Force of Nature Meats 2024: The Best Meat on the Planet

Emily Wylie, Director of Marketing at Force of Nature Meats, champions the company’s mission to reshape the meat industry through sustainable and ethical practices. Based in Austin, Texas, Force of Nature leads efforts to promote the principles of regenerative agriculture and to connect consumers with responsibly sourced, high-quality meats. This work reflects Force of Nature’s commitment to environmental harmony, humane animal treatment, and building a community dedicated to positive planetary impact. DeliveryRank finds out more.

Can you explain what regenerative agriculture is and how it differs from conventional farming practices?

Regenerative agriculture is a way of farming and ranching that focuses on healing and improving the land, rather than just maintaining it. It works with nature, using techniques like rotating animals across different pastures, planting diverse crops, and avoiding chemicals that harm the soil. Unlike conventional farming, which can degrade the land over time, regenerative farming helps restore soil health, increase biodiversity, and even pull carbon out of the atmosphere, acting as a solution to many environmental challenges. It is centered on creating a healthy, thriving ecosystem. More simply, it’s working with nature, versus against it.

How does Force of Nature ensure that the animals are raised in environments that promote their natural behaviors and well-being?

At Force of Nature, we partner with ranchers who raise animals in environments that allow them to express their natural behaviors. Our ranching partners use rotational grazing systems that mimic the migratory patterns of wild herds, which promotes healthy, regenerative landscapes. This allows animals to roam freely, graze diverse pastures, and contribute to the ecosystem. By respecting these natural processes, we not only improve animal welfare but also enhance the health of the land they graze on. When it comes to food, our animals eat the diets they were meant to eat (for example, our bison and beef are 100% grass-fed and grass-finished – a stark difference to conventionally-raised animals who spent much of their lives in confinement eating grains like corn and soy). 

What role do consumers play in supporting the regenerative revolution, and how can they make more informed choices when purchasing meat?

Consumers are key to driving the regenerative revolution. Our dollars are a vote for a system every time we make a purchase. By choosing to purchase regeneratively raised meat, they are supporting a system that restores ecosystems, fights climate change, and promotes animal welfare all while consuming the most nutrient rich food you can eat. To make more informed choices, consumers should look deeply at companies’ sourcing and transparency standards on how their products are made. 

What impact does regenerative farming have on the environment, specifically in terms of carbon sequestration and soil health?

Regenerative farming has a profound impact on the environment, particularly through carbon sequestration and improved soil health. Healthy, undisturbed soils can pull carbon from the atmosphere and store it underground, mitigating the effects of climate change. Additionally, regenerative practices improve soil structure, water retention, and nutrient availability, creating a more resilient agricultural system. This not only enhances 

productivity for the rancher but also helps reverse the damage caused by years of conventional farming, including soil degradation and loss of biodiversity.

How does your Land Steward Index work, and what criteria do you use to select ranching partners who align with your regenerative principles?

The Land Steward Index is our proprietary tool used to measure and evaluate the ecological health of the land stewarded by our ranching partners. It is also a way for us to celebrate wins, milestones and support areas of opportunity across all aspects of the business and our partnership. We only select ranching partners who share our commitment to regenerative agriculture and align with our mission of improving ecosystem health. These partners demonstrate a clear commitment to practices that restore the land, promote animal welfare, and contribute to long-term sustainability. 

How does Force of Nature’s approach to regenerative agriculture address the long-term sustainability challenges faced by the meat industry, including soil degradation, biodiversity loss, and climate change, and what specific metrics or indicators do you use to measure the environmental impact of your practices over time?

Force of Nature’s approach directly addresses these challenges by focusing on soil regeneration, biodiversity restoration, and carbon sequestration. By rebuilding soil health, we can reverse soil degradation and improve the land’s ability to store carbon, thereby helping to mitigate climate change. Our grazing systems are designed to increase plant diversity and support wildlife, addressing biodiversity loss. We track our progress using key environmental metrics such as improvements in soil organic matter, water infiltration rates, carbon levels, and biodiversity counts. These indicators allow us to measure the positive impact of our practices on the environment over time, ensuring long-term sustainability.

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