We believe that our animals belong outside, in grassy habitats surrounded by their natural diets. We rotate our animals daily to give them the freshest pastures for grazing or foraging, with a positive impact on the soil and plant life.

Only our chickens are enclosed at night, in a large mobile chicken coop, which protects them from nocturnal predators. Chickens naturally roost at night, and are released at the crack of dawn to forage for seeds and insects until the close of day.

Occasionally, some meat production companies wish to capitalize on environmentally conscious consumers and market beef or lamb that has been caged and grain-fed for the vast majority of their lives, but have a couple of days of pasture grazing before they are processed. Otherwise, some primarily grain-fed animals are also fed a small amount of hay or cut grass, so companies can claim they are grass-fed.

We believe that our grass-fed beef and lamb should be truly that—grass-fed. Our cows and sheep graze on fresh grasses daily, throughout the year, rain or shine. We occasionally place bales of sweet hay in their pastures during times when grass growth is low and they need to supplement their diets.

We invite you to compare for yourself. Please feel free to do a taste and color test at home and send us the results. Our beyond-organic chickens are foraging for their natural diet of insects, worms, and seeds, outside in the sunshine, just like nature intended.

At night, they are enclosed in a mobile chicken coop during their natural dormant cycle to protect them from predators.

We see a lot of greenwashing language around free-range chicken and egg products. Sometimes this means that the chickens have some limited access to the outdoors, or that their cages are slightly larger than standard, industrial-raised chickens.

We believe that you will see and taste the difference. Our pastured chickens produce beautiful, rich orange-yellow yolks, packed with flavor and nutrients.

Animal life plays an important role in biology. Removing animals entirely from farming can be extremely damaging and results in soils that are stripped of nutrients, clay-like, and fail to hold water.

Grazing our livestock on pastures for short periods of time helps promote deep root structures in the grasses, which in turn promotes healthy bacteria growth in the soil, carbon and nitrogen capture, and better water absorption. All of this, including the natural fertilizer left behind by herbivores leads to a climate positive impact.

Grass-fed and pastured meats have been shown to lower the risk of heart disease, and have a better mix of Omega 3 vs. Omega 6 fats.

Important studies have shown that completely removing animal intervention in large scale agriculture has pushed us further toward desertification of large tracts of farmland. Nature is wild and plants cannot exist healthily without some intervention from animals and insects. Otherwise, commercial farmers have to rely on artificial fertilizers and GMO crops to mass-produce plant crops, which we believe has a negative impact on the environment.

Yes, many studies have shown that grass-fed meat has a healthier mixture of Omega 3 vs. Omega 6 fatty acids and are much more nutrient-dense when raised on diverse, healthy grass pastures.

The health of our livestock is very important to us, and we treat them as holistically as possible. We do not currently utilize any antibiotics or hormones.

Our animals never eat feed that is derived from soy, corn, or GMOs. Feed is a supplement to the animals’ natural diet of eating grasses and bugs on pasture. We provide our cows and sheep access to hay during leaner months, and our pigs and chickens receive some species appropriate non-GMO supplemental feed.

Yes, our cattle and lamb are grass-fed and finished and raised on lush pastures. 

Our farms are not certified organic. We utilize holistic approaches to farm management that are supportive of healthy animals, nutrient-rich soil, and biodiversity. We do not use toxic chemicals, GMO feed, or anything else that would compromise the integrity of our product. It is our belief that our farming practices create products comparable and, in some instances, superior to certified organic products.