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I am so happy! After reading "The Omnivore's Dillemma" (Michael Pollan) I was never more determined to quit eating beef until I had the means to afford grass fed, organically raised beef. What I found was actually a little better... Beefalo!
It is 3/8 buffalo and 5/8 beef. It is raised on a local farm and processed locally under their close supervision. It is leaner than beef, it is grass fed, drug free, hormone free, tasty, and most importantly, IT IS AFFORDABLE! The prices are actually pretty close to the prices I find at the grocery store. They set up at the Farmer's Market at the river market every Tuesday and Saturday.
Now I feel so much safer letting my kids eat red meat. I have been reluctant to do so considering the health risks associated with the drug filled, irradiated (to kill all the bacteria from the feces that gets in the meat, hormone ridden beef that you get from the grocery store.
I had been buying "Laura's lean beef", which is slightly better, but this is a local source and much more fresh.
Here's what they say on their site:
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ALL NATURAL GRASS FED BEEFALO NO HORMONES CHEMICALS OR ANTIBIOTICS HIGHER IN PROTEIN - LOWER IN FAT, CALORIES AND CHOLESTEROL
In the community of Opal at El Paso, Arkansas, is where the Beefalo roam. We have been raising Beefalo since 1994 and have been supplying our healthy product for two years at the Little Rock Farmers market.
A Fullblood Beefalo is an animal containing 3/8 American Bison and 5/8 domestic cattle. This combination produces a fertile animal which develops rapidly and provides excellent table meat.
American Beefalo cattle combine the hardiness of the Bison with the temperament of bovine breeds. The bovine bloodlines can be of any breed enabling a Beefalo breeder to select the bovine genetics best fitted to his individual program.
We raise 100% grass fed Beefalo, No hormones, antibiotics, chemicals, or additives to our meat. Our animals are processed under Federal/State USDA Inspections and under our supervision. We stay with our product during it's process before it is frozen fresh and delivered to you.
Along with the healthiness of Beefalo, recent research on pastured meat has shown it to be significantly higher than conventional meat in Vitamin E, Essential Fatty Acids [EFAs], Conjugated Linoleic Acid [CLA] which has anti-cancer properties, beta-carotene and various other important nutrients.
Beefalo is sold at the Little Rock Farmers Market every Tuesday and Saturday during the market season and delivery is available weekly all year long. We will be adding Thursday evenings beginning June 17. Look for the Beefalo Trailer in the center of the pavillions.
This is what a cow SHOULD look like. Notice how lean this animal is... Not bloated and sick looking from eating corn feed, which cows are not genetically designed to digest.
In their natural environment.
Where I buy it at our farmer's market. I don't know if they ship out of state, and their prices page is currently not working, but call them if you are interested. I really want to support them and keep them in business. It is the first time I have seen organic grass fed beef that didn't cost me half a paycheck. If you do contact them, do please mention where you found out about them.
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You guys crack me up. I make nothing if someone buys this stuff. I just want to support them in any way I can because it is such a rare thing to find something like this. Now I need to find an organic source for poultry and I will really be able to keep all those toxins out of my (and my family's) diet.
Well JP I have been buying their meat for the last 2 years- every week they have a special of some sort. The ground beefalo is fantastic. As the meat is lean it should not be overcooked, medium rare to medium is prefered, but be aware it has a much shorter cooking time then typical beef. I have also noticed beefalo, not from local producers, at some specilty grocers in town so it is still possible to get off season- or what i did last year is stock up on a few months worth (which isnt much since i only eat this once, maybe twice a week at most). Oh and there is a supplier at the market, who i havent seen this year much- Grass Roots Pork, who has organic pork and chicken. Also the organic lamb producer, Adam Farms ( ?) is fantastic, as are his eggs.
This is one subject where it is obviously appropriate to name names, give links, even a one liner from sellers would be useful. Just finished Omnivore's Dilemma last night, it qualifies as one of those rare books I may buy a copy (got mine at the library) to pass around to kids and friends. We don't eat a lot of beef. Normally I buy New York cut steaks when a local retailer has them for 10 lb $40, and while I might be willing to pay some more, I have some limits there. Rob
back home you could\can go to about any farmer and he'll sell you a cow for market price, take it to the butcher (several around for the hunters, they don't give a hoot if it's a cow or a deer). As long as you have a freezer big enough, you get a LOT of meat for $1.50-1.75 a pound.
Update... I just went back to buy some more for this week, and I found out that they also sell free range poultry from another farm nearby. They only sell it whole though. YAY!!!
I can generally find buffalo/bison in the supermarket, but it's usually around $8-9 a pound.
Where do people in New England (specifically Boston) get their grass-fed beef or buffalo? I haven't found much at the Haymarket.
If you have a car and are willing to drive a bit there is a buffalo farm in Durham, NH (about 1 hour from Boston). All natural and the prices aren't too bad. Most of the local butchers around here sell it.
