We did it again. For the second time this year, John’s finishing herd has yielded us an incredible USDA Prime Beef restock. We don’t get to shout about it all the time, so forgive us when we do. It’s a big deal for us to hit the premium standard of beef quality on an organic, […]
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the amount of the United States food supply that goes to waste is estimated at 30-40%. That’s of the total food supply of the country. And it’s not just the food that gets wasted when food is sent to landfills instead of being eaten. All the water, labor, […]
The fall season is fast approaching. New routines, schedules, and general sense of busy-ness can feel near impossible to think about trying to get a meal on the table. And that’s exactly where CSA comes in. Fall has a wide-variety of delicious foods to explore, such as sweet potatoes, seasonal squash, carrots, cabbage, bok choy, […]
There exists this trope that organic, grass-fed, grass-finished beef can be leaner, drier, and more difficult to prepare. But that depends entirely on how the cattle are raised and grazed. The main difference between Elmwood Stock Farm grass-fed, grass-finished beef and others is in the USDA grade. On the five-level USDA grading scale, three grades are […]
Summer veggies (or fruits, rather) are something special here in Kentucky. They’re here and gone in a flash, and we savor every moment while they’re at the peak of freshness. At the top of our list: heirloom tomatoes! Allow us to wax poetic briefly here; there’s just a certain kind of magic you can’t replicate […]
As of last week, Sweet Corn is here! Few summer staples bring us as much joy as fresh sweet corn on the cob. But the perfect ear is not an easy thing to achieve, especially when growing it organically. Corn is biologically tricky to grow and make look good. In the U.S., corn is in […]