SPECIFIC PRACTICES · PUBLISHED IN PLAIN LANGUAGE
A standard should be specific enough to inspect.
We do not ask customers to trust a mood, a photograph, or a vague word like natural. Our standards describe what the animals eat, what is not used on the land, how the herd and flocks move, where processing happens, and which farm is responsible.
What the animals eat - and what they do not receive.
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100% grassfed and grass-finished beef Pasture, hay, and sometimes silage. Never grain. The final finishing period follows the same feed standard.
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American Grassfed Association certified Third-party certification is maintained where applicable.
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No antibiotics None administered as routine treatment or prevention.
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No vaccines Health is managed through feed, pasture rotation, observation, and appropriate herd density.
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No added hormones The beef standard excludes added growth hormones; federal rules already prohibit their use in poultry.
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Pasture-raised chicken with no GMO feed Mobile shelters move daily so birds receive fresh ground, outdoor access, forage, and a consistent feed standard.
What happens on the pasture - and after harvest.
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Certified organic pasture The pasture and forage program is inspected and certified organic.
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No synthetic fertilizers Fertility is built through managed grazing, animal impact, rest, and nutrient cycling.
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No herbicides, pesticides, or fungicides None applied to pasture or forage.
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Managed rotation and long rest Cattle move onto fresh forage repeatedly; chickens move to new ground daily. Rest is treated as part of the crop.
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No imported or aggregated meat Every FarmersMarket.com cut comes from Tyner Pond Farm.
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A neighboring USDA-inspected processor Federally inspected processing, freezing, and packing through the known neighboring processor.
A claim becomes useful when it names the actual practice.
Broad marketing terms can sound reassuring while saying very little. We prefer language a customer can question, a farmer can carry out, and an inspector can evaluate.
Vague label language
- Natural
- Responsibly sourced
- Premium quality
- Farm raised
A published standard
- Pasture, hay, and silage — never grain
- No listed pharmaceuticals or synthetic pasture inputs
- Tyner Pond Farm, Greenfield, Indiana
- A neighboring USDA-inspected processor
The label is short. The practice behind it should not be vague.
These definitions describe how FarmersMarket.com and Tyner Pond Farm use the terms across this site. They are meant to be read as operating commitments, not decorative badges.
Forage start to finish
Here, grassfed includes pasture, hay, and sometimes silage. Grass-finished means the final months follow the same rule. No grain.
Daily fresh ground
Our chicken shelters move daily so the birds receive fresh ground, forage, bugs, air, and sunlight as part of the production system.
Certified land program
Pasture and forage are managed without synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, or fungicides and inspected under the organic standard.
Federal inspection
A neighboring USDA-inspected processor identifies the federally inspected processing system used at the farm.
Food from one known farm.
Explore 100% grassfed beef and pasture-raised chicken from Tyner Pond Farm in central Indiana.