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WHY ANIMAL WELFARE?
63%
OF CONSUMERS LOOK FOR LABELS THAT CALL OUT HOW THE ANIMAL WAS RAISED WHEN PURCHASING MEAT
Global Animal Partnership SurveyMonkey Audience study, June 2018
46%
OF AMERICANS SAY THAT CLAIMS ON FOOD PRODUCTS HAVE A DIRECT INFLUENCE ON THEIR PURCHASE DECISION
Nielsen Shopper Trend survey from Label Insight, October 2018
93%
OF CONSUMERS SAY IT IS IMPORTANT FOR BRANDS AND MANUFACTURERS TO PROVIDE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT’S IN FOOD AND HOW IT’S MADE
Food Management Institute (FMI) 2018 Transparency Study
Global Animal Partnership SurveyMonkey Audience study, June 2018
Nielsen Shopper Trend survey from Label Insight, October 2018
Food Management Institute (FMI) 2018 Transparency Study
Why G.A.P.?
Comprehensive Approach
G.A.P. develops and implements tiered standards for 8 farm animal species, impacting over 416 million animals annually.
Integrity
Every single farm is audited to our standards every 15 months.
Technical Knowledge
Our team not only have practical farm knowledge but also have advanced degrees in farm animal behavior and welfare.
Market Demand
Consumers are demanding that farm animals be raised in environments that promote higher welfare.
Marketing Support
When you are G.A.P. certified, you have access to resources to help you promote your operation in the press, online, across social media, and at trade shows.
Our Standards
G.A.P.’s comprehensive standards are truly unique. They are developed with the specific animal in mind, and reflect the latest research in agricultural science combined with achievable, practical application.
Beef
Bison
Chickens
Goats
Laying Hens
Pigs
Sheep
Turkey
STEPS TO GETTING YOUR FARM G.A.P. CERTIFIED
G.A.P. uses independent, third-party certifiers to audit our comprehensive standards and assign the appropriate animal welfare rating. Here are the 5 steps to getting your farm G.A.P. certified:
G.A.P. APPLICATION SUBMITTED
FARM PREPARES FOR INITIAL AUDIT
ON-SITE AUDIT PERFORMED BY CERTIFIER
G.A.P. ANIMAL WELFARE RATING ASSIGNED
STANDARDS MAINTAINED UNTIL NEXT AUDIT (15 MONTHS)
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What day is it?? It's TACO TUESDAY!! Check out this great recipe for fajita tacos made with turkey tenderloins. Just 30 minutes to marinate and 10 minutes on the grill. Sounds like the perfect dinner to us!
Get the recipe here >>>> https://globalanimalpartnership.org/grilled-turkey-tenderloin-fajitas/ and #MakeitGAP!
#tacotuesday #turkey #tacos #animalwelfare
G.A.P. Partner Spotlight Mosner Family Brands
Time to honor another G.A.P. Animal Welfare Certified partner --Mosner Family Brands one of our G.A.P. Certified pork producers. Mosner Family Brands (MFB) was founded by David Mosner, a veteran of New York City’s Meatpacking District. He established MFB in 1957 in Bronx, New York and became a founding shareholder of the world’s largest food distribution center, Hunts Point Cooperative Market. David’s sons, Michael and Philip, joined their father in the early 1980’s and continued to diversify the company’s product offerings and customer-centric approach. Now in its third generation of family management, with the addition of Ben, Seth, and Jessica Mosner, MFB has dedicated itself to the local food movement and has prioritized animal welfare and sustainability as a core tenant of their business.
Mosner Family Brands works with a network of small family farms in New York, Pennsylvania, and New England, all of which raise heritage (Duroc) breed pigs using sustainable methods. All of MFB’s pork programs are G.A.P. Certified to meet our Enriched Environment / Step 2 animal welfare standards. This means the pigs are raised with lots of space and deep bedding to encourage foraging behaviors. There are never any crates or confinements of any type, and the animals were fed an all-vegetarian diet with no antibiotics and no growth hormones.
