Our Story
Our story is
probably like many of yours and can be summed up in two
words - Full Circle.
 Where
we began has ironically and gratefully become where we are
now. Fortunately the big loop along the way has taught us
many valuable lessons, as I'm sure it has you.
Some of my
fondest memories as a little girl were visiting my Granddad
at the neighborhood grocery store he and his brother owned.
He would always let us get a bottle of "coke" out of the
cooler before we wondered our way back to his meat counter.
I remember watching him make sausage and all the people that
would come from miles away just to buy HIS meat. He knew
his customers by name and did his best to serve them.
As time passed and I grew, so supposedly did our knowledge
of healthy food. It was so simple. White meat - good, Red
meat - bad. I whole heartily adopted the white meat only
philosophy and a piece of red meat did I not eat for over
fifteen years.
It was during that time, that my path crossed with that of
an old farm boy and we decided to travel life together. My
husband grew up in the country where they canned their own
vegetables out of the garden and raised their own meat out
in the pasture. He was taught the value of hard work, to be
a good steward of both land and animals, and to always make
sure the tractor was greased!
As time passed and he grew, so supposedly did the advances
in commercial agriculture. It was so simple. Do it bigger,
faster and cheaper by whatever means necessary. He adopted
this philosophy and began his career as a commercial poultry
grower.
When the time came to consider expanding our farm, we
instinctively began to explore the commercial beef
business. We learned a lot, and as we did our "turn toward
home" began.
Somewhat accidentally, we learned of a different way to
raise cattle; one without feedlots, hormone implants and
antibiotics. It was a better way for the animals which are
humanely raised in open pasture. It was a better way for
the environment by conserving open land and natural
resources. It was a better way for families because it
produced a product with tremendous health benefits. And it
was a better way for us to produce a product that we could
be proud of and sell to customers we would know by name.
We not only thought it was a better way, but the best way.
And thus, Baucom's Best was born.
So, that's our story. We would love to hear yours and hope
that we can become part of it.
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