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Our Animals & Land
Healthy Food Starts with Healthy Animals
At Golden Bear Farms in Kiel, Wisconsin, we’re proud to raise animals the way nature intended. Our regenerative pastures in Sheboygan County provide healthy grass, sunshine, and space for animals to thrive.
Golden Bear Farms currently has over 300 acres in Kiel, Black Creek and St Anna Wi. The farm consists of 90 beef cattle, 250 laying hens, 4000 Meat Chickens and 400 pigs.
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NO
Hormones or Steroids
100% Pasture Raised
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NO
Corn or Soy
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NO
Vaccines or implants
Humanely
Raised
Meet Your Farmers
Adam grew up in a farming family in central Iowa, raising corn and beans. Throughout high school Adam showed in 4-H and FFA.
Adams formal background after school was working for Seaboard and Haverkamp Brothers over seeing hog production in the western states.
Adam grew to a size that he helped build/develop hog barns that would contain up to 10,000 breeding sows and finish out over a million pigs per year.
In 2016 Adam met his wife Samantha and moved back to Wisconsin where Samantha is from. Samantha grew up outside the Appleton Area and showed sheep in 4-H and helped milk goats for a family friend.
Both of them have been raising 100% Berkshire pigs and Red/Black Angus Beef on organic pastures. Adam and Samantha firmly believe that what you put into the land will make its way back to the body and the long-term effect can have a great deal on your health.
A normal summer Adam runs the farm while Samantha maintains the grounds and keeps the livestock in order. Adam cuts and bales the hay while Samantha drives the trucks to keep the flow going. They have been building the business and promoting their products.
Golden Bear Farms currently has over 300 acres in Kiel, Black Creek and St Anna Wi. The farm consists of 90 beef cattle, 250 laying hens, 4000 Meat Chickens and 400 pigs.
Our Grass-Fed Organic Beef Cows
Our beef is always grass-fed and grass-finished, never confined to barns or feedlots. Our cows graze rotationally across our pastures, moving to fresh grass every few days. This system mimics nature, improves soil health, and gives the herd a variety of nutrient-dense forage, like taking them to a brand-new restaurant every time they move.
We raise primarily Angus cattle, with selective crossbreeding to ensure strong, healthy herds and exceptional meat quality. Because they live outdoors year-round, our cattle grow naturally and develop robust health without the use of hormones, implants, vaccines, or GMOs.
Berkshire Pork
Pigs are some of the most playful animals on the farm, and we love watching them root, dig, and roll in the mud. We currently breed our own sows, then raise them up for consumers on a 100% corn-free, soy-free, non-GMO diet. They’re never given hormones, implants, or unnecessary treatments, just clean feed and plenty of space to explore.
This natural, stress-free way of raising pigs creates pork that is rich in flavor, nutrient-dense, and better for your health.
Organic Pasture-Raised Eggs & Chickens
At our farm, we’re committed to raising healthy flocks and providing the highest quality food for your family. Our hens lay farm-fresh eggs in a rainbow of colors—brown, white, and speckled—each rich in nutrients thanks to a natural diet. With year-round access to pasture, they scratch for grass, clover, bugs, and worms, while also receiving a balanced organic feed that’s soy-free, corn-free, and fortified with proteins, vitamins, and Omega-3s. The result is eggs that are as nutritious as they are delicious.
We also raise pasture-raised meat chickens, giving them the freedom to roam outdoors in fresh air and sunshine. Their diet of organic, non-GMO grains combined with natural foraging creates chicken that’s wholesome, flavorful, and truly raised the way it’s meant to be.
Why We Don’t Feed Corn & Soy
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Animal Health & Nutrition
Corn and soy have become the foundation of most conventional livestock diets because they are inexpensive and energy-dense. However, these grains are not part of the natural diet of grazing animals, and research suggests that high reliance on them can disrupt normal digestive processes and nutrient balance. For example, in cattle, a diet high in grain like corn can change rumen chemistry and lead to metabolic disorders such as bloat and acidosis, a concern for overall animal well-being.
Resources: Department of Biology & Environmental Studies
Lake Forest College
In poultry and pigs, feeding large amounts of corn and soy has been associated with nutritional imbalances and higher omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acid ratios — a profile less desirable for both animal health and the nutritional quality of the meat or eggs produced. Pasture-based diets with diverse forages and alternative feeds tend to result in more balanced fatty acid profiles and better immune function in many cases compared to grain-heavy rations.
Human Nutrition Considerations
What an animal eats influences the nutritional composition of the meat, eggs, and dairy it produces. Diets heavy in corn and soy can skew the fatty acid balance in meat and eggs toward higher omega-6 levels. Many experts suggest that a lower omega-6 to omega-3 ratio may be more beneficial for human health, supporting healthier inflammatory responses and heart health. Pasture-based, corn- and soy-free feeding strategies can help improve this balance.
Corn and soy grown for livestock feed are also among the most widely genetically modified crops globally, and some consumers choose to avoid these for reasons of food transparency, allergy concerns, or environmental sustainability.