You can purchase Mosner pork products directly from their website https://mfbny.com/. Thank you Mosner Family Brands for your commitment to family farms and better animal welfare practices. We are proud to call you a G.A.P. partner!
#MakeitGAP #animalwelfare #thankafarmer #familyfarms
THIS. On your grill this weekend. 🙌 Shredded brown sugar pork butt. Our mouths are watering just thinking about it. Get the recipe here >>> https://globalanimalpartnership.org/brown-sugar-bbq-pork-butt/.
And don't forget to #MakeitGAP when you're shopping for pork. You can pick up pork from our G.A.P. Animal Welfare Certified partner Reunion Foods at many Whole Foods Market stores across the East Coast and south. You can also get G.A.P. Certified pork delivered to your door via Thrive Market.
#pork #porkbutt #porklover #grilledpork #pulledpork #grilling
Craving a BLT? So are we! We love this new spin on a classic recipe -- turn your sandwich into skewers and throw them on the grill. Genius! Be sure to #MakeitGAP when you buy bacon this week. We recommend one of our G.A.P. Animal Welfare Certified pork partners, Thompson Farms, available in Whole Foods Market stores from Florida to New Jersey.
Get the recipe here: https://globalanimalpartnership.org/grilled-blt-skewers.
Bon appetit!
#bacon #baconlovers #MakeitGAP
Will you #MakeItGAP next time you purchase chicken for your next summer BBQ?
Look for the G.A.P. Animal Welfare Certified label when you're shopping and feel good about the meat you eat. When you buy G.A.P. Animal Welfare Certified products you know that your meat contains no antibiotics and hormones, and was raised according to G.A.P.'s comprehensive animal welfare standards.
A special shout out to our G.A.P. Certified chicken producers, @bellandevans, @millerpoultry, @rossdownfarms. See a list of all our G.A.P. partners here: globalanimalpartnership.org/shoppers. #chicken #groceryhaul #summervibes #grilledchicken #bbqrecipes #chickenbreast #grillmaster #dinnerideas #bbqideas
G.A.P. Partner Spotlight @MillerPoultry
Miller Poultry began in 1942 when their parent company, Pine Manor Inc., was established by Milo and Annas Miller. The operation started as a dairy farm, but transitioned into a turkey operation in 1947. Then, in 1974, Galen Miller took over the family business and decided to shift the focus to broiler chickens. And raising all natural, high quality chicken for families across the country has remained their passion ever since.
Miller Poultry produces their own feed for their chickens, and has integrated the entire supply chain from hen house all the way to their state-of-the-art harvesting and processing facility. All chickens are hatched, grown and processed in the Northern Indiana / Southern Michigan region. They have earned G.A.P.’s Enriched Environment/Step 2 Animal Welfare Certification, which means their chickens are raised indoors with more space, have been given added enrichments like perches, are fed an all-vegetarian diet, and were never given any antibiotics or hormones.
Miller Poultry’s goal is to provide the freshest and healthiest chicken available, and are proud to supply many Midwest region Whole Foods Market stores. A big thank you to Galen Miller and the Miller Family for your commitment to farm animal welfare and the G.A.P. program! #MakeItGAP #chicken #MillerPoultry #humanelyraised #summergrilling #chickenrecipes #millerchicken #BBQ #knowyourfood #knowyourfarmer #meat #protein
Summer Grilling Recipes Try this colorful & flavorful chicken recipe next time you BBQ -- grilled chicken with spiced red pepper paste →→→ globalanimalpartnership.org/grilled-chicken-spiced-red-pepper-paste. You'll need one, four-pound chicken to make this recipe.
