University of Massachusetts Amherst - Auxiliary Enterprises Sustainability
Sustainability
  • About
    • Why Local?
    • Our Local Farms
    • Hampshire Dining Commons
    • News >
      • Awards & Publications
  • Initiatives
    • Purchasing
    • Waste Reduction
    • Green Cleaning
    • Real Food Challenge
    • Lean, Low-Carbon, Local Proteins >
      • Poultry Resources
  • Permaculture
    • About UMass Permaculture
    • History
    • How to Get Involved
    • Schedule a Tour
    • Our Gardens >
      • Franklin
      • Berkshire
      • Hillside
      • Hampshire
    • UMass Student Farmers Market
    • Donate Today
    • Annual Reports >
      • 2018
      • 2019
      • 2020
    • Local Permaculture Resources
  • Resources
    • How-To Guide for Food Service
    • How To Eat Sustainably on Campus
    • Eating Cooler
    • Support Local Farms & Businesses
    • Virtual Gatherings
  • Events
  • Blog
  • Contact
    • Contact Us
    • Meet Our Staff
    • New Vendor Application

Farmer of the Week: Pete and Gerry's

12/5/2014

1 Comment

 
Picture
Picture
This week, we are featuring a farm that you might have heard of before. You can find Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs in grocery stores all across New England.

That fact might make you pause; aren’t we supposed to be supporting small, family farms instead of commercial, large-scale growers?

Actually, that’s exactly what we’re doing. Pete and Gerry’s is a collection of over thirty small farms that all utilize sustainable, humane practices. Working together, they are able to amass enough eggs to sell across New England.

Speaking of humane practices, Pete and Gerry’s was the first egg producer in the United States to be Certified Humane by a nonprofit organization called Humane Farm Animal Care in 2003. You can be assured that the eggs you eat come from hens that are raised with compassion.

Besides the Certified Humane label, Pete and Gerry’s is also certified organic which means that their hens are never treated with antibiotics and their feed doesn’t contain any chemical pesticides or GMOs.

Despite being a collection of many small family farms, the owning family started their own small farm in Monroe, New Hampshire in the late 1800s. They are currently in their fourth generation of ownership with Jesse (pictured on the far right in the photo above). Someday, his children Piper and Brock could be the fifth generation!

UMass Dining purchases all of its eggs from Pete and Gerry’s. In case you needed more motivation to get an omelet in one of the dining halls, keep in mind that the eggs come from a great source!

Read more about their family business at peteandgerrys.com.

1 Comment
Ryan
12/22/2014 12:45:04 pm

It was a sad day when Umass stopped supplying from Diemand Farm.

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    UMass dininG

    Entries are submitted by project staff and UMass students.

    • Categories

    All
    Farmer Of The Week
    Food
    Food Hub Diaries
    On The Ground
    Sustainability
    UMass Amherst
    UMass Dining

    Archives

    November 2020
    September 2020
    March 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014

    RSS Feed

UMASS DINING . UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST . AMHERST, MA 01003
phone: 413-545-8682 | www.umassdining.com