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Eating more of the whole animal does everybody good. Itโs not a new idea. Fact is, humans have been eating meat for roughly 2.6 million years. In fact, the guys who really know about this stuff say it was probably...
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Meet Bill Staggs, Owner of Farm on Mill Creek Meadow. Before Bill joined Grass Rootโs Farmers' Cooperative, he was raising feeder cattle around 2009, after some time, he moved into a cow-calf operation. He then transitioned into the Cooperative in...
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Meet Donna Kilpatrick, Ranch Manager and Land Steward at Heifer Ranch. Donnaโs favorite part of her title is Land Steward, โItโs very important to me. My job is to shepherd our ecosystem into healthโ Donna, all the farmers and staff...
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Wool sheep produce a wax called lanolin that protects their gorgeous coats and makes them water resistant. Unfortunately, the lanolin also has a pretty foul odor. And many discerning diners find that this affect the taste of the meat. But hair sheep do not make lanolin, so their meat is much milder in flavor.
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Part of trusting where your food comes from is knowing whatโs in it. We wanted to take it one step further by testing our meat to show how much better it really is. So, what did we decide to focus on with this test? Omega 3 fatty acids.
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