The land James farms was originally a land grant from President Abraham Lincoln. Today James raises cattle and chickens plus quail for the Kansas State Wildlife Habitat Program. He built special houses with self-regulating furnaces to maintain critical heat levels for his young chickens. He recycles everything, including manure to fertilize his fields of alfalfa, corn and Sudan grass. When he’s not farming, James spends his time on the river as a guide and fisherman.

In rural Missouri lies a farm with 3,500 chickens, 120 cows, 285 ewes, 200 ducks and a couple just beginning to raise their family. Jay and Carol Maddick and their children, Brandon and Isabel, live in Lathrop, Missouri. "We're not big. We don't have tens of thousands of chickens, but our smaller size lets us control the entire process.  "For this young couple raising chickens in a natural, chemical-free environment started as an experiment and a way to return to their rural backgrounds. "Customers who believe in sustainable farming practices, minimal chemicals and want that succulent, old-fashioned flavor, have to buy chickens raised naturally," Carol said. They are proud that they process every Wednesday on the farm in USDA Federal inspected plant. Good Natured Family Farms is proud to have the Maddicks as one of their Alliance members.