Meadow Peck Farms — Pasture-Raised Eggs · Pasco, Columbia Basin, WA

Our Story

From 200 hens
in Issaquah to
40,000 in the
Columbia Basin.

2022–
2024

The Origin · Issaquah, WA

It started with 200 hens and a lot of questions.

Long before blueprints and bank meetings, Meadow Peck Farms was a small backyard flock on 17519 Issaquah Hobart Road — 200 pasture-raised hens, a hands-on obsession with bird welfare, and a direct-to-neighbor egg operation that built a loyal following across Issaquah, Sammamish, Kirkland, and Mercer Island. Mohamed raised every bird personally. He learned what genuine pasture rotation looks like, what happy hens actually need, and what the difference tastes like in the egg. That firsthand knowledge is the foundation everything else is built on.

2024–
2025

The Pivot · The Vision Takes Shape

A hobby became a thesis. A thesis became a plan.

What Mohamed observed managing a small flock — the gap between what pasture-raised eggs could be and what commercial production typically delivered — pointed toward an opportunity. The Pacific Northwest had strong retail demand for certified humane pasture-raised eggs and limited local supply. The Columbia Basin had the land, the water rights, and the agricultural infrastructure. The question shifted from "how do I raise better eggs?" to "how do I build the facility that produces them at scale — without compromising what made the small flock great?"

2026
→ Now

Today · Pasco, Franklin County, WA

40,000 hens. The same principles. Built to last 15 years.

Meadow Peck Farms is now developing a 160-acre, 40,000-hen HFAC Certified Humane® Pasture Raised facility just outside Pasco — purpose-built for a long-term contract grower partnership with a major Pacific Northwest integrator. The automation is state-of-the-art. The biosecurity is engineered in. The pasture rotation is genuine. And the commitment to bird welfare that started with 200 hens in Issaquah is now a contractual obligation, third-party audited every year.

"Everything we learned raising 200 hens in Issaquah — the rotation schedules, the welfare standards, what it actually takes to keep birds healthy on pasture — that knowledge is baked into every square foot of the Columbia Basin facility. We're not guessing at what good looks like. We lived it."

— Mohamed Belali, Founder · Meadow Peck Farms LLC

The Land

The Columbia Basin
is not a coincidence.

Washington's Premier Agricultural Corridor

The site sits in the Columbia Basin near Pasco, Franklin County — one of the most productive irrigated farming regions in North America, producing a significant share of the nation's potatoes, onions, wine grapes, apples, and alfalfa. The region's combination of deep loam soils, Columbia Basin Project irrigation, and 300+ sunny days per year creates ideal conditions for year-round, lush pasture grass. Our hens rotate through live, established paddocks every 10 days — not dirt lots.

Columbia Basin Project irrigation water rights — established pasture 18–20" before first flock
100 acres · 8 paddocks × 12.55 ac — 10-day active rotation, 30-day rest per paddock
16 mobile shelters at 150 ft spacing — birds utilize the full 100-acre pasture base
Max walk 700 ft from pop-hole — well within HFAC's 1,200 ft limit

Logistics Advantage

The site sits in the Columbia Basin just outside Pasco — direct access to I-182, US-395, and I-82 along the Tri-Cities freight corridor. Within a 20–30 mile radius of the region's largest egg processing facilities and integrators.

Climate & Water

Semi-arid eastern Washington climate — warm, dry summers and mild winters. Subsurface drip irrigation ensures pasture stays established year-round.

Agricultural Community

Deep farming heritage. Skilled agricultural labor pool. Strong county support for large-scale ag projects. Franklin PUD reliable utility infrastructure.

Regulatory Environment

Franklin County ag-zoning supports the operation. Full WSDA coordination in place. Drawing ref: MPF-SITE-002 Rev E.

The Facility

Built once. Built right.

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Big Herdsman 3-Tier Aviary — Two Barns

Two 400 ft × 60 ft automated laying hen barns. 20,000 hens per barn. The Big Herdsman 3-tier aviary system is the global benchmark for high-welfare, high-output commercial production — used by the leading certified humane producers worldwide.

850mm tier spacing · perches, nest boxes, dust-bath material at every tier
8,000 sq ft scratch & dust-bathing litter floor per barn (1/3 of floor area — HFAC required)
24 × 50" tunnel ventilation fans per barn — full climate control
Evaporative cool pads — heat management in Eastern WA summers

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Full Automation — Egg & Manure

Automated egg belt runs the full 400 ft of each aviary row. UV-C sanitised each shift. Automated manure belt removes waste continuously — no manual collection, minimal ammonia buildup, optimal air quality for bird welfare and productivity.

Automated egg belt → H-Hub service spine → cold room at 45°F
Manure belt → manure pad → composting / pellet revenue pathway
AI-assisted mortality detection — 4-hour notification SLA
Automated pop-holes both barn faces — timer + weather override

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H-Hub — Centralized Service Spine

The H-Hub connects both barns and serves as the operational nerve center of the facility — designed for maximum efficiency and clean biosecurity separation.

Walk-in egg cooler — cold-holding at 45°F from belt to pallet
Egg grading / flat-stacking / dispatch bay — integrator truck access at perimeter
Feed silo connections — chain feed lines serving all 3 aviary rows
30 kW backup generator — uninterrupted welfare protection

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Solar-Ready Infrastructure

Electrical system and roof load ratings designed for solar panel integration from day one. Eastern Washington delivers some of the highest solar irradiance hours in the Pacific Northwest — a natural fit for renewable energy generation at scale.

REAP grant eligible — up to 50% renewable energy cost offset
Reduces operational energy cost and Scope 3 carbon footprint
Future Phase: on-site generation feeding barn ventilation and lighting

Biosecurity

Four-zone protection.
Engineered from the ground up.

