Why pasture fed?
Why pasture fed beef?
It’s better for the animal.
Pasture fed animals eat only grass, and can forage freely the way nature intended.
It’s better for the environment.
We use rotational grazing practices that mimic the patterns of ancient herbivores to improve soil fertility and water-holding capacity, reduce soil erosion and increase carbon sequestration.
It’s better for you.
Pasture fed beef usually contains less total fat than grain-fed beef, which means that gram for gram, grass-fed beef contains fewer calories.
Pasture fed beef contains up to 5 times more Omega-3 than grain fed beef.
Pasture fed beef contains about twice as much CLA as grain-fed beef (CLA is associated with reduced body fat and some other beneficial effects.
Pasture fed beef contains carotenoid precursors to Vitamin A, such as beta-carotene.
Pasture fed beef contains more Vitamin E.
Pasture fed beef also contains more Potassium, Iron, Zinc, Phosphorus and sodium.