Cows and sheep were not created to eat grain.  They are grass eaters.  Their tooth structure and their digestive system would indicate this.  They have difficulty digesting grain because they lack the enzyme to metabolize the starch.

Today's beef cattle spend over 1/2 their lives in crowded feedlots being "finished".  In the feedlots, their grain based diet is supplemented with antibiotics and growth hormones (rBGH) fattening them faster and cheaper than grass finished beef.

The typical feed lot cow diet is about 95% grain.  This much grain lowers the ph in the rumen requiring antibiotics to prevent liver infections (antibiotics also act as a growth stimulant).

We offer you an alternative to this.

We are pleased to offer grass fed and finished beef.  Our beef are grass fed their entire lives.  We are dedicated to producing the most nutritious and delicious foods and meats possible.

Ruminant animal products contain a "good fat" called conjugated linoleic acid, or CLA.  When raise exclusively on grass, their meat and dairy offers 2-5 times more CLA than animals raised on grain.  CLA has strong anti-cancer properties.  There are early indications that CLA may also lower the risk of breast cancer.

Fresh pasture offers hundreds of nutrients that the standard feedlot diet never will.  You can visibly see the difference by looking at the color of the fat.  Feedlot meat fat is stark white, while the fat from grass-fed meat ranges from a creamy color to nearly yellow.

Our beef is generally 28-30 months old when processed and has lived its entire life on grass.  This gives the animal a chance to gain some natural marbling in the meat.

Our beef is available by the 1/4 or 1/2 cow for $5.50 per pound.  We also have ground beef available for $5.50 per pound.  Prices for individual cuts are listed below.

At this time, we are only able to sell meat within the state of Missouri.
 

Below are the cuts that we can get from our butcher.  A 1/4 beef will usually net approximately 100# of meat.  A 1/2 beef (a “side”) will net approximately 200# of meat.  We can customize your package to what suits your family best.  If there is a cut listed that you know your family won’t use, you don’t have to have it.  The amount of cuts you don't want would just be turned into hamburger.  All bulk packages of beef will come with some hamburger.

We have all our steaks packaged as 2 per package.  It’s easier for a large family to thaw out more packages of meat than for a small family to have to deal with more thawed pieces than they need.

   $5.50 per pound    

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With your 1^st meat purchase of $250 or more, we will give you a FREE copy of
The Grassfed Gourmet Cookbook
by farmer and author Shannon Hayes
(suggested retail $22.95).
Shannon offers many tips on how to best cook grass fed meats
and lots of recipes for beef, lamb, pork, poultry, and more.