Wingate Farm

Wingate Farm grows its eggs, produce, meat, and flowers with organic practices. Laying hens spend the spring, summer, and fall on pasture, managed through a system of intensely rotational grazing using large mobile coops and portable fencing that move every one to two days. This rotation keeps pasture invigorated, distributes manure across fields, and gives hens room to forage for insects, seeds, and grasses, which supply an estimated 10 to 20 percent of their nutritional needs. The remainder of the hens' feed comes from Green Mountain Feeds, a family-owned company in central Vermont; the feed is certified organic and guaranteed 100% GMO-free. During winter months, hens are housed in a hoop house.