Also, I've toyed with "investing" in half a cow. There is a local farm here that sells them. I just need to get a chest freezer and put it in the basement. I imagine you could find a local farm just about anywhere in the country (other than the dessert I guess) that would allow you to buy a share of a cow.
If you have a car and are willing to drive a bit there is a buffalo farm in Durham, NH (about 1 hour from Boston). All natural and the prices aren't too bad. Most of the local butchers around here sell it.
Also, I've toyed with "investing" in half a cow. There is a local farm here that sells them. I just need to get a chest freezer and put it in the basement. I imagine you could find a local farm just about anywhere in the country (other than the dessert I guess) that would allow you to buy a share of a cow.
Cool! I'll buy the "meat" half, and you can have the rest.
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Our local health food shop just got in a HUGE shipment of elk meat. I'm so stoked, it's expensive, but a few pounds of ground elk for rainy days and a few nice steaks are well worth it. And the ground elk only has 2.5g of fat per serving, leaner than a lot of the turkey or chicken I get. WOOOOOHOOOOO!!!
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Hello Everyone:-) Barbara here. I am the one who raises the Beefalo. I am here to answer any questions about the lean beef that I raise. I currently have over 200 head of Beefalo and they were all born and raised on the farm. I started raising them in 1994 with just 15 head. Looking forward to haring from you!
I'm searching around here too, zambro. If I discover something I'll let you know, and vice versa... deal?
Well, I did some research on eatwild.com, which lists all kinds of organic beef/lamb/poultry etc farms all over the country. Like I said, I tried looking for beef at the Haymarket, but that place drives me crazy. When I think of farmers' markets, I think of calm hippy-types selling organic squash, but the Haymarket is probably of the angrier markets I've been to, and I've been to many markets in the 3rd world. So there might be something there that I just missed because someone was screaming behind me and I got freaked out.
I hope it's ok to post some links to organic farms here. I have no connection to these farms and I have never ordered from any of them, so I have no idea of the quality of these places and do not personally vouch for them. All the prices listed are for ground beef, and most if not all of them only deliver to New England/Mid-Atlantic.
Trader Joe's - Memorial Dr. Cambridge, MA - 96/4 extra lean $4.69/lb
With many of these, you have to order 5-25 lbs minimum. That can be challenging if you're like me and live in an apartment in the city where you can't exactly fit 20 lbs of frozen beef flesh in your fridge. I generally get my extra lean beef from Trader Joe's, although it's not organic/grass-fed and they tend to run out of it pretty quickly. I can store it a little more easily.
Hello Everyone:-) Barbara here. I am the one who raises the Beefalo. I am here to answer any questions about the lean beef that I raise. I currently have over 200 head of Beefalo and they were all born and raised on the farm. I started raising them in 1994 with just 15 head. Looking forward to haring from you!
The big question for those of us not Arkansas locals... do you ship? And if you don't is there an organization you are a member of (or know of) that might list local providers?
Hey, thanks for joining us, Barbara! Thanks so much for the great service last Saturday. Those rib-eyes were tender and YUMMY! I'm cooking that chicken tonight.
As you can see, we have a lot of people from all over the country, so I hope you can ship frozen meat. I know of a couple of steak companies that do. They vacuum seal the meat and flash freeze it, then they ship it with some dry ice.
BTW, when you go to San Diego, make sure you charge those guys for your trip (meant to say that last Saturday but you were busy).
Good link -- there are a few places in my area. I was all ready to plan a Saturday trip to one place that sells beef, pork, chicken, and free range eggs. And then I looked at their prices!! Eggs for almost $8 per dozen?? 80/20 ground beef was almost $6 per pound.
Hi there :-) Shipping outside of Arkansas can be rather expensive. There are breeders all over the US ..... go to www.aba.org or abwrbeefalo.com or just keyword search Beefalo and your State and it should bring up farms that you can get Beefalo from. Thank you so much and please let me know if I can help.
Good link -- there are a few places in my area. I was all ready to plan a Saturday trip to one place that sells beef, pork, chicken, and free range eggs. And then I looked at their prices!! Eggs for almost $8 per dozen?? 80/20 ground beef was almost $6 per pound.
You could drive to Arkansas and back cheaper than that!
Hi there :-) Shipping outside of Arkansas can be rather expensive. There are breeders all over the US ..... go to www.aba.org or abwrbeefalo.com or just keyword search Beefalo and your State and it should bring up farms that you can get Beefalo from. Thank you so much and please let me know if I can help.
Thanks for the info... FYI, I think the site you wanted to enter was http://www.ababeefalo.org. I know ornithologists are generally a smart bunch but I'm not sure the American Birding Association would be much help
Found an AFFORDABLE source of organic beef!!!
It is so good we usually get it there though...
The Beefalowoman
Eggs for almost $8 per dozen?? 
80/20 ground beef was almost $6 per pound.
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