Mama cows with their babies often live in grass environments but many of them are fed supplemental grain. And most beef landing on dinner plates comes from cattle kept in huge confinement systems and fed only grain while they live in dust and dirt. The catch words that define beef from Simply Grassfed are grass finished.
It is the original, most natural, most organic source of bovine nourishment that has ever been known. The cow’s (all ruminants) digestive system is different from others. There are four “stomachs”. The first one is where the grass goes to begin to ferment after it is initially ingested. Given her own choices, a cow will spend about one third of her time eating grass, one third of her time “chewing her cud”, and one third of her time just being idle. A cow chewing her cud is a picture of contentment. The cud is the grass that she has swallowed earlier and then brought back up to chew on, only to swallow it again into another stomach, so that by the time it has passed through all four stomachs it is fully digested and all of its nutrients have been fully utilized.
Anyone who cares about the welfare of cattle will care about how they are kept. The outdoors with abundant sunshine, shade on hot days, rain to make the grass grow and to clean the cows, and grass to eat and lounge in are a lovely environment for cattle. And when the farmer manages his cows and pastures correctly, the earth beneath the grass benefits so that it provides healthier food for cows, the grass grows more healthy, the cows who eat it are healthy and happy, and beef from healthy and happy cattle leads to healthy and happy people.
Grass finished is a designation for cattle that eat only grass their entire lives; an important distinction. The benefits to humans whose diets include grass fed/finished beef are as follows:
Contrary to conventional wisdom with regard to grass vs. grain finished beef, the pleasant taste and texture of grass-fed rivals or exceeds that of grain fed, especially when it is dry aged as is the case with the beef from Simply Grassfed.
Download a free copy of our Steak Guide or our Roast Guide.
We don’t buy in pigs as we breed them ourselves on the farm so we have several generations of chemical free, GMO-free pig stock and we keep getting cleaner each generation.
We’ve created our own Burke’s Garden Farm breed from a variety of standard breeds that have adapted to our pastures and feeding routines. They are hardy, fat and happy!
These pigs are pasture raised at Burkes Garden Farm and eat 90% of their diet of bugs, grass, roots, grubs, and earthworms. They roam 500 acres with access to clean highland air, water and sunshine.
Living on alfalfa, blue grass, orchard grass, clover, burdock, herbs, wildflowers, turnips, grubs, bugs, and earthworms, with free-access to clean spring water and high-altitude air and climate, they produce the most nutritious pork.
In addition to what they root for, they are supplemented a GMO-free, chemical-free feed that contains corn, soybeans, small grains (oats), and minerals.
Lastly, our pig butcher does not process using nitrates, nitrites, preservatives, MSG, or chlorine bleach cleaners, rather washes in certified-for-organic non-GMO citric and lactic acid.
Our sausages are wrapped in both natural pork collagen or pork intestine casings.
So, if you are looking for a healthy option for your family, for the pigs, and for the planet, you are in the right place.
Made in the USA
We have two options for pork. They are are fed different diets.
Pastured Pork is raised outdoors on grass, grubs, and bugs supplemented with organic soybeans, corn, small grains, and minerals, and washed in certified-for-organic non-GMO citric and lactic acids.
Soy-Free Pastured Pork is raised outdoors on grass, grubs, and bugs supplemented with chemical free corn, small grains, and minerals, and washed in apple cider vinegar.
All of our Pork are Nutritious and Delicious!
Our chickens are pasture raised in mobile coops. They are moved daily to get access to fresh green pasture, with plenty of bugs and seeds to forage for.
Pastured chickens are the happiest and healthiest and produce the most nourishing foods.
All of our chicken is free of antibiotics and GMOs.
These birds are the heritage Freedom Ranger breed. It has an earthier flavor and darker meat. They are fed a soy-free feed, which consists of GMO-free and chemical-free corn, fishmeal, small grains, and minerals.
These birds are a more traditional Cornish Cross breed. It has a milder flavor and whiter meat. Their feed contains GMO-free and chemical-free corn, soybeans, fishmeal, small grains, and minerals.
At Burke’s Garden Farm, we have worked hard to pasture raise some of the finest quality birds for your holiday feast or any time of the year.
Our turkeys are a traditional "white" breed not the brown ones you see grazing on your front lawn. We raise ours to mimic their wild habitat with 10-acres of lush high-altitude chemical free grasses and legumes to munch as they run wild, pecking peck at bugs, grubs, and seeds. They have access to clean air, spring water, and predators. Yes, we have electric fencing and guard dogs and still we loose a dozen or so each year to these clever coyotes.
With a free and happy life comes some risks. And, we are committed to letting our turkeys run free.
We think our turkeys love it this way.
Better yet, since they are naturally happy and healthy, they produce high-quality, nutrient-dense food for you and your family feast.
"The turkey is a whole new experience. Not the dry stiff meat that needs to be soaked with gravy and other foods to make it palatable, this meat is juicy flavorful and stands on its own, really unbelievable."
~John Dugan
They are both pasture raised as described above, however, supplemented differently.
All of our turkeys are:
✓ Raised on chemical-free, open-air pastures
✓ Free of hormones and antibiotics
✓ Free of steroids and vaccines to include mRNAs
✓ Fed a GMO-free feed
These turkeys spend their life free-ranging on our grasses, bugs, and grubs and we supplement them with GMO-free corn, soybeans, fish meal, small grains, and minerals.
