Valais Blacknose Sheep
F3 through F5 ewes, ewe lambs, wethers, and rams with documented genetics. Live animals only.
How Animals Fit Our Regenerative System
Animals are crucial in regenerative ecosystems as coworkers, not symbols or decorations. They cycle nutrients, control parasites, open the understory, build soil, and convert forage into a system that sustains everything. We raise four species: Highland cattle, Valais Blacknose sheep, Mangalitsa pigs, and laying hens—each playing a role in our rotational system. They meet Regenerative Organic Certified®, USDA Organic, and Animal Welfare Approved standards, chosen for traits like calmness, durability, and the ability to thrive in grass, woodland, and rotational grazing systems. We breed and sell live animals to promote regenerative organic agriculture nationwide, spreading genetics, health, and management philosophies beyond our farm.
We use adaptive multi-paddock grazing, often called rotational or management-intensive grazing, on most of our pasture. Animals stay in a small paddock for a short time before moving to the next one. The land they leave behind gets an extended rest period before they return. When done correctly, this mimics what wild herbivores have done across grasslands for thousands of years: creating denser root systems, deeper carbon storage, more diverse forage species, and healthier soil microbiology.
Diversity is Essential
Different species perform different tasks. Cattle lead—they graze tall growth and brush. Sheep follow, trimming pasture regrowth and disrupting parasites (sheep parasites can’t complete their life cycle in cattle, and vice versa). Pigs root in forested paddocks, creating seedbeds for reseeding. Hens follow ruminants, scratching manure, eating fly larvae, and spreading nutrients.
This is multi-species rotational grazing, which involves choreographing animal movement so each performs their natural role on the ground that needs it most, at the right time.
This method, along with botanical cultivation and wild crop harvest under one Regenerative Organic Certification, is rare in American regenerative organic farming. We do all three because regeneration is a system, not just a checklist.
Animal Welfare is Practiced Daily
Every animal at Teaberry is raised according to Animal Welfare Approved standards — the most rigorous third-party animal welfare certification. AWA requires outdoor pasture or range access, no feedlots, suitable shelter, humane handling, low-stress transport, daily inspections, and species-specific space and behavioral needs. The core of animal welfare science is the Five Freedoms: freedom from hunger and thirst, discomfort, pain, injury, and disease, the freedom to express normal behavior, and freedom from fear and distress. The Regenerative Organic Certified® standard adopts this framework, with decisions centered on enabling animals to live as their species is meant to.
Live Animal Sales: How It Works
We breed and sell live animals for breeders, homesteads, regenerative farmers, and agricultural operations creating pasture-based systems. The process is conversation-led, emphasizing that a live animal is a long-term commitment, not just a transaction. Buyers should understand bloodlines, traits, costs, and management for the animal's success. If that’s the relationship you seek, see the outline below.
The Process:
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Inquiry
Contact us via the species page or contact form to share what you need.
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Conversation
We communicate through email and phone, answering questions about lineage, certifications, temperament, and care. If interested, we discuss pricing, availability, and our buying process.
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Animal Review
Once selected, we provide photos, lineage, DNA records (for Valais), and supporting paperwork.
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Reservation Deposit
After agreement, you can place a deposit through our reservation system to reserve the animal.
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Final Contracting and Pickup
Final payment, transport, and delivery or pickup are coordinated offline.
We Currently Breed and Sell
Highland cattle and laying hens are not currently available for purchase. Our Highlands are integral to the farm’s grazing system, but we will sell live animals from our herd in the future. Our hens are at capacity to meet our laying needs.
