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Our Feed Sourcing Standards

Better Food Starts With Better Feed

Our poultry and hogs receive locally milled non-GMO feed from a trusted farm partner. Because confidence in your food begins long before the package reaches your freezer.

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The Standard Behind the Food

Four Commitments Guide Our Feed Sourcing

Feed sourcing is one of the less visible decisions behind pasture-raised poultry, pork, and eggs. We believe those hidden decisions deserve the same attention as the pasture itself.

01

Non-GMO Feed

We intentionally use non-GMO feed for our chickens, turkeys, laying hens, and hogs.

02

Locally Milled

The feed is milled close to home, helping us maintain a shorter and more transparent supply chain.

03

Trusted Farm Partner

We work through a relationship with people we know rather than relying entirely on an anonymous commodity system.

04

Species-Appropriate Nutrition

Feed is formulated to support animals whose nutritional needs cannot be met by grass and pasture alone.

Why Feed Matters

Pasture Tells Only Part of the Story

Fresh air, sunshine, movement, forage, and thoughtful animal care matter. For poultry and hogs, the quality and source of their feed matter too.

Chickens, turkeys, laying hens, and pigs are naturally omnivorous. They need a balanced ration in addition to the plants, seeds, insects, roots, and other forage they find outdoors.

That means pasture-raised should never be interpreted as feed-free. A responsible farming system considers both the animals’ living environment and the nutrition that supports their health and growth.

At Pure Pasture Farms, feed is not an afterthought. It is one of the important decisions behind the food we raise.

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Different Animals, Different Needs

Our Feed Standards Are Species-Appropriate

We do not use a single feeding claim for every animal. Cattle and sheep are ruminants, while poultry and hogs require a different nutritional approach.

Forage Only

Beef and Lamb

Our cattle and sheep do not receive poultry or hog feed. They are raised on pasture and stored forage without grain.

  • 100% grass-fed and grass-finished
  • No grain from start to finish
  • Pasture and stored forage provide their nutrition
Non-GMO Supplemental Feed

Chicken and Turkey

Poultry receives balanced non-GMO feed alongside the forage, seeds, grasses, and insects available on pasture.

  • Raised outdoors on pasture
  • Moved regularly to fresh ground
  • Locally milled non-GMO feed
Non-GMO Supplemental Feed

Pasture-Raised Pork

Hogs receive balanced non-GMO feed along with access to pasture, roots, plants, woodland areas, and seasonal forage.

  • Room to root, move, and explore
  • Pasture and naturally available forage
  • Locally milled non-GMO feed
Non-GMO Supplemental Feed

Pasture-Raised Laying Hens

Laying hens receive balanced feed because producing eggs requires reliable protein, energy, vitamins, and minerals.

  • Outdoor pasture access
  • Mobile housing and fresh ground
  • Locally milled non-GMO feed
Our Feed Standard

We Choose Feed With the Same Care We Bring to the Pasture

Non-GMO

A Deliberate Alternative

Our poultry and hog feed is non-GMO, providing families with an alternative to conventional commodity-fed meat and eggs.

Local Milling

A Shorter Supply Chain

Local milling keeps more of the process connected to nearby farms and businesses while reducing the distance between us and the feed source.

Real Relationships

A Partner We Know

Trust is stronger when it is built through people, clear expectations, ongoing communication, and accountability.

Complete Nutrition

Supporting Animal Health

A balanced ration provides the protein, energy, vitamins, and minerals poultry and hogs cannot reliably obtain from pasture alone.

Pasture and Responsible Feed

Pasture-Raised Does Not Mean Feed-Free

Poultry and hogs benefit from outdoor living, fresh ground, plants, bugs, roots, sunshine, movement, and opportunities to express natural behavior.

They also require nutritionally balanced supplemental feed. We therefore focus on both parts of the system: better living conditions and responsible feed sourcing.

  • Chicken, turkey, and laying hens are raised in outdoor pasture-based systems.
  • Hogs are raised outdoors with room to root, forage, and move.
  • Poultry and hog feed is non-GMO and locally milled.
  • Beef and lamb receive forage rather than this supplemental feed.
  • Feed sourcing is evaluated as part of the complete farming system.

“The difference starts before the package reaches your freezer.”

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Why Local Relationships Matter

Food Should Not Be a Mystery

Modern food labels can be confusing, and many supply chains are several steps removed from the people who ultimately eat the food.

Words such as “natural,” “farm-raised,” and “wholesome” often provide little meaningful detail about how the animals lived or what they were fed.

We believe families deserve more than attractive claims. You should be able to understand how your food was raised, what went into producing it, and who stands behind those decisions.

Our feed standard is therefore about more than avoiding genetically modified ingredients. It is about choosing shorter supply chains, real relationships, stewardship, and accountability—even when those decisions remain mostly unseen.

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Where This Feed Standard Applies

Our locally milled non-GMO feed standard supports the pasture-raised poultry, pork, and eggs many families use most often.

Pasture-Raised

Chicken

Raised outdoors on pasture and supplemented with locally milled non-GMO feed.

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Pasture-Raised

Turkey

Raised outdoors with fresh ground, mobile shelter, natural forage, and non-GMO feed.

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Pasture-Raised

Pork

Raised outdoors with room to root and supported by our locally milled non-GMO feed standard.

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Pasture-Raised

Farm Eggs

Produced by hens with outdoor pasture access and locally milled non-GMO feed.

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Common Questions

Feed Sourcing Questions, Answered Clearly

Are your poultry and hogs 100% grass-fed?

No. Poultry and hogs are naturally omnivorous and require balanced supplemental feed in addition to pasture, forage, and outdoor access. This is why responsible feed sourcing is an important part of raising them well.

Is your poultry and hog feed non-GMO?

Yes. The feed used for our poultry and hogs is non-GMO and locally milled through a trusted farm relationship.

Is every feed ingredient grown locally?

The feed is sourced and milled through a local farm partner. Individual ingredients may vary by formulation and availability, so we avoid implying that every ingredient is always grown within the same local area.

Do your cattle and sheep receive this feed?

No. Our beef and lamb are 100% grass-fed and grass-finished. They receive pasture and stored forage rather than poultry or hog feed.

Why does locally milled feed matter?

Local milling creates a shorter and more accountable supply chain. It also allows us to work through an ongoing relationship instead of depending entirely on an anonymous commodity system.

Does feed affect the final food?

Feed is one of the most significant inputs for poultry and hogs. Pasture, movement, fresh air, animal care, genetics, processing, and feed all contribute to the integrity and quality of the finished food.

Why not simply say the animals are pasture-raised?

Because pasture-raised describes only part of the farming system. We want families to understand both how the animals lived and how their nutritional needs were met.

From the Ground Up

Better Meals Begin With Better Farming Decisions

From the soil and pasture to the supplemental feed behind our poultry, pork, and eggs, we work to provide food your family can eat with greater confidence.

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