Pastured Chicken Rotation for Seed Starting We move our chickens on a two-day cycle. For this experiment, each time they arrive on new grass, I broadcast handfuls of seeds on the ground.

Though urban farming is far less common in 2025, it still exists, more frequently for hobby rather than sustenance: Chickens are the animal of choice, with beekeeping also experiencing a renaissance.

Pasture-raised refers to chickens that regularly have access to outdoor spaces where they can forage naturally. These birds roam the open pastures, eating grass, bugs, and other natural goodies.

A broadly-supported new definition for “pasture-raised” poultry proposed by USDA this fall could help level the playing field for small, independent farms and brands competing in the ...

Jasmine Bryce started JB's Pastured Produce, a poultry farm, to reconnect with her rural roots. Bryce raises her chickens using humane practices, including open-air enclosures and non-GMO feed.

When the brothers decided to introduce pastured poultry into their farming system, they wanted it to be productive and profitable, so they opted for modern genetics – a mix of Hy-Line and Dekalb ...