About Us - Farm to Bowl Excellence

First, they told me my paralyzed dog needed surgery or death. Then, they told me my allergy-ravaged dog was "unfixable."

Both times, they were wrong.

Twenty years ago, my French Bulldog girl couldn't stand on her hind legs. The diagnosis: My dog would never walk again without surgery.

The vet's solution? "$8,000 surgery or euthanasia."

I took her home with pain medication and anti-inflammatories. That night, I Googled the anti-inflammatory they prescribed. What I found made my blood run cold: the drug was in the middle of settling its SECOND class-action lawsuit for harming dogs.

That bottle went straight into the garbage.

My dogs were already taking vitamin C because I'd discovered it solved a life-threatening placenta problem in my pregnant girls—something I learned from pregnant women in online forums, not veterinarians. I had been using Ester-C because it is more gentle on the stomach, so they could tolerate more.

I wondered: Could massive doses of vitamin C help my paralyzed girl?

• Within 24 hours, she was standing.
• Two days later, she was walking.
• One week later, fully recovered.

No surgery. No euthanasia. Just a nutrient the pet industry said she didn't need.

The Second Crisis: The Dog I Couldn't Save

But my biggest heartbreak came later.

I had a French Bulldog with allergies so severe, her entire body was bloody from scratching against anything she could find.

I tried everything: Prescription medications (didn't work), Hypoallergenic commercial foods (didn't work), Steroids, antibiotics, topical treatments (temporary relief at best), Nothing stopped the suffering. I had to put her down.

Losing her destroyed me. But it also made me ask the question that changed everything: "Why are so many French Bulldogs suddenly getting severe allergies at 12-18 months old?"

After months of research, I discovered the smoking gun: over-vaccination protocols.

Veterinarians push three 4-9 way adult vaccine shots before a dog reaches adulthood. But scientific studies prove one vaccine provides lifetime immunity. Those unnecessary boosters don't "strengthen" immunity—they trigger autoimmune responses, allergies, behavioral problems, and even cancer.

I changed my breeding protocol immediately. One vaccine. Done. The result? I stopped producing French Bulldogs that developed allergies at 12-18 months. Zero allergy cases in my puppies since I changed vaccine protocol.

But Vaccination Isn't the Only Problem: Food Allergies

Here's what I learned: Most dog allergies are caused by the PROTEIN SOURCE in their food.

Commercialdog foods use:Chicken(the #1 allergen for dogs)

Beef(pumped with growth hormones and beta-agonists)

"Meatmeal" (rendered, processed, unidentifiable)

Evendogs who haven't been over vaccinated can develop food sensitivitiesto these proteins.

The solution? Novel, hypoallergenic protein sources:

🦆Duck - Low-allergen, omega-3 rich, easily digestible

🥚Duck Eggs - Complete amino acid profile, gentle on sensitive stomachs

🐇Rabbit - The gold standard for elimination diets, virtually no allergic reactions

These aren't "alternative" proteins—they're what dogs should have been eating all along.

I couldn't save my girl with the bloody, scratched-raw skin. But I can save OTHER dogs.

BullyGreen Farm will produce the food I wish I'd had 20 years ago:

🌱Year-round organic microgreens (40x more nutrients than mature vegetables)

🐇Free-range rabbits (novel protein, hypoallergenic, minimal environmental impact)

🦆Pastured ducks + duck eggs (omega-3 rich, low-allergen, sustainable)

What we DON'T use:

🚫 NO chicken or beef (common allergens)

🚫 NO growth hormones (used in 90% of commercial cattle)

🚫 NO factory farming (methane emissions, soil destruction)

🚫 NO synthetic vitamins (poorly absorbed lab chemicals)

🚫 NO GMOs, pesticides, or preservatives

🚫 NO Ingredients from foreign, questionable sources

From Farm to Freeze Dryer to Your Dog's Bowl

We mix 50-pound batches at a time, which produces 12 pounds of freeze-dried food.

Everything is:

✅Grown on our Tennessee farm

✅Raised humanely (free-range, pastured, pond)

✅Freeze-dried fresh (locks in nutrients without cooking)

✅Hypoallergenic (duck, duck eggs, rabbit)

✅Nutrient-dense (microgreens provide bio-available vitamins, not synthetic additives)

This isn't just dog food. This is the food that could have saved my dog's life.

Here's the most important part: Even if your dog was over-vaccinated as a puppy, switching to hypoallergenic protein sources can stop the allergic cascade. Dogs can have sensitivities to other ingredients, but the protein source is usually the allergen. Duck, duck eggs, and rabbit solve that problem. Combined with nutrient-dense microgreens, your dog's immune system can finally heal instead of constantly fighting inflammatory triggers.

If your dog is: Scratching constantly, Losing fur in patches, Getting ear infections repeatedly, Licking paws raw, Suffering from hot spots or skin inflammation: This food is for you.

What Your Support Means

When you back BullyGreen, you're not just funding a greenhouse.

You're saying NO to an industry that:

• Pushes unnecessary vaccines that cause allergies
  
• Sells prescription drugs with class-action lawsuits
  
• Uses factory-farmed meat pumped with growth hormones
  
• Profits from your dog's suffering
  

You're saying YES to:

• Transparency (you know exactly where every ingredient comes from)
  
• Sustainability (no factory farming, no environmental destruction)
  
• REAL nutrition (food-based nutrients, not synthetic chemicals)
  
• Healing (hypoallergenic proteins that stop the itch-scratch-bleed cycle)
• You're supporting women-owned small family farming
  

I've spent 20 years researching, experimenting, and proving the establishment wrong.

I couldn't save my girl with the bloody skin.

But together, we can save yours.

Will you join me in helping to make healthier, longer-lived fur babies?

Industry Estimates (Conservative)

Based on available data and industry analysis:

• Vitamins & Minerals70-80% (mostly China)
• Amino Acids40-60% (mostly China)
• Fish Protein/Meal60-70% (Peru, Chile, Asia)
• Meat Meals30-50% (China, Thailand, New Zealand)
• Specialty Proteins50-70% (varies by source)

China is the largest exporter of pet food ingredients to the United States, including:

• Vitamins and minerals - Estimated 70-80% of vitamins used in U.S. pet food come from China
• Amino acids (building blocks of protein) - Significant portion sourced from China
• Glucosamine and chondroitin - Approximately 90% comes from China
• Protein meals and by-products - Substantial imports, though exact percentages unavailable

Import Statistics

U.S. pet food ingredient imports have increased substantially over the past decade

• Fish meal - Often from Peru, Chile, Thailand, Vietnam
• Chicken meal - Significant imports from China and Thailand
• Lamb meal - Primarily from New Zealand and Australia
• Beef by-products - Various international sources
• Pea protein - Canada and China are major suppliers

The 2007 Melamine Crisis Legacy

The 2007 pet food recalls (caused by melamine contamination in wheat gluten and rice protein concentrate from China) killed thousands of pets and revealed the extent of Chinese ingredient sourcing in U.S. pet food. This crisis highlighted:

• Over 150 brands were affected
• The widespread use of Chinese protein ingredients throughout the industry
• Lack of oversight and testing for foreign-sourced ingredients

**A product can be labeled "Made in USA" even if ingredients are foreign-sourced, as long as final processing/packaging occurs in the U.S. and the product is "substantially transformed" in the U.S.