Friendly Farm
Friendly Farm is a hidden paradise in Iowa City known for a variety of divine veggies and colorful flower bouquets.
Iowa City, IA
Type: Farm
Produces: Pork
Location: Le Mars, Iowa
Miles from Coop: 294
For 6 generations – since Great-Grandpa Beeler came over from Germany in 1846 – the Beeler family of Le Mars, Iowa, has raised happy pigs.
Their Heluka® breed and method of farming focuses on keeping their hogs stress-free: raising them with compassion, plenty of access to spacious bedded areas and sunshine, vegetarian feed, and no antibiotics or hormones.
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