Clearing up the confusion….
….or trying anyway. One of the common misconceptions in that somehow organic beef is superior to grass-finished beef. In fact, the only real assurance you’re receiving the full health benefits of the beef you’re eating is to be sure it’s not only grass fed but grass finished!
It’s the “be sure” part that’s the trick. For that you have to know the source of your meat and to a large extent depend upon the integrity of the farmer. We’re aware of many so-called grass farmers who feed “just a little” grain to finish their steers. And Dr. Joseph Mercola makes the point that even that “little” is enough to rob that steak of its healthful properties.
3 Comments
michael ortwein
As I recall, you feed your cows a little grain in the winter–can you truly say they are 100% grass fed?
David
My little blog policeman.
Yes I can Michael. They are fed, sparingly, alfalfa pellets. Pressed alfalfa. Proper in all grass finished protocols. Grass fed-grass finished. No grain. And the minerals are organic. There’s nothing else.
So far this winter our 50 cows have shared less than a half bag. At $16 a bag you don’t pour out many alfalfa pellets.
Like clover, alfalfa is a legume. Entirely acceptable….most people would even say “preferred”…in feeding grass finished animals.
OK??? I take it the Christmas spirit starts in the East and hasn’t yet reached the Midwest.
michael ortwein
Alfafa pellets would not be considered grain. I have no Christmas spirit and I view it as a commercial holiday where people spend money they cannot afford on people they either feel guilty about for ignoring or trying to impress people they don’t like. To me it is just another day of the week.