Pasture-Based Living
Animals receive access to fresh air, sunshine, movement, appropriate shelter, and opportunities to express their natural behaviors.
How We Raise Your Food
Real farm food starts with how the animals are raised.
At Pure Pasture Farms, we use pasture-based practices that respect the animals, strengthen the land, and give families a clearer understanding of where their food comes from.
Standards you can understand.
Food labels can be confusing and often leave out the details that matter most. Our goal is to explain how the animals live, what they eat, how they are cared for, and how our farming practices affect the land.
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Pasture-based animal care with fresh air, sunshine, movement, and appropriate shelter.
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100% grass-fed and grass-finished beef and lamb with no grain.
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Locally grown and milled non-GMO feed for poultry and hogs.
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No added growth hormones and no routine antibiotic use.
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Food raised by our family and carefully selected from trusted farm and food partners.
Our Raising Standards
These principles guide how we raise animals, select farm partners, manage pasture, source feed, and care for the food that reaches your family.
Frequent Movement
Animals are moved regularly across fresh ground to support cleaner conditions, better forage use, and more even nutrient distribution.
Pasture Recovery
Grazed areas are allowed time to rest and regrow, helping plants rebuild energy, protect the soil, and develop stronger roots.
No Grain for Beef or Lamb
Our cattle and sheep are raised on forage and are 100% grass-fed and grass-finished from start to finish.
Unsprayed Pastures
We avoid routine chemical treatment of our pastures and work to improve soil function, plant diversity, and grazing management naturally.
Responsible Animal Care
We focus on prevention, clean living conditions, attentive husbandry, and timely care when an animal needs medical treatment.
Animal care comes first: we do not use antibiotics routinely or for growth promotion. When an animal is sick or injured, appropriate treatment is not withheld simply to protect a marketing claim.
Beef Standards
100% Grass-Fed and Grass-Finished Beef
Our cattle are raised on pasture and finished on forage without grain. Rotational grazing allows cattle to harvest grass naturally while contributing fertility back to the land.
Grass from Start to Finish
Our cattle graze pasture and stored forage as ruminant animals were designed to do. We do not grain-finish our beef.
Dry-Aged for 21 Days
Our beef is dry-aged for 21 days to help develop deeper flavor and a naturally tender eating experience.
No Added Growth Hormones
Our cattle are raised without added growth hormones, routine antibiotics, or mRNA-based livestock treatments.
Building Better Grasslands
Managed grazing helps cycle nutrients, stimulate plant growth, and support healthier, more resilient pastures.
Poultry Standards
Pasture-Raised Chicken and Turkey
Our poultry is raised outdoors on pasture with fresh air, sunshine, mobile shelters, room to forage, and locally grown and milled non-GMO feed.
Raised Outdoors on Pasture
Birds begin in protected brooders and then move outdoors where they receive shade, clean water, fresh air, sunshine, and room to move.
Moved Across Fresh Ground
Mobile shelters are moved regularly to give birds access to fresh pasture and reduce excessive pressure on any one area.
Locally Milled Non-GMO Feed
Poultry receives locally grown and milled non-GMO feed along with the grasses, seeds, insects, and forage found on pasture.
Air-Chilled Chicken
Our chicken is air-chilled during processing rather than cooled in communal water baths, helping preserve natural flavor and texture.
Pork Standards
Pasture-Raised Pork
Our hogs are raised outdoors with room to root, forage, move, and express their natural behavior. They receive locally grown and milled non-GMO feed alongside what they find on pasture.
Room to Root and Explore
Hogs are natural foragers. Outdoor living gives them space to root, investigate their surroundings, and move freely.
Pasture and Natural Forage
Depending on location and season, hogs may forage through grasses, roots, plants, woodland areas, and naturally available mast.
Locally Milled Non-GMO Feed
Pasture is an important part of the system, but pigs also require balanced supplemental nutrition provided through non-GMO feed.
Thoughtfully Cured Products
Our naturally cured bacon and hams use straightforward ingredients such as sea salt and celery salt without synthetic nitrites or refined sugar.
