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"Fresh, tender, tasty, and healthy grass fed lamb direct from the farm to you"
What Makes Our Meat Better?

Our lambs are raised on pasture during the warm months and are fed hay from our fields during the colder months.  We don't use commercial fertilizers on our hay fields just the natural fertilizers.

 

Our lambs are given antibiotics only when it's absolutely necessary for their health.  They're never given hormones, or animal-by-products and have a strictly vegetarian diet.

 

 

Why is Pasture Raised Better?

Studies show that meat from pasture-raised animals is SUPERIOR to meat from feedlot-raised animals.

 

Pastured meat is:

  • Lower in total fat with more “good” fats and fewer “bad” fats

  • Higher in beta-carotene

  • Higher in vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)

  • Higher in the B-vitamins thiamin and riboflavin

  • Higher in the minerals calcium, magnesium and potassium

  • Higher in total omega-3s

  • Has a healthier ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids (1.65 vs. 4.84)

  • Higher in CLA (cis-9 trans-11), a potential cancer fighter

  • Higher in vaccenic acid (which can be transformed into CLA)

  • Lower in the saturated fats linked with heart disease

  • Free of hormones, antibiotics or other drugs

 

S.K. Duckett et al, Journal of Animal Science, (published online) June 2009, “Effects of winter stocker growth rate and finishing system on: III. Tissue proximate, fatty acid, vitamin and cholesterol content.”

 

 

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