In a perfect world I would be a vegetarian. In fact, I once was. Not in a perfect world (I wish) but a vegetarian. In my last year of high school and through university, I swore off meat (though not dairy or fish). But I've since married a meat lover, and gave birth to two mini meat lovers - my boys (my daughter is more like me). So most meals at our house present a little bit of everything to satisfy everyone's taste and meat is usually served as an accompaniment with veggies and grain products. After searching for a while for a local producer of natural beef, through word of mouth I came across L.J. Hefferty's farm. Though his farm, located near Douglas Ontario (about 120km west of Ottawa), is not certified organic, L.J. produces natural, grass-fed beef, raised without antibiotics or hormones. We ordered a sample pack of his young beef. For $105, we got 20lbs of meat, including roasts, steaks, ground beef and stewing cubes, and some free bones; all of this delivered to our house by his son within a couple of days.
So far we’ve enjoyed some of the ground beef and we barbecued some steaks over the weekend. While I am not a meat connoisseur, I can still say that this is quality meat. That is tasted fresh and tender was definitely the consensus around the table. And, as a mom I really like that I am not exposing my kids to pesticides and growth hormones. So if you are looking for some all natural beef, look up L.J. Hefferty. On top of providing quality meat, he's a pleasure to deal with!
So far we’ve enjoyed some of the ground beef and we barbecued some steaks over the weekend. While I am not a meat connoisseur, I can still say that this is quality meat. That is tasted fresh and tender was definitely the consensus around the table. And, as a mom I really like that I am not exposing my kids to pesticides and growth hormones. So if you are looking for some all natural beef, look up L.J. Hefferty. On top of providing quality meat, he's a pleasure to deal with!
I know how you feel! Just this past Sunday I found a gorgeous butcher shop (if such a thing is possble) in Vancouver. *all* the meat is organic and free-range. My orientation to being vegetarian (I haven't done it) is more based on not feeling good.at.all about feeding on former lives that were treated disrespectfully while alive. I'm willing to pay a premium to have some assurance that the animals, be they beef, buffalo or chicken, had a humane life.
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