Protocols
Grass-fed
Grass-fed (no grain).
No hormones or steroids
No added hormones or steroids.
No drugs or antibiotics
Never fed drugs or antibiotics.
GMO-free
Never fed genetically modified organisms.
Pasture raised
Raised on natural pasture.
Seasonally accommodated
Sheltered during adverse conditions (e.g. from excessive heat, from predators, from excessive cold...).
No animal by-products
Not fed animal by-products.
Supplemented with non-GMO/non-SOY grains
Given non-genetically modified grains and/or SOY-free feed as supplement to daily access to pasture.
SOY-free
Never fed/supplemented with SOY-based feed.
No Chemical Or Synthetic Pesticides
No Chemical Or Synthetic Herbicides
Free of all chemical and/or synthetic herbicides.
No Chemical Or Synthetic Fertilizers
Free of all chemical and/or synthetic fertilizers.
Non-radiated.
Free of radiation treatment.
Free of seeds treated with bee-killing neonicitinoids
Free of human sewage/sludge fertilizer used in cultivation.
No human sewage/sludge fertilizers used in cultivation.
Free of synthetic additives
No synthetic additives.
Farmland free of prohibited synthetic chemicals for at least three years.
Farmland not contaminated with prohibited synthetic chemicals for a minimum of three years before obtaining Organic Certification.
Farmers required to improve soil
Farmers required to improve soil (vs. e.g. allowing it to become minerally depleted by nutrient destroying farming methodologies.
Farmers required to promote plant diversity
Farmers required to promote plant diversity (which, for example, would help maintain nutrient rich soil and beneficial microorganisms, thereby promoting healthier plants).
