Grass fed beef

[Anonymous]

I'm interested in purchasing grass fed beef for my family - mostly ground beef and the occasional steak. Can anyone recommend a place to purchase it? Am I correct that its not feasible to get it fresh anywhere locally, you have to order it frozen?

Thanks in advance!!

[Anonymous]

Whole Foods. Not Frozen.

[Anonymous]

Trader Joe's seems to have a new "brand" of free range beef in their meat section. I didn't have a chance to really check it out, other than that the label says 'all natural' and 'free range.' It's not frozen.

[Anonymous]

I believe that if you go to some of the farmers' markets around here (like Falls Church, Takoma Park, probably there are more that will have it), you will find local producers who raise their beef with grass only. Or they may be grass-fed, but then are "grain finished". I think if you go and talk to them at the farmers' markets you can arrange to have them bring you meat that has not been grain-finished.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, the farmer's market at 14th and U has meat. they are closed for the winter now though.

[Anonymous]

Dear Friends of the 14&U Market:

Daniel and Lois Shirk asked me to forward this message to you. They are taking orders for eggs, baked goods, grass fed beef, duck etc. for delivery this Saturday morning.


Robin
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Hi Everyone,

We are planning on making a delivery on Saturday, February 21, 2009. We
will meet again at Coppi's Organic, 1414 U Street NW, between 9 and 10
a.m.


The following products will be available:

BEEF - steaks - fillet - approx. 1/2 lb. pkg. - $20.00/lb.
sirloin - large sirloins (2-3 lb.) - $12.00/lb.
small sirloins approx. 1/2 - 1 lb. pkg. - $12.00/lb.
chipped steak (sandwich steak) - approx. 1 lb. - reg.price -$9.00/lb.
SPECIAL SALE THIS WEEK- $7.00/lb.

**chipped steak fried with onions and/or peppers can be used to make a
quick Philly-style cheesesteak sandwich

roasts - approx. 2-3 lb.
arm - reg. price - $7.00/lb. - SUPER SALE THIS WEEK - $5.00/lb.
chuck - $7.00/lb.
eye round - $8.00/lb.

ground beef - approx. 1 lb. pkg. - reg. price -$6.00 /lb. SUPER SALE
THIS WEEK - $5.00/lb.

1/4 lb. beef patties -reg. price- $6.50/lb. SUPER SALE THIS WEEK -
$5.50/lb.

liver, heart, - $3.00/lb.

beef soup bones - approx. 5 lb. bag - $1.50 /lb.

MUSCOVY DUCKS - Drakes -approx. 8 lb. -reg.price - $6.00/lb. SUPER SALE
THIS WEEK - $5.00/lb.
Hens - approx. 4 lb. - $6.00/lb.

BROWN CHICKEN EGGS - reg. price - $4.00/dozen - SPECIAL SALE THIS WEEK
- $3.00/DOZEN

BAKED GOODS - pumpkin whoopie pies - $2.50 each
pumpkin bread - half loaf, plain,$3.50; half loaf, chocolate chip,
$4.00
pies - large-$10.00, medium - $5.00, or small - $3.00
(apple, pumpkin, etc.) FEEL FREE TO MAKE REQUESTS!

WE WILL ONLY BE DELIVERING WHAT IS PRE-ORDERED. Please contact Daniel
and Lois Shirk at [phone] or [e-mail] by 8 p.m.
Thursday, February 19, 2009. Please try to keep your order minimum at
$40.00.

We look forward to seeing you.

Daniel and Lois Shirk
Pecan Meadow Farm

[Anonymous]

PP, seems like the deadline to order was 2/19. Did they ask you to pass this on today?

WE WILL ONLY BE DELIVERING WHAT IS PRE-ORDERED. Please contact Daniel
and Lois Shirk at [phone] or [e-mail] by 8 p.m.
Thursday, February 19, 2009. Please try to keep your order minimum at
$40.00.

[Anonymous]

Try Roots in Olney as well for free range beef. Balduccis in Bethesda sells it as well.

[Anonymous]

I once ordered some from a ranch in Colorado who sent a bunch to me in dry ice. The cost was somewhere around $100 for a lot of different cuts of meat. It was very good and very worth it. Sorry I cannot remember the name but I am sure there are several like this you can find online.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP, seems like the deadline to order was 2/19. Did they ask you to pass this on today?

WE WILL ONLY BE DELIVERING WHAT IS PRE-ORDERED. Please contact Daniel
and Lois Shirk at [phone] or [e-mail] by 8 p.m.
Thursday, February 19, 2009. Please try to keep your order minimum at
$40.00.

No, they didn't ask me to pass it on. I just posted it for the contact info. You can contact them yourself for further info.

[Anonymous]

Wegmans used to sell Kobi beef.

You can check there.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for your suggestions - I will check them out.

[Anonymous]

Whole Paycheck. Enjoy.

[Anonymous]

The Organic Butcher in McLean (not very far from NW DC).

PS, you might also want to switch to grass fed dairy. The nutritional differences between corn fed and grass fed dairy are alarming.