At Fegley’s Brew Works we are grateful for the world’s gifts, and we strive to pass along the best of these by providing food that is as good as nature intended. We also thank you for your support over the years, and thought you should know some of the ways that we are helping to ‘do the right thing.’

Just a few generations ago, Americans were intimately connected to the source of their food. Today, too many of us have become passive participants in our food system, giving up knowledge and true choice in exchange for convenience and variety.

Our complex food system requires resources for growing, processing, packaging, marketing, and transpoting food. Many of these current practices erode the foundations of our food system by mismanaging those resources for short-term gains.

By becoming active and informed participants in our food system, growing some of our own food, buying locally, and buying organic whenever possible, we can make better choices that benefit our local communities, the environment, and ourselves. The challenge is to know our food and to understand how to eat in a healthy and sustainable manner. ~ Chewonki.org

Beef

We’re proud to use Open Prairie Natural Angus ground beef for our beef burgers and classic chili. Tender, delicious Angus beef from cattle raised naturally on an all vegetarian diet with no added hormones or antibiotics.

Open Prairie Natural Angus is raised by family farmers and ranchers who share our commitment to a healthy environment and who have mastered the practices of raising cattle in a low-stress environment while respecting the land and natural resources.

Our luscious all-natural steaks from the Cedar River Farms of Arizona are among the highest quality 100% natural beef you will ever eat. Cedar River Farms USDA Prime and Choice Natural Beef Program is located in the heart of a major cattle feeding area in Tolleson, Arizona. Yes, Arizona where pre-certified professional cattle feeders to take the very best care of their Holstein bull calves. All calves destined for Cedar River Farms USDA Prime and Choice Natural Beef Program are selected by appointed calf ranchers within twenty-four hours of their birth. These calves are immediately started on a milk diet supplemented with high levels of colostrums which are essential to producing a healthy animal as it naturally activates and starts the calf’s immune system. The calves are under the expert management of one calf raiser and one feeder from birth throughout the entire feeding program. For comparative purposes, traditional cattle change hands numerous times throughout their lives which adds to quality inconsistencies. These cattle feeding partners also provide the very best animal husbandry and feed the cattle for a minimum of 400 days (traditional beef is 90 to 150 days).

A formula has been identified for producing this level of quality every time. First, cattle must be genetically predisposed to producing quality. Second, the animal must be fed high energy rations (grain feeding) for an adequate period of time. And third, the animal must be harvested at the youngest possible age. Cedar River Farms follows all three steps to ensure the most consistent beef in the industry when measured for flavor and tenderness.

Cedar River Farms Beef has NEVER received added growth hormones and NO antibiotics within 300 days of harvest. We feel this is the most tender and flavorful beef we have ever cooked at the Brew Works.

Chicken

As it turns out, the best things in life really are free. Brew Works Freebird™ Chicken is free of antibiotics and hormones, free to wander in barns without cages, and are always fed a natural corn and soybean diet free of animal byproducts. And you’ll have a free conscience, knowing that all our chicken was raised on sustainable Pennsylvania family farms.

Pork

Our pulled pork and ribs come from the farms of Good Nature Pork. Animals raised with adherence to stringent humane treatment practices, the pigs are fed an all vegetarian diet to ensure healthy, natural muscle development, enhanced natural flavor, and superior animal health.

Seafood

All of our seafood is approved by the Seafood Watch program of the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Our scallops are from approved areas of the North Atlantic, our  shrimp is wild caught domestic Gulf Shrimp – the real deal.   The tuna we serve is domestic Atlantic Yellowfin tuna, the salmon is caught wild in Alaska, and our Haddock for our fish & chips is all hook and line caught and sustainable.

For more information on Sustainable and Local Food check out Change.org and BuyLocalPA.org.