Erstwhile Farm has been certified organic since the beginning of 2001
Animal Welfare Approved Certification - Erstwhile Farm was the first farm to receive this Certification in Nebraska
Nebraska Pioneer Farm Award - 2001 (100 year old family farm)
Niman Ranch Farmer of the Year - 2003 (Larry and a couple other farmers were instrumental in forming and implementing a trucking pol from NE to Iowa for harvest and shipment of Pigs - 1 of 10+ family farms in the State of Nebraska Truck Pool)
Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society Farmer Award - 2011

Columbus Telegram Articles

March 7, 2010- Stec’s Pursue Organic Farming
March 27, 2010 - Organic Production Makes Some Gains
April 14, 2016 - Everything Old in New Again at Erstwhile Farm
March 25, 2017 - Erstwhile Farms a Little bit of Everything
December 5, 2017 - Sweet Corn Fit for a King
Nebraska Family Times - August 2010 -Erstwhile Farm, “Helping you bring good food home.”
Ted Genoways, author “The Chain: Farm, Factory and the Fate of Our Food” (Article of Food Safety and Pork Processing

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