Repost: Ground What?

With the recent media attention on "pink slime" we have had many people stop by the farm wondering what's in our ground beef. Well.....it's just beef! Below is a blog post we wrote about the topic last year. If you would like to try some grass-fed, all-natural ground beef - WITHOUT the pink slime - stop by our farm! We are currently sold out but will have more in stock on Thursday, April 12. Or place a bulk order - deposits are due April 10 for pickup on April 26 & 28.

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(Originally posted April 15, 2011)

Last year we were intrigued by Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution and after checking it out, watched all the episodes on Hulu. We loved what he was doing! Teaching people about their food and how to eat healthier, especially when it came to school lunches.

This season he's taking on Los Angeles and we watched the first episode last night. He talked a lot about meat - where it's coming from and what's in it. He demonstrates how meat suppliers make "Pink Slime". It's a process that separates all the leftover "meat" residue and waste from the unused parts of a cow. It previously was considered unfit for human consumption and was mainly used in animal feed, such as dog food. But wait! What if we wash it in ammonia? Well, apparently an ammonia bath makes it fine for us to eat now. It is washed to kill all the harmful bacteria and then added into ground beef as a filler (they can use up to 15%).

(To view the clip on YouTube, click here )

Tasty!

So where is this "ground beef" found? A New York Times article from December 2009 states, 

"With the U.S.D.A.’s stamp of approval, the company’s [Beef Products] processed beef has become a mainstay in America’s hamburgers. McDonald's, Burger King and other fast-food giants use it as a component in ground beef, as do grocery chains. The federal school lunch program used an estimated 5.5 million pounds of the processed beef last year alone."

We encourage everyone to know where their meat comes from! Our ground beef is exactly that - ground BEEF. No fillers. No waste. No chemicals. It's actual meat. It's local, it tastes better and it's healthier. If you haven't tried it yet, stop by our farm this Saturday and buy a pound. And if you love it, place a bulk order. A grass fed cow is a delicious cow!

(To see more visit Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution page on Hulu.com)