Lamb Standards
100% Grass-Fed and Grass-Finished Lamb
Our sheep are raised on pasture without grain. Their smaller frames and different grazing habits allow them to complement cattle within a diverse pasture system.
Raised on Pasture
Our sheep graze pasture and stored forage as part of the natural rhythm of the farm.
No Grain
Pure Pasture lamb is 100% grass-fed and grass-finished without grain.
Naturally Mild Flavor
We raise Katahdin hair sheep, a breed known for producing lamb with a naturally mild and approachable flavor.
Complementary Grazing
Sheep graze plants differently than cattle, contributing to better forage use and a more diverse pasture system.
Egg Standards
Pasture-Raised Eggs
Our laying hens live outdoors on pasture with fresh air, sunshine, mobile housing, predator protection, and room to forage.
Hens Raised on Pasture
Our hens forage through grasses, legumes, wild plants, insects, and worms while receiving protection from mobile shelters.
Moved to Fresh Ground
Mobile housing helps provide cleaner ground, distributes fertility, and prevents excessive pressure on a single area.
Locally Milled Non-GMO Feed
Hens receive balanced non-GMO feed alongside the diverse plants and insects they find outdoors.
Handled With Care
Eggs are gathered and handled carefully so families receive a fresh, dependable farm staple.
Feed Sourcing Matters
Pasture alone does not meet every animal’s nutritional needs.
Cattle and sheep thrive on forage, but poultry and hogs are omnivores and require supplemental nutrition. We use locally grown and milled non-GMO feed to provide balanced nourishment while maintaining pasture access and outdoor living.
Beef and Lamb
Raised on forage without grain from start to finish.
Chicken, Turkey, and Laying Hens
Receive locally grown and milled non-GMO feed along with pasture forage.
Pasture-Raised Hogs
Receive locally grown and milled non-GMO feed alongside pasture and naturally available forage.
Clear, Species-Appropriate Standards
We explain the differences rather than suggesting every animal can be raised on grass alone.
Regenerative Farming
Building healthier soil through thoughtful animal movement
Regenerative farming is not only about avoiding harmful practices. It is about actively improving soil function, plant diversity, water infiltration, animal welfare, and the long-term resilience of the farm.
Healthy Soil Comes First
Managed grazing returns manure and organic material to the land while allowing plants time to recover between grazing periods.
Animals Working Together
Cattle, sheep, poultry, and hogs interact with pasture differently. Thoughtful sequencing allows each species to contribute to the system.
Living Roots and Ground Cover
Rest periods help maintain living plants and protect bare soil from erosion, heat, and moisture loss.
Adapting to Shifting Climate Patterns
Healthier soil and stronger plant roots can help pastures manage periods of heavy rain, heat, and limited moisture more effectively.
After the Farm
Processing, freezing, and delivery matter too.
Raising standards are only part of the customer experience. We also pay close attention to processing, packaging, freezing, storage, and delivery so the food arrives ready for your family’s freezer.
Air-Chilled Chicken
Air chilling helps protect the chicken’s natural texture and prevents unnecessary retained water.
Dry-Aged Beef
Beef is dry-aged for 21 days to deepen flavor and improve tenderness.
Frozen for Quality
Meat and seafood are packaged and frozen to preserve flavor, nutrition, and quality until they reach your home.
Multiple Ways to Order
Choose local delivery, frozen shipping, farm pickup, or farmers market pickup.
Raised by us. Carefully sourced when it is not.
Some food is raised directly by Pure Pasture Farms, while other products come from trusted pasture-based farms, processors, creameries, and Alaska seafood producers. We select partners carefully, explain their role, and stand behind everything offered through our store.
Meet Our Farm and Food PartnersEat with confidence from farmers you can know.
Explore pasture-raised chicken, turkey and pork; 100% grass-fed and finished beef and lamb; pasture-raised eggs; wild-caught Alaska seafood; and carefully selected farm groceries.
