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We are proud to announce that Fresh Breeze Dairy has been awarded Salmon-Safe certification, an emerging Northwest eco-label to recognize farming practices that protect water quality and habitat for fish and wildlife.
Salmon-Safe recognized our efforts to protect our waterways, prevent soil erosion, use natural weed and pest control methods, practice water conservation, minimize impacts from our animals, and encourage a diversity of plant and wildlife habitat. Our farm is located in the Bertrand Creek watershed on the border of Canada. Bertrand Creek itself, a salmon bearing creek, winds its way through the farm. We understand that the way we treat the land has downstream impacts. That is why we have an extensive buffer of native vegetation along the creek, cover crop our bare fields to prevent soil erosion, use organic methods, and carefully handle and store the manure waste from our cows. The Salmon-Safe Program was founded in Oregon in 1997. Stewardship Partners, a non-profit conservation organization, has launched the program in Washington working with farmers across a variety of sectors in different watersheds around the state. For more information, see www.stewardshippartners.org. |
FRESH BREEZE DAIRY IS NOW SALMON-SAFE