Grass Fed, give your self the best

If you really want to emulate the Paleolithic Diet, eating Grass Fed meat is the way to go. there are many health benefits. Here are a few links to get you pointed in the right direction:

http://www.eatwild.com/basics.html

http://www.eatwild.com/healthbenefits.htm

http://www.americangrassfedbeef.com/grass-fed-natural-beef.asp

http://www.bisonbasics.com/pastured/fully_grass_fed_and_finished.html

Grass fed beef is more expensive, so to cut down cost you have to buy in bulk. Then there is the problem of shipping costs.. If you are fortunate enough to live a reasonable drive to a grass fed farm, you cam pick up your own in what ever quantity you want. Then there is the problem of storage. This is where a separate freezer becomes handy.

Well I finally bought a separate freezer that resides in my garage.

I found some Grass fed farmers using http://www.eatwild.com/ close to me. Unfortunately, the closest one was about 5 hours away. Now I had to consider traveling costs/time vs. shipping costs. Fortunately for me, my father in law lives 10 min from a grass fed farm. Unfortunately for me he lives 6 hours away in Upstate NY. As it turns out there are many farms in his area, some grass fed farms! We visit him a few times a year, so now its no-brainer.

After calling around I finally found a farm that had meat for sale.
Although it was "out of season" this farmer kept a reserve for her regular customers. And she was pretty stingy with the meat. I practically had to beg her to sell me the meat.

I wound up buying a 50 lb variety pack for about $4/lb, 20 lbs of (beef/calf tongue, liver and 1 pair of kidneys) at $2/lb and 30 lbs of grass fed lamb variety pack. at $8/lb

Next time I will buy 1/4 carcass butchered to my specifications. I think this is the way to go. Ideally I would like to buy meat once per year.

I think the best gift you can give your family is investing in their health by buying grass fed meats.