Our Process

OUR PROCESS

Our standards start at soil.

When you purchase from Sunday Farms, you’re not just buying meat— you’re improving our food system. You’re supporting local farmers with integrity, the ethical treatment of animals, and sustainable agriculture.

HOW WE FARM

Farming the way
nature intended.

All of our farm partners know their land intimately. They have enormous respect for their animals and the pastures that nurture them.

That’s why they’re carefully improving the land on which their animals graze through regenerative practices.

Higher standards means healthier meat for your that's better for our planet. All of our farms are selected based on a careful set of criteria.

LET'S DIG INTO OUR STANDARDS

1.

Cage-free, free-range
Always pasture-raised

Catch phrases like “free-range” or “cage-free” don’t cut it for us. All our animals are raised outdoors where they roam freely, forage for their natural diets and avoid unnecessary stress from confinement. That means more nutrient-dense meat with better flavour and texture than anything you’ll find at the store!

2.

Ethical and regenerative practices

Our farms always consider the natural needs of each animal and the pastures that nurture them. With practices like rotational grazing and low/no-tillage, our farmers are ensuring fresh, nutrient-rich pastures for the animals while also improving the health of their soils.

Learn more about Regenerative Practices >

3.

Chemical-free, organic practices

Our farms never spray their pastures with pesticides or herbicides. Our animals are never treated with hormones or antibiotics, and any supplemental feed is always non-GMO.

4.

Local

All of our partner farms are proudly based in Southern Ontario and our fish is wild-caught in Canadian waters. This means you’re getting top-quality food directly from the source and supporting our local economy. For more information on the great people behind these farms, keep scrolling!

Taste the difference.

Discover the textures and flavours of pasture-raised.

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Riverside Acres

RUN BY:

The Kuepfer Family

LOCATION:

Millbank, ON

SPECIALTY:

Pork and Lamb

A third generation farmer, Nathan Kuepfer runs Riverside Acres along with his wife Rosie (and their three boys!). The Kuepfer’s are dedicated to sustainable agriculture and ensuring that all animals are raised outdoors in a stress-free, healthy environment free from artificial chemicals. Riverside Acres offers 100% grass-fed beef, 100% grass-fed lamb, pasture-raised chicken, and pasture-raised heritage breed pork all as nature intended.
Fun fact: Nathan employs an alpaca as a “guard dog” to protect his sheep from any intruders!

Echo Valley Ranch

RUN BY:

Brad & Donna Martin

LOCATION:

Moorefield, ON

SPECIALTY:

Beef

Echo Valley Ranch is a family farm run by Brad and Donna Martin. After deciding conventional farming was simply environmentally and financially unsustainable, the Martin’s got into “grass farming” in 2006 and have been managing their pastures and livestock as nature intended ever since. Echo Valley Ranch raises 100% grass-fed beef, pasture-raised chicken and pasture-raised pork in the fresh country air and lush, natural grasses of Moorefield, ON.

Blackview Farms

RUN BY:

The Parke Family

LOCATION:

Listowel, ON

SPECIALTY:

Beef

Bill and Michelle Parke are 3rd generation farmers. They started Blackview in 2009 with the mentality of “leaving it better than we found it” and making the best food possible. To achieve this aim, Blackview works with nature and uses regenerative practices such as rotational grazing & holistic land management techniques to carefully improve the health of their pastures and their animals. Partnering with other like-minded farms, Blackview raises 100% grass-fed beef, pasture-raised chicken and pasture-raised heritage breed pork.

Five Chicks & a Farmer

RUN BY:

The Moylan Family

LOCATION:

Huron County, ON

SPECIALTY:

Chicken

A family farm run by John and Sarah Moylan (along with their 4 daughters—hence the “five chicks”!) out of Huron County, ON. John grew up on a small family farm in Southwestern Ontario where his family raised pigs and cattle and grew crops. After working for 15 years in construction and engineering, John returned to farming and started pasture raising turkeys and chickens in 2016 for his family and friends. The results were so good that the Moylan’s decided to take the next step—in 2017, they started farming full time. John raises his chickens out on pasture using moveable, floorless huts called “chicken tractors” to rotate the flock to fresh pasture. Every morning, he moves the huts by hand to a fresh patch of pasture where the chickens feast on a fresh salad bar of grass, alfalfa and all the bugs they can eat!

Howick Community Farmers

RUN BY:

The Howick Community

LOCATION:

Howick, ON

SPECIALTY:

Chicken, Pork

Howick Community Farmers is a partnership of Mennonite farmers in Howick, Ontario. All farms in the group share a commitment to farming with integrity – using traditional, regenerative practices like rotational grazing. Collectively, the group ethically raises a variety of animals including cattle, chickens, pigs, and lamb – all on pasture, all as nature intended.