What's your Beef?

I have been meaning to write about this as it is a dear topic of mine, but I just could not seem focused enough to start this topic. For the past 7 years I have been making as much as I can an effort to just eat meat from organically grown or at least non-hormonal farms. I have been able to make very drastic changes to certain animals. For example I cannot recall last time I bought a chicken, from places such as Tyson. More on these slaughter houses later! I buy all my chicken and turkey from Amish communities, local farmers, places I know they take good care of them.

In terms of beef though, I must admit I have not been as good about it. Not sure if it is due to the fact that our home consumption of beef has lowered tremendously. When living in IA we are lucky enough to live by a local small farm where I would get all of my meat and eggs. Since arriving in WI, I yet have to find good beef. I decided to start doing some online research and decided to create a list of places I have found that may be of interested to you  no matter where you live as they ship it all over the U.S.A.

Some of the US Farms that sell online;

• Niman Ranch - this youtube link shows good info on Natural Meat from this farm - California
• Organic Prairie - Wisconsin
• West Wind Farms - Tennessee
• Greensbury Market - Maryland
• Wallace Homestead Farm - Pennsylvania
• Meyer Natural Angus - Colorado
• Off the Vine Market - Virginia
• Rocky Mountain Organic Meats - Wyoming

Now are you ready to see why I do not buy chickens from the big producers?
Here are a few links. This may and better totally shock you so that you can for once and for all say no to those producers and start helping the local farms that are making a difference:

• Tyson Chicken and KCF Cruelty
• Tortured by Tyson
• Tyson Injects antibiotics prior to hatching
• Former Tyson Foods employee speaks out

Ever checked all of the meat recalls? Well how about checking out USDA Recall and even sign-up for their E-newsletter. This may also make you think twice as where to buy your meat.