Lowing Our Carbon Footprint at the Plant

Oregonians have a reputation for being in touch with mother nature and we are proud to say we fit that mold.  Our manufacturing plant in Aumsville, Oregon uses hydro-electric power to run the production line.

This form of power harnesses gravity’s force to source energy from water as it flows from a higher elevation to a lower.  This is much easier on the environment than other methods of producing energy.

Couple this with fact that raw food is naturally greener the canned or kibble simply because it requires far less energy to produce the food.

Natural, Sustainable Ingredients

Our meat and produce come from smaller family farmers who do not use antibiotics or hormones in the meat nor do they use pesticides on the produce.  They employ sustainable farming practices that protect the earth and the food your pet (and you) eat.

Our farmers also practice humane treatment of animals.  Our cattle is free range and our poultry is allowed full access to sunlight and fresh air.  They follow the Humane Methods of Livestock Slaughter Act guidelines employing captive bold stunning for cattle and controlled atmosphere stunning for poultry.

Locally Sourced Ingredients

Not only do we only source ingredients from farmers who use sustainable methods, but we only use ingredients from farmers in the Northwest.  This reduces the excessive emissions resulting from trucking ingredients across the country.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Policy

Our environmental commitment also plays out in our offices through recycling programs and improving environmental awareness. We do not use disposable plates, cups or silverware, we use water filtration instead of bottled water and we encourage each employee to reuse where possible.

We also use all green cleaning products, energy efficient light bulbs and ask that everyone turn off lights, computers and other electricity suckers when not in use.

The New Compostable Bag

Each year over 30 million tons of plastic ends up in landfills, of which 43% are containers and packaging.  To minimize our impact we have packaged Steve’s Real Food in bags that are made from renewable plant starhes and are compostable in a municipal composting environment in 10 – 40 days. Compare this to standard plastic bags which can take at least 20 years in not far more.

Each bag is printed with environmentally friendly water-based inks which are lower in volatile organic compounds (less then 5% VOCs) which makes them safer and better for the environment.