or Halal meat you are protected by a label insuring the cow has only been fed 100 percent organic feed.

3. More humane, ethical treatment of animals:
The farms we deal in make sure to treat animals like living beings rather than just commodities. Both the religious values of Halal and philosophical values of organic meat ensure a better treatment of animals resulting in better and healthy animals.

4. Animals free-range and graze:
The words “free-range,” and “ranch raised” are clues that the animals were raised in a more humane way. Organic Meat company make sure to deal in meat of only those animals which have their diet tends to be better-rounded; the animals are not confined and spend more time outdoors in the fresh air.

5. Manure
The farms we deal in use it. On small, diverse farms, manure is used to naturally fertilize soil. This is one the reason due to which we prefer in dealing with small farms with more personalized management. Industrial farms produce so much manure, on the other hand, that it is a human health risk. The overspill of manure can contaminate wells with E. coli and other pathogens. We deal with farms which use their manure productively as organic fertilizer. The manure is “pure,” coming from animals fed organic diets making them more healthier and disease free.

6. Less Use Of Chemicals:
The farms we deal with make sure that synthetic pesticides and fertilizers are not used on the food or land. Residues of persistent chemicals such as DDT, PCBs, dioxin, and many pesticides concentrate in animal fat. Eating organic animal fat reduces your exposure to these chemicals.

7. Farm Management:   
We feel proud that we take thorough notice that our suppliers and their farms uses less energy with careful ecological management, and using natural ecological balances to solve pest problems. It is proven that organic farms use 70 percent less energy than industrial farms, and since they don’t use pesticides they help preserve ground water. The farming techniques of organic farms builds topsoil and doesn’t contribute to its erosion.