Pork with a Purpose®

Realizing that offering an exceptional pork program was not enough, Vande Rose Farms along with the Lynch Family Foundation launched a mission of supporting others. Going far beyond the products we produce.

Two foundations, one long-standing commitment.

Travis Mills Foundation

The Travis Mills Foundation supports recalibrated veterans and their families through long-term programs that help these heroic men and women overcome physical obstacles, strengthen their families, and provide well-deserved rest and relaxation. Vande Rose Farms has a long standing partnership with Travis, and continues to provide food and services to the Travis Mills Foundation.

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The Chris Norton Foundation

The Chris Norton Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people with spinal cord and neuromuscular disabilities live their best lives. Vande Rose Farms and The Chris Norton Foundation have had a strong relationship since the beginning. Chris Norton is a true inspiration, and a great example for finding your "Purpose".

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The "Pork with a Purpose" movement goes far beyond the products we produce. It is the drive behind our company to make the world a better place than when we found it.

That is pork with a purpose®

How we live it.

Three commitments, on the farm and in the plant, that we hold ourselves to every day.

01

Social Responsibility

Heritage DurocAll of our products, including our hand-crafted artisan bacon and hams, come from Heritage Duroc pork raised with no antibiotics ever.
Animal handlingProper animal handling no matter what aspect of the business.
AuditedThird-party animal welfare audits.
02

Economic Viability

GrowthPromote growth and development for our employees and family farm partners.
PrioritiesFocus on quality over price and people over profits.
PracticesNever sacrifice our practices.
03

Environmental Sustainability

Rooted in the MidwestOur family farm partners are successful because we maintain a balanced focus on conscientious farming practices.
SourcingSolar panels, conversion of animal by-product into crop fertilization products, and water conservation through advanced condensation and efficient wet-dry feeding systems.
PackingRecycled water, by-product capture for animal feed, bio-diesel and fertilizer, and recycling of our cardboard and packaging.

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