Farming Practices

JB’s Pastured Produce promotes raising healthy and happy livestock, because an animal that provides one of our essential needs deserves our respect and excellent care. Our Freedom Ranger chickens spend their days in a rotational grazing system eating grass and bugs, supplemented with locally milled NON-GMO feed.

  • Unlike the faster growing breeds used in your typical grocery store, freedom rangers take a bit longer to mature, resulting in more tender and flavorful meat. They are also resilient and active, perfect for foraging out in pastures!

  • Rotational grazing is the practice of moving livestock through sections of a pasture on a regular basis, rather than allowing them to graze one large area all season. By moving our chickens to fresh grass daily, the field is evenly fertilized, allowed to rest in between rotations, and improves soil and plant health. Not only is it beneficial to the land, but our chickens get to enjoy consistently fresh forage and have a lighter parasite load!

  • To keep our chickens safe from predators and poor weather, they are kept in completely enclosed mobile runs, called "chicken tractors". The chicken tractors are also equipped with an automated watering system to ensure they never run out of fresh water.