These turkeys spend their life free-ranging on our grasses, bugs, and grubs and we supplement them with NO SOY. Instead we substitute a GMO-free corn, fish meal, small grains, and minerals.
Whether it's Thanksgiving, Christmas, or July 4th, we look forward to co-creating healthy holiday memories for you and your family!!
Our Lamb is 100% Grass Fed.
Our grass fed ground lamb is naturally pasture raised and comes from 100% grass fed and finished lamb that are antibiotic free, hormone free, corn & soy free, and GMO free.
Our Lamb Get:
✓Fresh, Green Pastures
✓Grasses, Wildflowers, and Herbs
✓Plenty of Sunshine and Spring water
✓Plenty of Exercise
✓Are Raised Humanely
✓Live Outdoors All-Year-Round
✓Our home-grown, chemical-free Haylage (In Winter)
Our Lambs NEVER Get:
Made in the USA
Eating our grass fed products supports local, regenerative agriculture which in return supports the health of your family and the planet.
Did you know that our sheep and goats play vital roles in our regenerative, rotational grazing program, as they forage on what our cows leave behind preferring shrubs, harder grass stems, and flowering plants. After we move the cows out of a paddock, our goats and sheep follow behind and finish the pasture clean. We evaluate and move our ruminants to new paddocks every day or two depending on the season and the rainfall balancing our pasture's needs and our animal's needs. This mimics range ruminants natural, instinctive, and low-stress grazing patterns.Our lamb and goat meats are rich in Omega-3 fatty acids, Vitamin E, iron, zinc, Vitamin B-12, and beta-carotene and undoubtedly the most delicious and nutritious meat that will ever cross your taste buds. Taste the difference!!!
Our Goat is 99.9% Grass Fed.
Our grass fed ground goat is naturally pasture raised and comes from 99.9% grass fed goats that are antibiotic free, hormone free, corn & soy free, and GMO free.
The term "99.9% Grass Fed Goat" means that the majority of our goat's diet consists of grass, but there may be occasional use of grains to assist in managing the goats, particularly when moving them to new pastures. Goats can be difficult to herd, so a little incitement helps.
Our Goats Get:
✓Fresh, Green Pastures
✓Grasses, Wildflowers, and Herbs
✓Plenty of Sunshine and Spring water
✓Plenty of Exercise
✓Are Raised Humanely
✓Live Outdoors All-Year-Round
✓Our home-grown, chemical-free Haylage (In Winter)
Our Goats NEVER Get:
Made in the USA
Eating our grass fed products supports local, regenerative agriculture which in return supports the health of your family and the planet.
Did you know that our sheep and goats play vital roles in our regenerative, rotational grazing program, as they forage on what our cows leave behind preferring shrubs, harder grass stems, and flowering plants. After we move the cows out of a paddock, our goats and sheep follow behind and finish the pasture clean. We evaluate and move our ruminants to new paddocks every day or two depending on the season and the rainfall balancing our pasture's needs and our animal's needs. This mimics range ruminants natural, instinctive, and low-stress grazing patterns.Our lamb and goat meats are rich in Omega-3 fatty acids, Vitamin E, iron, zinc, Vitamin B-12, and beta-carotene and undoubtedly the most delicious and nutritious meat that will ever cross your taste buds. Taste the difference!!!
Since 2024 we have been fishing the pristine waters of Bristol Bay, Alaska. Wild For Salmon provides you with premium quality, flash-frozen sockeye, direct from our boat… to your table.
WHY CHOOSE WILD ALASKA SEAFOOD?The making of cheese began centuries ago. Like so many things surrounding the real foods we have come to enjoy, like curing bacon and ham for example, making cheese began from a need to preserve fresh milk in a form that could be kept without refrigeration and eaten later.
As time went by, cheese makers learned ways to vary the tastes of finished cheeses. Certain regions of the world have become known for certain types of cheese, like Gouda from Holland, Gruyere from Switzerland, Emmental from the Emmental region, to name a few.
The cheese makers of Simply Grassfed are artists working in the European tradition, harkening back to their forefathers and mothers in the old country.
All of our cheeses are made with raw organic milk. Pasteurized (even just heated above 104 degrees) dairy kills the beneficial microbes and enzymes that our intestines need to digest and assimilate the macro-nutrients that keep us healthy and strong.
Raw milk cheeses maintain the good characteristics of milk as it comes from the cow. These include myriads of the naturally present microbes in raw milk which aid in human digestion.
And, Raw milk cheeses tend to have more personality, a more robust flavor, when compared to cheeses made with pasteurized milk.
Our Jerseys ONLY EVER EAT GRASS. NO Corn, NO Soy, NO Grains from genetically modified Round-Up Ready crops. NO Styrofoam. NO Baker’s waste. We think, as much as you, that this is important to our animal’s health as well as our children’s.
Our Simply Grassfed cheeses are made with milk from A2/A2 Jersey cows. That means that it contains 100% A2 beta-casein protein, which is more digestible and has other health benefits like - less likely to cause inflammation, stomach discomfort, gas, bloating, and diarrhea. Some people who are intolerant to dairy or lactose CAN and DO handle A2/A2 RAW cheeses with no symptoms.
We start with the best A2 organic milk from their high milk-fat producing 100% grass-fed Jersey breed of cows. Then, we add ingredients we are familiar with that work the magic to make the great tasting cheeses you love. We only use Organic Animal Rennet in our cheese making. Then, we place it in the proper places to age it to perfection. So, that like all the other foods from Simply Grassfed, taste and nutrition jostle for first place.