Defense in Depth — Not an Afterthought

Meadow Peck Farms was designed with biosecurity as a structural constraint, not a protocol binder. Every physical element of the facility — site layout, traffic flow, building placement, ventilation direction — was determined by biosecurity logic first. The result is a four-zone perimeter that makes contamination events structurally difficult, not just procedurally discouraged.

Restricted Zone

Barn interior. Danish Entry vestibule hard line — boot wash, colour-coded PPE, visitor log. No unauthorized access. Egg trucks stop at outer perimeter.

Controlled Zone

H-Hub service spine. Clean / dirty separation enforced. Egg room and dispatch bay. Access restricted to operations staff and authorized integrator personnel.

Managed Zone

Pasture paddocks. 10-day rotation with 30-day rest — natural pathogen reduction. Mobile shelters cleaned between cycles. No vehicle access beyond gravel road.

Isolation Buffer

Farm perimeter. Vehicle wheel wash at farm gate. Gravel access road — egg trucks never cross biosecurity line. Full site separation from neighboring operations.

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4-Hour AI Notification SLA: AI-assisted mortality detection triggers automatic notification to integrator and WSDA within 4 hours of any suspected notifiable disease event. Full RCW 16.36 compliance. Protocol exceeds WSDA standard response requirements.

Certification

HFAC Certified Humane®
Pasture Raised.

108.9

Sq Ft / Bird

HFAC minimum: 108 sq ft ✓

1.20

Indoor Sq Ft / Bird

HFAC range: 1.0–1.5 sq ft ✓

6h+

Daily Outdoor Access

Year-round · auto pop-holes

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HFAC Certified Humane® Pasture Raised Annual third-party audit — land, rotation, welfare records

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USDA EQIP / REAP Eligible Renewable energy and pasture improvement subsidies

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P&SA Compliant Structure USDA AMS Packers & Stockyards Act — Final Rule July 2026

The Operator

Committed.
Bankable. Long-term.

Mohamed Belali

Founder & Managing Director · Meadow Peck Farms LLC

Entity

Meadow Peck Farms LLC

Base

Issaquah, WA

Facility

Pasco, Franklin County, WA — Drawing Ref: MPF-SITE-002 Rev E

Contact

mohamedb@meadowpeck.com

"We are building a facility that a serious integrator can rely on for 15 years — predictable, certified, automated, and designed to make their supply chain stronger, not harder. The Columbia Basin is the right land. The infrastructure is the right investment. The timing is now."

— Mohamed Belali, Founder

Project Timeline

Path to
first egg.

Q2 2026 — In Progress

LOI & Partner Alignment

Non-binding LOI with integrator. Mutual NDA in place. Site plan finalized at MPF-SITE-002 Rev E.

Q3 2026

Land Acquisition & Financing

Land purchase closed. USDA FSA construction loan and HAPO bank financing committed.

Q4 2026

Permits & Ground Break

Franklin County permits approved. Barn construction commences. Pasture irrigation established.

Q3 2027

Facility Complete

Construction complete. HFAC pre-certification audit passed. Pasture at 18–20" height and ready.

Q1 2028

First Flock & First Eggs

First flock placed by integrator. Revenue commences. Full production ramp by Q2 2028.

State-of-the-art.
Rooted in the
Columbia Basin.

From 200 hens
in Issaquah to
40,000 in the
Columbia Basin.

It started with 200 hens and a lot of questions.

A hobby became a thesis. A thesis became a plan.

40,000 hens. The same principles. Built to last 15 years.

The Columbia Basin
is not a coincidence.

Washington's Premier Agricultural Corridor

Logistics Advantage

Climate & Water

Agricultural Community

Regulatory Environment

Built once. Built right.

Big Herdsman 3-Tier Aviary — Two Barns

Full Automation — Egg & Manure

H-Hub — Centralized Service Spine

Solar-Ready Infrastructure

Four-zone protection.
Engineered from the ground up.

Defense in Depth — Not an Afterthought

Restricted Zone

Controlled Zone

Managed Zone

Isolation Buffer

HFAC Certified Humane®
Pasture Raised.

Above Cage-Free. Above Free-Range.

Committed.
Bankable. Long-term.

Path to
first egg.

Let's grow something
great together.

State-of-the-art.Rooted in theColumbia Basin.

From 200 hensin Issaquah to40,000 in theColumbia Basin.

It started with 200 hens and a lot of questions.

A hobby became a thesis. A thesis became a plan.

40,000 hens. The same principles. Built to last 15 years.

The Columbia Basinis not a coincidence.

Washington's Premier Agricultural Corridor

Logistics Advantage

Climate & Water

Agricultural Community

Regulatory Environment

Built once. Built right.

Big Herdsman 3-Tier Aviary — Two Barns

Full Automation — Egg & Manure

H-Hub — Centralized Service Spine

Solar-Ready Infrastructure

Four-zone protection.Engineered from the ground up.

Defense in Depth — Not an Afterthought

Restricted Zone

Controlled Zone

Managed Zone

Isolation Buffer

HFAC Certified Humane®Pasture Raised.

Above Cage-Free. Above Free-Range.

Committed.Bankable. Long-term.

Path tofirst egg.

Let's grow somethinggreat together.

State-of-the-art.
Rooted in the
Columbia Basin.

From 200 hens
in Issaquah to
40,000 in the
Columbia Basin.

The Columbia Basin
is not a coincidence.

Four-zone protection.
Engineered from the ground up.

HFAC Certified Humane®
Pasture Raised.

Committed.
Bankable. Long-term.

Path to
first egg.

Let's grow something
great together.