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Adam Moody

FARMER, BUSINESSMAN, CONSULTANT

BIO

I was born and raised on a farm in Montgomery County, Indiana, and worked the farm with my dad until his death in 2009. I married my high school friend Lucy in December of 1980, and we had Rachel in 1983 and Isaac in 1985.

Striving to live the simple life, we raised and schooled the kids on the farm, where I have always worked with family by my side and a guitar on the wall...
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Experience

Adam is a fourth-generation farmer who has been farming for the past 40 years. He and Lucy took their farm-raised beef and poultry to an Indiana farmer’s market in 1996 for the first time, and founded Moody Meats in 2000. In 2009, they established Moody’s Butcher Shops. Adam is also the co-founder of HUSK Sweet Corn (2012) and Honey Creek Legacy Meats (2018).
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Acknowledgments

- Two consecutive terms in American Farm Bureau Federation's Policy Advisory Committee for organic and direct market agriculture
- Six years serving Indiana Farm Bureau Local Food Policy Advisory Group
- Indiana Agricultural Trade Mission to Taiwan and Vietnam 2006
- Indiana Agricultural Trade Mission to China 2010
- Recipient of Indiana’s Agri-Vision Award by Lt. Governor 2014
- Advisory Board Member for Durham Home Inc. since 1994
  • Adam has traveled every step of the way, from the beginning to the end in the meat industry and has scaled multi species processing facilities with attention to details of those raising the animals, slaughtering and processing, and the oversight agencies involved. He maintains a commanding comprehension of the market, the points of sale, and the over all trends in local and regional meat systems.

    Gary Reding

    Cascade Consulting
    Fort Collins, CO
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  • Adam was one of our first farm partners in Indiana. His passion for sustainable ag and his application of Wendell Berry principles in his business and personal life is refreshing. Adam is willing to work with partners that have an open mind as to what can happen around sustainable food and service.

    Randy De Mers, RVP

    Bon Appétit Management Company
    Southeast and Midwest Regions
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  • Adam has a wealth of knowledge that extends well beyond the complexities of beef processing. He has had a real and lasting impact on our business.

    Mark VanderKoy

    Traders Point Creamery
    Indianapolis, IN
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  • Adam’s thorough knowledge of regulations and business information greatly reduced our team's time and energy inputs for a USDA grant. His super-fast, professional responses made it easy for us to create accurate and detailed reports to meet our project’s requirements.

    Trisha Bowers

    Jackson County Growers
    Columbus, IN
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  • I have so appreciated Adam’s years of experience and extensive knowledge of the meat processing industry. His guidance has been invaluable to our project; he has been hands-on throughout our entire design process, equipment layout, and workflow planning. He always goes above and beyond to promptly answer our questions and help us with whatever issues arise.

    Debbie Wise

    Redhouse Beef
    Bakersfield, CA
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