Practices

Everything starts with and depends on the land. Karst Topography is the dominant feature here. Thus, we not only have to worry about the surface, but also the cave system underneath, which is one of the reasons we have rejected application of petrochemical herbicides and pesticides.

Calves are born primarily in May & June, about the same time that deer fawn. By respecting Nature's schedule, we have found that mothers and babies do better. This is in contrast to commercial beef calving, which typically happens in January and February, when fresh grass is not available.

Although our cattle are fed a 100% grass diet and they consume whatever grows naturally in the pasture, it's important to note that we do not use any herbicides. As a result, our pastures and hay meadow are abundant with clover, which the cattle absolutely love. The flavor of the meat can be influenced to some extent by the animals' diet. During the winter months when there is no available forage, we provide them with hay that is harvested right here on our farm. The only supplement we offer is Redmond's Trace Mineral Salt.

Rose Veal is a rare form of beef, only available in early Spring. Shortly after their mother weans them, usually at 10 months old, we will process them. They are the best of two worlds with the flavor of our regular beef, but with the tenderness of veal. Ours are raised on pasture (just like our normal beef) with their mothers until they are naturally weaned by their mothers.

We employ a local family owned and operated processing facility, where our beef is dry aged for 14 days. All cuts and burger are vacuum packed for durable freezer storage.