FAQs
Can I visit the farm?
Yes! They are your food source and of course you can come see them. Just let Beth know to set a time.
How do you care for your pastures?
All our pastures are organically fertilized, never any pesticides and almost never any herbicides. We hand pick and cut hundreds of weeds every year. The only time that we might use a herbicide is to hand spray a very harmful weed like Poison Hemlock. Less than 1/10,000 of our pastures are sprayed.
How do you raise your animals?
All of our animals are raised with love and respect. The meat animals all have names, just like the dairy cows. We specifically raise docile animals and give them daily scratches and attention. Animal welfare and respect for animal life are of highest importance. What they eat, the attention that they get, their genetic traits, the health of the soils of their pastures, keeping any runoff from waterways are just a few of the important things we work on. It is why we only sell our beef by shares of the whole animal and not by the cut. We refuse to take our animals to a USDA processor and have them endure the stress of travel, as well being in an unfamiliar place, loud sounds and being with other stressed animals. We only use a custom mobile butcher who travels to our farm. Our animals live the best life possible and we honor them by using all parts of their carcass.
Forage-Fed Beef
We have a few options for Grass-Fed and Grass-Finished beef. All animals are raised by us and have not been given any growth hormones ever or antibiotics (unless specifically stated - always disclosed). We are very transparent with you knowing what you are buying.
Butcher Costs - You can choose to pay your butcher costs directly to the butcher if you let me know. Very roughly, it's about $1.25/lb hanging weight.
Angus Premium - Primarily we focus on Angus. We carefully breed for naturally very well-marbled beef to be perfect on forage at 18 to 24 months of age. 1/4 will weigh generally 160 to 210 lbs hanging weight.
Angus Cow - Also known as vaca vieja, this is a more flavorful meat that does better with slow cooking methods. Makes fantastic ground beef, stew meat, premium steaks and slow-cooked roasts. Angus will have more fat cover and marbling. 1/4 will weigh generally 170 to 280 lbs.
1/8 & 1/16 Option: We have you covered if you are interested in just a sampling of steaks, roast, ground beef and stew meat. Works great with the larger cows. Butcher costs are roughly $1.35/lb hanging weight.
Ground Beef & Primal Ground Beef Option: Sometimes we will have availability to provide Whole Cow Ground Beef where all cuts of meat are ground together, in
How do I reserve beef?
Go to our "Shop" page. Deposits are $100/sixteenth, $200/eighth, $400/quarter, $800/half.
Do you offer anything else besides the Beef?
Farm-Fresh Eggs The hens are fed a locally sourced and milled corn-free and soy-free feed. Only available on farm. Cost for $6 per dozen eggs.
Pork - Half pork shares are sometimes available. Hogs do not have the digestive capabilities that cattle do and therefore need grain. They are raised outdoors in the open air, with shelter.
What is the farm address?
15204 SW Muddy Valley Rd, McMinnville OR 97128
What if I have more questions?
Please call Beth anytime at 503-332-7792. We are very busy on the farm, however we always welcome questions. You deserve to understand your food and from where your food comes.