Animals play a huge role at Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture and the man responsible for all of it is Craig Haney. Sheep, pigs, chickens, turkeys, rabbits, even honeybees are cared for by Craig and his staff.
Working directly with Chef Dan Barber, who helms both Blue Hill at Stone Barns and Blue Hill Restaurant in Manhattan, Haney knows very well what ‘top quality’ means. One bite at either restaurant will tell you that.
His intuitive feel for the animals and their needs is evident. Pastured and (almost) pampered, the system at SBCFFAA treats animals the way they are supposed to be treated. And it shows. It’s almost as if Craig’s charges know him on sight. If all the animals had names, Haney would surely know each and every one of them. This guy really cares about what he’s doing.