SINGING PASTURES

LA PLATA, MISSOURI

WE’RE JOHN AND HOLLY ARBUCKLE, CO-FOUNDERS OF SINGING PASTURES.

As proud ninth-generation farmers, we have a long-term vision for sustainable family farming—starting with our own farm here in Maine. We founded Singing Pastures with two goals in mind: to increase the availability of healthy, nutritious pork and to promote regenerative agriculture.

As regenerative farmers, Singing Pastures and our network of other small farms apply higher standards to how we farm. Our farm, and all the farms we work with, have our pasture-raised standards verified  by the American Grassfed Association. We also continually use and improve practices that:

Build topsoil and sequester carbon

Increase plant, animal, and microbial biodiversity

Improve water cycles, which increases resilience to climate disruption, including rising temperatures, droughts, flooding, and erosion

Focus on animal welfare including holistic management practices

We do not use:

Pesticides

Synthetic fertilizers

GMO plants or feed

Industrial animal by-products in feed

Ractopamine/Paylean (a feed additive used to promote leanness in animals raised for their meat)

Antibiotics and synthetic hormones

Gestation crates or cages

Regenerative farming isn’t just our livelihood. It’s our calling. The idea of “regeneration” doesn’t just apply to the natural world—it applies to our human community, too. That’s why we’re committed to growing the movement across America and beyond by re-populating the countryside with ecologically sensitive farmers and ranchers. We’re also committed to building positive, mutually beneficial relationships with everyone who is connected to our products: our farmer network, vendors, distributors, local community, and of course, our customers.