Feel good about the meat you eat; #MakeItGAP next time you buy chicken at the grocery store. Look for the G.A.P. Animal Welfare Certified label on product packaging from our partners, like @rossdownfarms. #ChickenRecipes #SummerRecipes #BBQ #summergrilling #chicken #summerfood #grilling #cookout #BBQrecipes #BBQideas #foodie #meat #poultry #humanelyraised #pastureraised #dinnerideas #cookingathome #quarantinelife #lockdownfood #grillmaster (Photo source: foodandwine.com.)
GIVEAWAY Check out this BIG giveaway from our partners, @HickoryNutGap. They are giving away several fun grilling tools, including products from @BigGreenEgg, @LodgeCastiron, and @zwilling_usa.
See the details here: hickorynutgap.com/fire-up and be sure to fire up your summer with Hickory Nut Gap Meats. Giveaway ends this Sunday, July 26; open to residents of Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, or DC and must be 18 years old or older to win. #MakeItGAP #summergrilling #BBQ #biggreenegg #hickorynutgap #NCbeef #beef #steaks #grilling #backyardBBQ #cookout #cookingathome #lodgecastiron #knifelife #BBQlife #lockdown #zwillingknives
G.A.P. Partner Spotlight @BellandEvans
This week, we’re proud to shine the spotlight on Bell & Evans, a G.A.P. Certified partner since 2009. Not only have Bell & Evans’ farms achieved G.A.P. certification for over ten years, but ALL of the animals raised on Bell & Evans’ farms are G.A.P. Animal Welfare Certified. We love celebrating our “all in” partners who demonstrate their commitment to farm animal welfare by raising all farm animals to G.A.P. standards. And they’re celebrating 125 years in business!
Bell & Evans’ fearless leader, Scott Sechler, grew up helping his dad with the chickens on the family farm. At age seven, he started raising his own flocks—and questioning the process at each step. “Back then we got packs of vaccines when we raised chickens”, he recalls. “I used to ask my father, ‘Why do we need this? Can’t we raise them without it?” And, less than a decade later, Scott was in charge of the family business, doing things his way. As their business grew, Scott reinvented everything from the chicken’s housing and feed, to processing and packaging.
Today, Scott’s children, Margo and Scott, Jr, also work in the family business based in Fredericksburg, PA. So, the next time you’re in the store, look for the Bell & Evans label and #MakeItGAP! #chicken #poultry #bellandevans #humanelyraised #summergrilling #BBQ
Are chicken wings one of your go-to's for summer grilling? If so, then you're going to love this new recipe -- Jamaican jerk chicken wings →→→ globalanimalpartnership.org/jamaican-jerk-chicken-wings. You'll need four pounds of chicken wings to make this recipe.
Next time you buy chicken at the grocery store, look for the G.A.P. Animal Welfare Certified label on product packaging from our partners, like @bellandevans. (Photo source: Foodal.com.) #MakeItGAP #ChickenRecipes #BBQ #chickenwings #chicken #BBQrecipes #recipes #grillmaster #cookingathome #foodie #meatlover #grilling #cookout #humanelyraised
Summer Grilling Recipes We're celebrating grilling with chicken this week.
Here's a refreshing, new recipe that's perfect for those super hot summer days -- grilled chicken thigh and cucumber salad →→→ globalanimalpartnership.org/grilled-chicken-cucumber-salad. You'll need six skin-on, boneless chicken thighs (two pounds) to make this recipe.
Feel good about the meat you eat; #MakeItGAP next time you buy chicken at the grocery store. Look for the G.A.P. Animal Welfare Certified label on product packaging, from our partners like @millerpoultry. #ChickenRecipes #BBQ #grilling #summergrilling #chickenthighs #chicken #cucumber #salad #summersalad #grillingrecipes #BBQrecipes #pastureraised #cagefree #humanelyraisedchicken #cookingathome #lockdownfood #summerathome
Will you #MakeItGAP next time you purchase beef for your next summer BBQ?
