Nuts 'n Berries Neighborhood Market in Brookhaven recently started carrying products from with White Oak Pastures, a six-generation Georgia farm that employs regenerative practices and promotes zero-waste. All of White Oak’s livestock are raised without the use of antibiotics, steroids, added growth hormones or mRNA. Prices are set at or below market list price. The cost of regenerative organic ground beef is $8.99 per pound.

“Local matters,” says owner Mari Geier. “Every chance we get, we want to supply our customers with food and products that are not just sourced from local people but made locally, too. Staying connected to our food and the products we use is important. And when you know the people making your food, you get an extra ingredient for free: love. That cannot be made and distributed commercially. It’s just that special something that you can feel when you eat and buy local.”

Regenerative farming can help to rebuild soil health, improve nutrition density, reduce greenhouse grass emissions and add to microbial diversity. White Oak Pastures’ cattle are certified grass-fed by the American Grassfed Association, and its meats are hand-butchered.