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’