Sustainable Production: Grower Resource List

Compiled by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent

General Livestock



Books and Publications


  • A Conservation Breeding Handbook, by Carolyn Christman and D. Phillip Sponenberg; to order, call American Livestock Breeds Conservancy (ALBC) at 919-542-5704 or order on-line.
  • A Rare Breeds Album of American Livestock, by Carolyn Christman, D. Phillip Sponenberg, and Donald Bixby; to order, call American Livestock Breeds Conservancy (ALBC) at 919-542-5704 or order on-line.
  • Chicken Tractor: the Gardener's Guide to Happy Hens and Healthy Soil, by Andy Lee and Patricia Foreman; to order, call American Livestock Breeds Conservancy (ALBC) at 919-542-5704 or order on-line.
  • The Book of Geese: a Complete Guide to Raising the Home Flock, by David Holderread; to order, call American Livestock Breeds Conservancy (ALBC) at 919-542-5704 or order on-line.
  • Guides from Storey - guide books for raising beef cattle, ducks, chickens, turkeys, pigs, and horses; to order, call American Livestock Breeds Conservancy (ALBC) at 919-542-5704 or order on-line.
  • May Safely Graze: Protecting Livestock Against Predators, by Eugene L. Fytche; to order, call American Livestock Breeds Conservancy (ALBC) at 919-542-5704 or order on-line.
  • Wild Predators? Not in my Backyard!, by Eugene L. Fytche; to order, call Fytche Enterprises at 613-256-1798 or email Eugene Fytche.
  • Fences for Pasture and Garden, by Gail Damerow; to order, call American Livestock Breeds Conservancy (ALBC) at 919-542-5704 or order on-line.
  • Salad Bar Beef, by Joel Salatin
  • Pastured Poultry Profits, by Joel Salatin

Equipment and Supplies


  • American Livestock Supply, Inc. 800-356-0700; Madison, WI equipment and supplies for cattle, horses, swine, sheep, goats, and poultry
  • Blount Fertilizer and Feed 800-682-8505; Bethel, NC certified organic fertilizers, amendments, and animal feed; bagged poultry feed (non-medicated, no animal by-products); will do custom blends
  • Braswell Milling Company 800-849-9057; Nashville, NC bulk certified organic poultry feed; will do custom blends
  • Chaudhry Halal Meats 919-742-9292; Siler City, NC halal.meats@yahoo.com USDA-inspected poultry and red meat processing plant
  • Country Farm & Home Supply 919-542-3353; Pittsboro, NC poultry feed, some certified organic; hay; general livestock supplies
  • EcoFriendy Foods 866-326-3743; Moneta, VA letsmeat@ecofriendly.com USDA-inspected meat, poultry, and rabbit processing plant
  • Efland Milling Company 919-732-7893; Efland, NC bagged poultry feed; certified organic poultry feed
  • Kencove Farm Fence, Inc. 800-536-2683; Blairsville, PA poultry fencing
  • Pittsboro Feed 919-542-2454; Pittsboro, NC seeds, general supplies and equipment, organic pesticides, plus chicken, turkey, duck and guinea chicks
  • Premier 1 Supplies 800-282-6631; Washington, IA electric fencing supplies
  • Tek Supply 1-800-835-7877; Dyersville, IA greenhouses, tunnels, fencing, tools, poultry supplies, and general agricultural supplies
  • Wilson Brothers Milling Co. 919-837-2131; Bear Creek, NC bagged and bulk poultry and livestock feed

This document is a partial list of resources for growers and does not imply endorsement by North Carolina State University, North Carolina A&T State University, or North Carolina Cooperative Extension of any of the companies, products, or organizations listed.