Regenerative Agriculture
What is regenerative agriculture?
Regenerative agriculture is built on the philosophy that everything in our environment is interconnected. By looking at our work on the ranch through this lens, we can see how each action we take has the power to improve or diminish the quality of the land we inhabit and utilize.
We choose to employ practices that help nourish, protect, and sustain a healthy and balanced ecosystem, not only for our chickens and our ranch, but for the future of our planet and life as a whole.
How does regenerative farming help you pasture raise chicken?
An example of this philosophy is how we move our chickens. Our chickens’ health depends on the health of the pastures, the soil, and the water that supports them. By rotating the chickens through different pastures they provide pesticide-free natural pest control for the fields.
Additionally, by not putting chemicals into the land, we help preserve our watersheds and restore health to our waterways.
The chickens also provide natural fertilizer for the pastures, meaning plants continue to grow, thereby increasing water retention and soil health. Soil health is a critical component of regenerative agriculture beyond what we can see.
By not overtaxing or tilling the land, we help preserve the microbes, fungi, and bacteria underground that play a crucial role in curbing the release of excess carbon into the atmosphere. Regenerative agriculture respects this symbiosis. Restoration and preservation of these interconnected relationships are a necessity for all living things to continue to thrive.
Industrial agriculture moved us away from this fact. While the ability to produce more food was initially a positive idea, the reality created a host of new issues. But with regenerative efforts like those employed at Big Bluff Ranch, we have a chance to shift things toward a more sustainable and healthy future.
We not only work to nourish the land, but also the communities that support the return to living in harmony with nature. The results are better for the environment and our customers.
Regenerative agriculture provides our organic pasture-raised chickens more nourishment, which means a more nutritious chicken for our consumers. It just makes sense–and is also a measurable fact.
Big Bluff Ranch is committed to regenerative agriculture because we believe it is the best way we can help protect and improve the environment. It also allows us to raise healthy chickens naturally–no antibiotics required, giving you a more nutrient-dense meal on your plate.
Because when we take care to improve and regenerate the land, we’re all healthier for it.