Were now taking orders for our Grass Fed Beef. Every year we graze Herford-Angus steers in our pasture over the grass growing months (May to Oct). Our steers graze on a lush pasture mix of clover, timothy and grass from May through mid-October. Our animals are rotated through the pasture, keeping a fresh salad bar of grass in front of them all season, while allowing the other parts of the pasture to recover from grazing. We strive to provide the best quality of life for our steers. Our animals have fresh, clean, spring-water piped directly to them at all times. They also have access to shady, tree lined, lounging areas to relax in and never have to walk far to find either water, shade or grass. In early fall we send them to government inspected abattoir in Murillo for processing. We believe grass fed beef is better for people, cattle and the land for a number of reasons: - Pasture-raised animals roam freely in their natural environment where they're able to eat nutritious grasses and other plants that their bodies are adapted to digest
- When raised on open pasture, animals are able to move around freely and carry out their natural behaviors.
- Low stress conditions mean healthy animals, with no need for antibiotics or growth hormones
- The Human heath benefits of grass fed beef include being lower in calories and total fat, with higher levels of vitamins, and a healthier balance of omega-3 and omega-6 fats than conventional meat.
- Cattle can naturally gain weight and fat on good pasture without the need for grain.
Purchasing our beef
Because our priority is feeding our members, we offer our Beef for sale to our CSA customers first. If beef is available after their orders have been met we are more then happy to sell to the public too.
How do I request certain cuts?
Because of our small number of cattle we cannot offer beef by the cut. In order to be fair to everyone and ensure that we can sell all our cuts and ground beef, we bundle our beef for sale in 20 lb boxes. We include only top end cuts in our boxes.
The boxes are comprised of 10lbs of ground, and 10 pounds of assorted cuts. We include only top end cuts in our boxes.
Here's what you'll find in every box:
Box of Grass fed Beef Breakdown
1 Roast, 3-4 lbs (Sirloin tip, Boneless rib)
5 steaks (Tenderloin,T-bone, Rib steak, Porterhouse, Sirloin)
10 lbs of ground beef in 1 lb packages
Box Price: $100.00
Beef is sold on a first come first serve basis after our CSA customers.
Cooking Grass Fed Beef
Check out these links for great tips on cooking our grass fed beef.
http://www.sustainabletable.org/features/articles/grassfedbeef
http://www.alderspring.com/cooking/html/cooking.html
There is only 1 acre left to clear in the pasture now! It's nice to share this immensely satisfying work with other people. There is nothing quite as rewarding as starting a day with a piece of land covered in small trees and brush, and then finishing it with a neatly stacked brushpile burning away, the land now cleared and ready to grow grass for the cattle next summer. Effecting positive change in our daily life!
