Cottage Pastures

Cottage Pastures raises chickens on open pasture, moving them to fresh ground on a regular rotation. Pigs are raised in the woods and on pasture as Berkshire heritage-breed hogs. Chickens and pigs are fed a proprietary soy- and corn-free ration developed in cooperation with Fertrell and sourced from an organic-certified feed mill. The farm uses no antibiotics at any point, no added hormones, and no vaccinations for chickens, relying on natural remedies for health management. Cattle and sheep live primarily off forage and hay, including at finishing. The farm does not use synthetic chemicals and follows OMRI guidelines for any inputs. Cottage Pastures describes its approach as regenerative: animals build the soil, the soil grows the pasture, and the pasture feeds the animals.