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At Natural Grocers, we've long championed regenerative practices through our product standards, recognizing their pivotal role in fostering healthier ecosystems and communities. Explore the significance of regenerative agriculture, and become a regenerative pioneer to cultivate positive change with every bite you take.
Our product standards for dairy, eggs, meat, and produce support soil health, biodiversity, cleaner water, humane treatment of animals, and farmer welfare.
(to our knowledge, the only one of its kind) means animals must graze the entire grazing season and be raised in environments that meet their needs, encourage their natural behaviors, and care for them humanely.
means hens are never caged and must spend time outside on living range land and enjoy indoor environments with the space and enrichments to encourage their natural chicken behaviors.
protects habitats, waterways, and soil health by saying NO to synthetic pesticides, fertilizers, and genetically modified organisms (GMOs),We’re Certified Organic handlers to ensure its integrity from the field to your table.
Bronze, is usually equivalent to the highest standard at other grocery stores and farmer’s markets. It requires humanely raised and sustainably sourced meat products, without antibiotics, growth promotants, or animal by-products.
Read on to learn more about the importance and benefits of regenerative agriculture.
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Be a regenerative pioneer with your food choices!
In 2019, almost 8.7 billion food-producing animals in the U.S. were inhumanely raised in concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), generating tons of waste and polluting ecosystems and communities. Thousand Hills™ Regeneratively Raised™, Lifetime Grazed® Beef is produced on U.S. family farms where cattle graze on nutrient-dense grasses, producing healthier soil and beef with fewer calories, more nutrients, and more optimal omega-fatty acid ratios. So far, Thousand Hills ranchers have positively impacted 600,000 acres of land and counting. Join these “Regenerative Renegades” on their mission of restoration!
A modern broiler chicken can grow to 2.5 times the slaughter weight it was in 1925—in 58% less time! Consequently, conventional broilers often suffer health issues caused by their unnatural weight and confinement in crowded barns without outdoor access. Mary’s Heirloom Chicken is Animal Welfare and Better Chicken Commitment Certified, Pasture Raised, and Non-GMO Project Verified. These slow-growth birds are free to range on pasture, indulging their natural behaviors and promoting healthier ecosystems. Look for Mary’s new Heirloom Ground Chicken and Heirloom Ancestral Blend at your nearest Natural Grocers. Mary’s Heirloom—it’s a better way to eat America’s most popular meat!
An estimated one-third of forest loss in the biggest cocoaproducing countries, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, comes from growing the beans that make chocolate. Alter Eco Chocolate supports the forest ecosystem by sourcing cocoa grown with regenerative agroforestry—44% of its cocoa (to date) comes from regenerative systems. And the Alter Eco Foundation helps cocoa farmers and others transition to regenerative systems worldwide—work that sequestered an estimated 19,789 tons of CO2 in 2022! It’s the planet-loving way to chocaholic!
Meat and dairy production in the U.S. have more than doubled since the 1950s, but the number of operations producing these foods has fallen by 80 %! Alexandre Family Farms™ is “America’s First Certified Regenerative Dairy. Alexandre cows spend their lives grazing on pasture grasses, producing healthier, more nutrient-dense milk. And through rigorous pasture management and other regenerative practices, soil organic matter in Alexandre fields has increased from 1% and 2% to levels ranging from 8% to 15% over the last decade—a little more than half of that is carbon! Drink to climate solutions with Alexandre Organic Milk!
The size of U.S. egg-producing operations has grown by almost 75% since 1997. These overcrowded facilities pollute waterways, habitats, and air with toxic gases and volatile organic compounds. Natural Grocers Brand Regeneratively Grown™ Organic Eggs are pioneering new norms as the first private-label brand from a national grocery chain* to offer Regenerative-Certified eggs. Every hen enjoys acres of rangeland for engaging in their natural behaviors, and the Regeneratively Grown Verification uses a scientifically rigorous process to track soil health and the effectiveness of farm practices. We like our eggs to have a positive impact—how do you like yours?
A reported 75%-plus of bison meat is grain finished on a feedlot. But bison, being ruminants, are designed to eat grass. Force of Nature Bison is 100% Grass Fed & Finished, Pasture Raised, and Regeneratively Sourced from ranchers practicing the 5 Principles of Soil Health. Their hooves nurture the soil, their waste fertilizes it, and their grass-fed nutrition benefits you. Studies have shown that grass-fed and finished bison contains higher levels of selenium, beta carotene, and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), and has a healthier omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acid ratio. Join the “regenerative revolution” with Force of Nature Bison selections!
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