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Category Archives: Grassfed Production, Processing and Marketing
Important Information Re: The Grassfed Gourmet Cookbook
Dear Friends; I first became acquainted with many of you in 2002, when I sent around letters telling you of my plans to write a cookbook for grassfed meats, soliciting your recipe contributions and insights. I came to know … Continue reading
New Cookbook From Shannon Hayes
Dear Friends; After four years of research, writing, re-writing, recipe development, testing and outright experimentation, I am thrilled to announce the release of my largest, most comprehensive cookbook for grassfed and pastured meats, Long Way on a Little: An Earth … Continue reading
Livestock Farming: Scourge of the Planet, or Victim of Bad Research?
By Shannon Hayes The excerpt below is taken from Shannon Hayes’ newest cookbook: Long Way on a Little: An Earth Lover’s Companion for Enjoying Meat, Pinching Pennies and Living Deliciously. It is available through all major booksellers, or directly from … Continue reading
Sirloin Tip: Juicy Steak for Lean Times
By Shannon Hayes Just a few weeks remain before the release of my newest cookbook, Long Way on a Little, which focuses on helping home cooks stretch their meat dollars as far as possible. Perhaps it is a reflection of … Continue reading
Sidestepping the Upsell
Bob and I had the delight a few weeks ago of sharing our day at our farmers’ market with a young man who is preparing to go into grassfed farming. He worked closely with my mom and dad to … Continue reading
Newcomers’ Guide to Pastured Poultry
By Shannon Hayes Grassfedcooking.com New to the world of pastured poultry? Here are answers to some of the most frequently asked questions…. Spring rains are turning to summer showers, and all your friends are once more waxing poetic about the … Continue reading
Pastured Pork and Foodborne Pathogens
Response to James McWilliams’ misleading NYT Op Ed from April 2009
Understanding Grassfed Beef Stew
Demystifying the cuts of beef that go into stew meat
The Difference Between Grain-Fed and Grass-fed
Understanding what makes a piece of grassfed meat different from factory farmed meat, and what that means in the kitchen
Can we eat meat in an ecological and economic crisis? Yes.
By Shannon Hayes. Thirty-plus years as grassfed meat farmers has taught my family to anticipate unpredictability. One minute we’re in floods. The next, drought. One minute livestock farmers are accused of being cruel animal abusers. The next, we’re saints. One … Continue reading →