You’re after honest food. The kind that hasn’t been messed with.
But these days that’s getting harder.
- “Natural” labels that mean nothing
- Chicken is soaked in bleach and pumped full of water
- Meat has no flavor
- And grown kids who shop who-knows-where because they’re busy
You’re tired of guessing.
You’re tired of “pretty packaging.”
You just want honest food from honest people — so you know your family is taken care of.
I get you — because I got frustrated too.
Here’s what we do differently:
Real transparency
You can see the birds, the pasture, and the process.
Nothing hidden.
Real flavor
Sunshine, fresh pasture, and time to grow =
meat that tastes like food again — with rich yellow fat and delicious texture.
Real value
Our chickens feed a family well — and stretch.
Customers tell us they feed a crowd and still have leftovers.
Real people behind your food
We know your name. We stand by our word. If something’s off, we fix it.
Real purpose
We farm because we see it as stewardship —
for God, for our neighbors, and for the next generation.
Teddy Kauffman – Farm Manager
Since 1998
Our Story
In 1997, our parents, who lived in suburban Illinois at the time, came to the conclusion that they needed a radical change. Pop, who grew up on a farm, wanted to find his own land. Mom was so fed up with the suburban lifestyle that she told Pop that if she turned forty and was still living there, she would self-destruct.
They found Liberty Ridge Farm, situated in the center of the Driftless region in western Wisconsin, making it an ideal location for raising a family. In 1998, they bought the land from an Amish family who was moving out of the area.
At the time they bought the farm, there were four of us children that needed to be provided for, so we lived frugally. We didn’t have electricity for a year and no indoor plumbing for nine years.
In those early days, we learned what it meant to go without and do the best we could with what we had. We learned to have fun without the modern devices most children have, running wild on the farm. We learned the value and reward of hard work, accomplished by our own sweat.
We grew up eating healthy veggies usually from our own garden, and for several years sold produce to Organic Valley. We almost exclusively ate meat we raised ourselves. Processed sugar was virtually non-existent in our household. We benefitted immensely from this lifestyle, growing up being nourished and strengthened by healthy food.
As we established a farm operation that could support our own needs, we started thinking about other families like ours who would benefit from what we learned and had to offer.
Our vision is to provide a reliable, local, and trusted food source for those living in the Driftless region. We simply want to pass the rich heritage given to us on to you.
