Generations GenerationsFuel Fuel Baffoni’s Baffoni’sPoultry Poultry Farm Farm ByByMark MarkBerger Berger Becoming a successful business takes plenty Becoming a successful business takes plentyofoftime, time, effort, patience, and some luck. Building aa profitable effort, patience, and some luck. Building profitable organization also needs the knowledge ofof what organization also needs the knowledge whatpeople people demand and delivering onon them. Business owners demand and delivering them. Business ownerswho who find a formula that works often discover the find a formula that works often discover thefruits fruitsofof their labor are being fawned over inin the community their labor are being fawned over the communityand and creating additional jobs and opportunities. creating additional jobs and opportunities.
Baffoni’s Poultry Farm
That’s why Baffoni’s Poultry Farm, located 324 That’s why Baffoni’s Poultry Farm, located onon324 Greenville Ave., Johnston, has enjoyed long,storied storied Greenville Ave., in in Johnston, has enjoyed a along, history of providing an excellent selection of meats and history of providing an excellent selection of meats and Jennthemselves. Lombari There are fewer and fewer familyfarms side items the community. They specializeininturkeys, turkeys, By side items forfor the community. They specialize owned farms, and the pandemic highlighted that fact chickens, and eggs and have served the areaforforfour four chickens, and eggs and have served the area When a local family business has a long history after and the supply chain broke down. He said that there generations. farms themselves. There are fewer and fewer familygenerations. reputation for having a quality product and excellent are manyfarms, opportunities for peoplehighlighted to get freshthat meat and owned and the pandemic fact customer service, it’s no surprise that the community other such products without having to deal with what Adam Baffoni said that the pandemic actuallywoke woke after the supply chain broke down. He said that there Adam Baffoni that the pandemic would said come together to helpactually them out when tragedy you find in a supermarket. people up to the realization that there are otheroptions options arewould manyoften opportunities for people to get fresh meat and people up to the realization that there are other strikes; Eighty five years to be exact. Back in April of 2021, besides going to local supermarkets to purchase their other such products without having to deal with what besidesBaffoni’s going to local supermarkets to purchase their off with a Poultry Farm started their morning “All of our products are made fresh. There are no meats. you would often find in a supermarket. meats. fire in one of the coops that tragically killed about 3000 preservatives, additives, or chemicals; many of which chickens. I caught up with Adam Baffoni and he told me you in a supermarket turkey or chicken. March of 2020, when supermarkets beganrunning running “Allwould of ourfind products are made fresh. There are no That “In“In March 2020, when supermarkets of of the incredible outreach from began customers and neighbors ispreservatives, primarily doneadditives, to keep the birds on themany shelfoforwhich in out everything, people had scramble find or chemicals; out of of everything, people toto scramble totofind and how they planhad to move forward. their freezers as long as possible,” Baffoni explained. alternative ways to find food,” Baffoni said. “They quickly you would find in a supermarket turkey or chicken. That alternative ways to find food,” Baffoni said. “They quickly realized that going to a local farm was the best option. is primarily done to keep the birds on the shelf or in realized that going to a local farm was the best option. After the loss of 3000 chickens in a devastating Another reason to shop here is that their meat is were doing very good business before the pandemic. WeWe were doing very good business before the pandemic. structure fire, how did Baffoni’s move forward their to freezers as long as possible,” Baffoni explained. processed directly on the premises. They have the However, once supermarkets were running out fresh However, once supermarkets were running out fresh keep business going? What was itofof like that day only USDAreason certified slaughterhouse the meat region. meats because the supply chain broke down, customers Another to shop here is thatintheir is That meats because supply chain broke down, customers and thethe weeks after? means meats coming from nearby Massachusetts would come Our storefront was busy andoften often processed directly on the premises. They have the would come toto us.us. Our storefront was busy and and Connecticut are also brought to the farm to That booked solid during our usual business hours. We saw only USDA certified slaughterhouse in the region. booked To solid We saw beduring honest,our theusual only business reason wehours. can really move forward be processed. The slaughterhouse is the only such lines that extended into the street from the minute we means meats coming from nearby Massachusetts after something likestreet this isfrom because of how we long we have lines that extended into the the minute facility in Rhode Island and one of just 40 such places opened until we closed. The last year or so has really and Connecticut are also brought to the farm to here and how wellyear established wereally are in the local opened been until we closed. The last or so has throughout the country. The chickens and turkeys are opened people’s eyes to this issue.” be processed. The slaughterhouse is the only such community. Bytothe time we all made it to the farm that opened people’s eyes this issue.” brought, raised and processed onofsite. the facility in Rhode Island and one justMeaning, 40 such places morning to see what was going on, everyone was already same people tend to the livestock from birth to the Certainly, their farm is well-equipped to handle all of the throughout the country. The chickens and turkeys are getting texts is and phone calls, to and that didn’t stop all day. Certainly, their farm well-equipped handle all of the dinner table. incoming chickens and turkeys that arrived. They are brought, raised and processed on site. Meaning, the The phone and in the storethat didn’t really stopareringing with incoming chickens turkeys arrived. They housed in spacious coops that separately accommodate same people tend to the livestock from birth to the friends, family, and other businesses and patrons asking housed in spacious coops that separately accommodate As a local business, they have between 30 and 40 hundreds of turkeys and between 20,000 and 30,000 dinner table. if everyone was alright and what they could do to help. hundreds of turkeys and between 20,000 and 30,000 employees working on the farm. What began as a family chickens. The chickens are also separated into those Having that kind of support makes moving forward from chickens. The chickens are also separated into those endeavor has since grown into something farand more groomed for meat and those for laying eggs, which come As a local business, they have between 30 40 that something like those this possible, and we had a lot of regulars groomed for meat and for laying eggs, which come numerous sizes and shapes, and are always fresh. in theworking family could employees on thehave farm.imagined. What began as a family and new customers come out to the store that weekanyone to in in numerous sizes and shapes, and are always fresh. support us, which is always a huge help. endeavor has since grown into something far more that Are you rebuilding already? Another point Baffoni made was the importanceofoflocal local anyone inexpect the family could have imagined. While they some 1,400 turkeys to be ordered for Another point Baffoni made was the importance
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We are taking a bit of time to decide exactly what we want to do. The coop that caught fire had been built in the 50’s and a lot of things have changed in agriculture since then, so instead of rushing to rebuild the same thing that was there,
