Working Together to Reduce Our Ecological Footprint
Awarded 2002 Environmental Business of the Year by Sonoma County Conservation Council
NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION
- Reduced natural gas usage at our feed mill by 9.2% while increasing output
- In our poultry houses, lighting conversion resulted in a $23,000 rebate from PG&E
- Plant efficiency increased, reducing icing requirements and saving 6000 gallons of water per day
- Truck fleet increased MPG by 14% since 1997
- Formed employee-based Sustainability Team in 2000. Mission: working together to reduce our ecological footprint
- Worked with the USDA and the University of California Davis on a pilot project to reduce chlorine usage in our processing plant by sanitizing with ozone
- Eliminated the use of gel packs
- Member of Committee on Sustainability, Petaluma Chamber of Commerce
- Member of Marin-Sonoma Air Quality Resource Team
- Member of Bay Institute and named Bay Visionary 2001
- Working on the development of wetlands in the Petaluma area to provide algae removal for effluent while simultaneously offering wildlife habitat
- Antibiotic Free: celebrating 15 years of raising all our chickens without antibiotics
- Free Range: first poultry producer to gain USDA Free Range designation
- Organic: first poultry producer in the US to receive USDA certified organic label
Petaluma Poultry announces that Jim Porter from the truck shop has converted to "aqueous" type water-based parts washers. These washers are a "Certified Clean-Air Product" which are safer for the employees, safer for the environemnt, as well as authorized by USDA for use in federally inspected meat and poultry plants. This product meets all federal, state and local air pollution and waste water regulations.