Primal Pastures

The Farm on Washington — our 30-acre regenerative u-pick farm in Murrieta, CA — is certified organic. For our Primal Pastures meats, we deliberately choose not to pursue organic certification because our standards already go far beyond what the label requires.

Organic certification boils down to three things: no antibiotics, no GMOs, and organic feed. That's not our standard — that's our baseline. Certification is also prohibitively expensive and paperwork-heavy, which favors large industrial organic operations over small farms like ours.

We've built our entire operation around mimicking nature: rotational grazing, no confinement, no corn, no grain finishing, no chemical inputs on our pastures, and regenerative practices that build soil and capture carbon. We'd rather invest those certification dollars back into our animals and our land.

Our chickens live on pasture every day, all day, morning to night. They eat grass, seeds, bugs, and worms, supplemented with a certified organic, corn-free, soy-free, non-GMO feed made of organic milo, barley, peas, fishmeal, and olive oil. It's a low-PUFA blend that's different from even the most revered farms in the country.

Our chickens live 24/7 outside on pasture. That's not true for 99.9999% of chickens in the USA, even free-range and organic birds spend the vast majority of their lives indoors. We rotate our birds onto fresh pasture daily, which eliminates the need for drugs, antibiotics, or vaccines, and puts manure exactly where it belongs: back into the soil.

Our pork and poultry are raised completely vaccine-free. Our cattle and sheep receive birth vaccinations against serious diseases like blackleg and other environmental pathogens specific to their living areas. We never use mRNA vaccines.

Shipping rates can vary depending on your region and are calculated at checkout.

Here are the full details of our Shipping Policy.

Nationwide shipping: Available three days a week, Monday–Wednesday. Orders placed after 10:00 a.m. PST on Wednesday will ship the following week.

CA, AZ, TX, NV, OR, WA, NM, WY, CO, UT, ID: Ground shipping is available Monday–Thursday. Orders placed after 10:00 a.m. PST on Thursday will ship the following week.

No, at this time we do not ship outside of the US.

At this time, we ship within the contiguous United States. If our shipping policy changes, we'll announce it on our site and to our email subscribers first

Yes. Every box is packed with recyclable insulated liners and dry ice calculated specifically for your address to ensure your meat arrives perfectly frozen. It's very common — and totally fine — for the dry ice to have dissipated by the time the box reaches you. As long as the meat is still cold to the touch, your order is in great shape.

As long as the meat is cold to the touch, the products have not been compromised and can be safely refrozen or cooked. If any items arrive warm, please email info@primalpastures.com within two business days and we'll make it right.

We trust FedEx and UPS with all of our orders. You'll receive three confirmations: one when your order is placed, one when it's being packed, and one when it's picked up by the carrier. Packages are left without a signature and can be delivered as late as 8 p.m.

For best quality, we recommend using our products within 12 months of receiving them. Properly stored at 0°F or below, they'll keep longer, but flavor and texture are at their peak within the first year.

Never. Our meat is exactly what it should be: meat. No fillers, no binders, no preservatives, no synthetic anything.