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Sugar Hill Farm

Rating
Product offeringsWhole, half, retail cuts
Websitewww.sugarhillfarmpa.com
Market areaFarm direct
LocationSaint Marys, PA
Specialty labels100% grass fed, diversified
Participated in Survey?No
Total Score750

This brand did not participate in Cornucopia’s survey. Sugar Hill Farm is a multi-generational farm. Beef is sold in whole or half, cut to order, and picked up at the butcher. Contact farm for availability of all.

Cornucopia’s investigation found some information about this brand and associated farming practices, but was not able to confirm everything due to the brand owners not participating in our survey. If you are familiar with this brand we encourage you contact the brand owners and ask for them to participate in Cornucopia’s research.

This farm is certified by the Real Organic Project:

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CriteriaPointsComment
TOTAL (possible score is 1100)
750
4-Steak
Farms that participated in Cornucopia’s research providing full transparency receive the most points.
Transparency and Disclosure		50Did not participate; investigation found some information
Family farms and farmer cooperatives that market their own beef receive the most points. Corporations that do not directly produce any beef receive the fewest points.
Ownership History		90Farmstead farm
Beef sourced from a single operation receives the most points. Beef of unclear origins and/or with poor oversight receives the fewest points.
Beef Supply		90Single farm sourcing
Farms that are 100% certified organic receive the most points, farms/brands that are split conventional and organic receive fewer points.
Commitment to Organics		90Whole farm is certified organic
This category is non-scoring and provided for information purposes.
Organic Certifier		VOF
Animal Welfare Approved, Real Organic Project, and Biodynamic certifications receive the most bonus points. Producers are not penalized for not having additional certifications beyond organic.
Other Labels and Standards		100Real Organic Project
100% grass-fed and finished or cattle finished with site-grown supplement receives the most points. Cattle finished exclusively in a feedlot receive the fewest points.
Beef Finishing		75Likely finished on pasture, meets organic minimum
Points are awarded for quantity of time cattle are on pasture above and beyond what the USDA requires, and for the quality and care of the pasture.
Pasture and Grazing Management		75Indication of good pasturing practices, and confirmed meeting organic minimum
Brands that closely monitor and manage for health of soil, native species, and water quality receive the most points.
Environmental Stewardship		40Some indication of good land stewardship
Cattle finished on pasture or on feed that is grown on-farm or procured locally receive the most points. Feed of unknown origin, or known to be imported, receives the fewest points.
Feed Sourcing		50Produces at least some feed on-site
Lower cull and death rates recieve more points.
Cull and Death Rates		0Unknown
More points are given for greater frequency of contact and close management with cattle and closed herds.
Oversight		90Evidence of good oversight, likely closed herd
Brands may receive extra credit for above and beyond transparency, or special practices not otherwise covered in the scorecard (see description for an explanation).
Extra credit		0None

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