FAQ

  1) How much room does a 25 lb box of meat take up in a freezer?
Not as much as you might imagine. Meat is dense, so 25 lbs will just about fill up a regular sized re-usable shopping bag (I measured one at 12" x 13" x 8") See the green bag in the photo at right.

2) What do you mean 100% grass-fed? Don't they need salt? and what about winter?

We do feed hay in the winter, but since that is dried grass, it counts. We also supply salt and other minerals, just like wild animals seek out from the ground. This adds to the health of everyone and does not harm the nutritional profile of the meat the way grain supplementation would.

3) Why is grass-fed or pastured so important, and what is the difference?

You have to be careful. Some producers say grass-fed and also feed grain, so that is why we use the term 100% grass-fed. You can always ask. If farmers are uncomfortable with questions about their practices, it may mean they have something to hide.  100% grass-fed is important because even the smallest amount of grain will destroy the wonderful omega 3s in grass-only meat and milk and virtually eliminate the medicinal nutrient CLA. However, it is much easier to raise delicious lamb by feeding grain. Otherwise, one has to use very particular  breeds, a more labor intensive pasture management, and keep fewer animals. We use the term "pastured" for animals that are out on pasture but also get grain-based feed (such as well-raised poultry and pork).

4) I have heard that butchers sometimes give customers the meat from the wrong animal. How do you prevent this?

I have carefully screened the harvesters I use and am confident that they are thorough and careful about keeping track of the ownership of product in their possession.

5) Is your food organic?

We are not certified organic because there is a tremendous amount of paperwork involved that would put us out of business. Therefore, we cannot use the term "organic." However, we are very careful about what we bring onto our farm. We do not give our animals medications or chemicals of any kind (except minimal needed vaccines) on a routine basis. We generally treat medical issues with herbs and such. Only if absolutely necessary do we resort to conventional veterinary treatment, which is rare.

6) I have heard meat animals are bad for the environment. What about the methane?

Our sheep do fart ;0) Even wild animals fart. We can't have a world without animals. large grazing herd animals, well-managed, are essential for preventing or reversing desertification in some areas, for maintaining grasslands and for sequestering carbon in grasslands. They are an utterly essential part of the cycles of nature. I think the cow fart drama is a distraction from the harm being done  by feedlots, corporate greed, and all the powerful industries ravaging our precious world. For example, it has recently come to light that scientists calculating the relative contribution to climate change of different sources of greenhouse gases used self-reported numbers from the chemical fertilizer industry. Which turned out to be many orders of magnitude too low. Surprise, surprise. Which means that all those fields of beans and grains folks are eating when they aren't eating beef are adding a lot more to the climate problem than we thought, and factory farmed meat (ie - cows plus pesticide- and fertilizer-drenched soy and corn), even more so! Not to mention that those giant soybean fields are  not feeding wildlife, not protecting the bays and rivers from erosion and ag pollution, are losing our precious soil, and not nourishing people as well as well run animal based eco farms.