Zintara Principles


Animal welfare:


Calm, low-stress handling of animals


Calves stay with their mothers for the first year of life


Species appropriate diet of diverse perennial grasses and legumes


No prophylactic drenching, hormones or antibiotics


Regenerative management


Paddocks are rested for at least 6 months, usually a year, sometimes longer


We view the animal as an agent of regeneration, not a unit of production. Their job is to help cycle carbon, fertilise the soil and stimulate growth


Frequent herd moves and long paddock rests make for healthy animals, healthy soil and regenerating ecologies


Use of goats for control of invasive weeds and nutrient redistribution, balancing our grazers with our foragers



No inputs:


Zero use of herbicides, fungicides, pesticides or fertilisers


Zero irrigation


No spraying, tilling, ploughing, cultivating or seeding


Cattle are 100% pasture-fed their entire lives; no grain, no hay



Healthy, nutrient dense, delicious produce:


See above ‘No inputs’ and ‘Animal welfare’


See https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35127297/