Raising our Poultry

We start all our poultry in heated brooders for the first couple of weeks before they head out to pure and natural pastures. All our birds are packaged by our small-scale abattoir partner who we can trust to maintain the same level of ethical care throughout the entire harvest process.

Chicken Tractor Movement

Happier & Healthier Chickens

• Moving each day to fresh pasture fills their diets with a diverse variety of grass, legumes, wildflowers, and all the worms and bugs they can find.
• Movable shelters provide all the room they need for lots of exercise with access to shade, fresh water and free choice non-GMO feed.
• All our birds are packaged by our small-scale abattoir partner who we can trust to maintain the same level of ethical care throughout the entire harvest process.

FAQs

Why did our chicken program change?

The movement toward foods that are produced with regenerative practices is growing like crazy. This combined with shifts in the supply chain supporting small farmers, particularly since the pandemic onset, are creating challenges for small farms like ours to keep up with the growing demand. This growth is a good thing for our food system as it has created opportunities for small farms to rise up and link arms to feed more people. 

For that reason, we are excited to begin a new partnership with Jeremiah Sauder & family as they are prepared and motivated to supply the ever-growing poultry needs of our customers at Pure Pastures. 

As our customer base grows we also look forward to creating inclusive opportunities with farms right here in middle Tennessee who are learning and working to transition to regenerative practices.

While our poultry production model is changing, rest assured that we are committed to upholding and improving our standards as we continue to grow!

Are the birds raised the same as before?

Yes, just as before, birds spend their first 2-3 weeks in a warm brooder before being moved outside to roam and forage on pasture. Our birds are also provided with free choice non-GMO feed and never receive drugs or antibiotics. We're also taking the opportunity to make our chicken even better! Read below... 

Why has the price increased?

As a family business, we are always reluctant to address the need for price increases as we know this directly affects the families we serve. As a business, we consider ourselves accountable to you, our customers, to provide a thorough and transparent explanation for changes in pricing. 

#1 - We're increasing to compensation for our farm partners

Changes to our poultry pricing are necessary in order to provide increased compensation to help our farm partners grow their operations while supporting the needs of their families. 

#2 - We're taking steps to make our pastured poultry even better

In addition to improved compensation for our partners, we're also taking this opportunity to improve quality by ensuring birds and shelters are have rich pasture access with their daily rotation. We are frost seeded our all our pastures this year to provide lots of fresh clover and grasses to the birds throughout the growing season. We do believe this increased cost is worth it for both the health of each bird as well as the long-term regeneration of the land. 

#3 - We're needing to cover additional overheads

Due to recent economic changes, the small-scale poultry processors / packagers that we work with have been overwhelmed and have increased their cost to cover investments to meet demand.

Also due to recent economic changes we are seeing our Non-GMO feed supplement cost rise dramatically. These and other increased sourcing costs are all addressed in the recent price increases.

NOTE: We will be offering special new offering introductory pricing starting May 23rd and extending through the month of June.

Why is chicken breast more expensive than other cuts?

You will notice that certain cuts like breasts have gone up while some cuts are actually lower in price. This adjustment will help ensure we are able to sell the entire bird without selling out of items like chicken breast right away. Since we raise whole birds, the entire chicken must be sold at a balanced rate - everything included :)

Thank you for reading this far, your understanding and your continued support. 

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