Look for the G.A.P. Animal Welfare Certified label when you're shopping and feel good about the meat you eat. When you buy G.A.P. Animal Welfare Certified products you know that your meat contains no antibiotics and hormones, and was raised according to G.A.P.'s comprehensive animal welfare standards.
A special shout out to our G.A.P. Certified beef producers, @BrasstownBeef and @CountryNaturalBeef. See a list of all our G.A.P. partners here: globalanimalpartnership.org/shoppers. #meat #summergrilling #BBQ #BBQideas #BBQrecipes #meatrecipes #grilling #cookingathome #lockdownlife #lockdown2020 #grillmaster #foodie #summerrecipes #summerfood #cookout #grill #summerBBQ #humanelyraised #beef #wheresthebeef
Summer Grilling Recipes Next time you feel like firing up the grill, try this delicious recipe for smoked beef ribs →→→ https://globalanimalpartnership.org/smoked-beef-ribs. You'll need around 14 bone section beef chuck ribs (4 - 5 pounds) to make this recipe.
Feel good about the meat you eat; #MakeItGAP next time you buy beef at the grocery store. Look for the G.A.P. Animal Welfare Certified label on product packaging, from brands, like our partners, @CountryNaturalBeef. #BBQ #summergrilling #grilling #beefrecipes #foodie #recipes #beef #cookingathome #grillmaster #meat #overthefirecooking #ribs #smokedbeef #smokedbeef #smokedbeefrecipes #humanelyraisedbeef #humanelyraised #BBQrecipes (Photo source: heygrillhey.com.)
G.A.P. Partner Spotlight @BrasstownBeef
This week we’re proud to recognize another G.A.P. Certified partner, Brasstown Beef. They have earned G.A.P.’s Pasture Raised / Step 4 animal welfare certification for their beef cattle operation since 2012.
Brasstown Beef started back in the late 1700’s when the Whitmire Family started raising cattle in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, and the family has focused on pasture-raised beef ever since.
In 1998, Brasstown’s owner, Steve Whitmire, made the decision to take the family farm from a commercial cattle operation of mixed breeds to a seed stock operation consisting of Angus and Braunvieh (a Swiss breed), carefully breeding and selecting bulls of the highest quality for sale to other farmers who augment the company’s supply chain with their calves sired by Brasstown bulls. They use a GrowSafe feed intake system to measure and select breeding stock that require less grass/feed per pound, which results in a reduced carbon footprint. They also use ultrasound to ensure that their cattle produce the highest quality beef with the least waste fat.
This attention to detail results in a consistency of flavor and tenderness that draws notable customers like the Biltmore Estate, Bern's Steak House in Tampa (the #1 rated steakhouse in the USA), Whole Foods Market Southern Region stores, and countless foodservice and farm-to-table restaurants in the Southeast.
Steve and Brasstown Beef believe that their award-winning beef is the result of the best genetics and nutrition, combined with the animals being humanely cared for in a sustainable environment, the bedrock of who they are and how they operate. Thank you for your commitment to farm animal welfare!
#MakeItGAP #beef #summergrilling #BBQ #beefcattle #humanelyraised #steak #cookingathome #knowyourfood #knowyourfarmer
Summer Grilling Recipes We're celebrating summer grilling with beef this week and will be highlighting some of our beef producer partners.
Try this delicious recipe for Strip Steak with Chimichurri Sauce →→→ globalanimalpartnership.org/strip-steak-with-chimichurri. You'll need 4 New York strip steaks to make this recipe.
Feel good about the meat you eat; #MakeItGAP next time you buy beef at the grocery store. Look for the G.A.P. Animal Welfare Certified label on product packaging, from brands, like our partners, @BrasstownBeef. Photo source: JessicaGavin.com. #brasstownbeef #beef #steak #NYstripsteak #steaks #summergrilling #BBQ #stripsteak #BBQrecipes #grillingrecipes #grilling #humanelyraisedbeef #foodie #recipes #chimichurri #cookout
