Chickens that forage, scratch, and run around on the pasture all day are doing what comes naturally to them: seeking plants, hunting for bugs, and digging in the dirt for tasty morsels. They give back to the farm in many ways besides eggs! First, they’re a hard-working pest control team. As their coop is moved across the field, they gobble up bugs and grubs – some of which are flies that bug other farm animals like cows and horses, or pests that damage crops.

Second, they like eating weeds, which keeps invasive species down. Third, they aerate the soil when they scratch. And fourth, their potent manure delivers nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium to the soil to boost plant health and help the soil retain moisture.

Pasture-raised eggs come from chickens that get daily sunlight, fresh air, and natural foods, so they have a higher nutritional content. Their exposure to the sun boosts vitamin D content, plus they’re packed with more omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants, and vitamins from their diverse diet.

Cows have a special ability to make protein out of grasses, so why not give them what they’re meant to eat? We source dairy from organically grass-fed cows that get their favourite food year-round through pasture rotation from spring to fall, plus hay and sileage in the winter months. Their natural herding process is honoured with the bulls living with them full time.

These Swiss Brown cows have been reared for generations for their friendly, gentle manner and signature A2 milk. That means their milk contains a special protein that many find easier to digest than your run-of-the-mill A1 milk protein. Our regenerative dairy farmers are also expert cheesemakers, and offer soft and hard cheese, plus cheese spreads and yogurt.

Plowing seems like a farming no-brainer, but it actually chews up the complex network of microbes, worms, and bugs in the soil. We choose veggies from farms that encourage microbial life below the surface and build up the nutrient content of the soil with natural fertilizers, companion cropping, and crop rotation. And of course saying no to chemical fungicides, pesticides, and herbicides.

It sounds cliché, but you will taste the difference immediately with regeneratively farmed produce. The carrots taste like the ones you pulled straight out of the dirt in your grandma’s garden. The apples are like a bite of honey-kissed sunshine. The potatoes taste like dirt in the best possible way. And when the soil your food is grown in is teaming with life, you know you’re getting a complex array of healthy vitamins and minerals into your own gut.