Dead Grass Fed Cow
A grass fed cows cost is determined by it's hanging weight. I have sent an email to 20 different farms in MA, VT and NH looking for their prices on grass fed beef.
Jose is checking with his friend the chef at Hungry Mother in Cambridge to see what price we should be paying and what farm we should trust.
The goal is to buy the full animal. (400-500 pounds hanging weight)
So far the best price is:
$4.15 a pound retail weight. (weight cut, wrapped, and frozen)
Westhaven Farm raises Beefalo Beef, a cross between American bison and domestic beef cattle. The animals are naturally raised and finished on grass, naturally mined minerals, and kelp meal. They are given no synthetic hormones, growth implants, animal by-products, or antibiotics or other drugs except where the health of an individual animal is threatened. In winter, they maintain their health and vigor well on hay alone. Beefalo is nutritious and delicious, naturally low in fat and cholesterol, while being comparatively high in some essential nutrients and protein, facts which led the USDA to give Beefalo its own designation, "Beefalo Beef." Being naturally low in fat does not diminish its palatability.
We sell Beefalo by the quarter (approximately 90 pounds) or half for the freezer, as well as retail cuts to individuals, stores, and restaurants. We now ship by FedEx within the continental United States, using insulated containers and frozen gel packs to alleviate the Federal restrictions on the use of dry ice.
Westhaven is a small farm, producing a quality product with care, and not all cuts are available at all times. We hope you will try and enjoy Beefalo Beef, and we greatly appreciate your support.
Westhaven Farm, Lucien Hinkle, RR1, Box 261, Bethel VT 05032. (802) 234-5653. E-mail: wsthaven@aol.com Website: http://www.westhavenfarm.com
- John: This price and time-frame reasonable for me. I'd be open to splitting a quarter with someone.
So far the quickest we can get it is:
Jericho Settlers' Farm
Contact: Mark <jsfarmvt@gmail.com>
Our whole beef is $4.25 per LB on the hanging weight. (works out to around $6.53 a pound retail)
We are shipping animals in January.
Note: They are grazing on our leased Richmond Farm this winter and they look great.
Target price is: 2.99 a pound (hanging weight)/killed in October 11/Delivered for 50 dollars to one central distribution point.
N\A right now
Ted Bowman - 75 pounds.
John Resig - ???
Sonya Greene - ???
Richard Herold - 75 pounds.
Matt Horan - ???
Jose Mercado - Primal cuts + tongue + head of animal.
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