Gourmet Meats
We strongly believe that the industrialized food system in America is broken, and the greatest culprit is beef and pork which is raised in CAFO’s (concentrated animal feeding operations). CAFO’s are horribly inhumane to the animals and incredibly destructive to the environment. While they are very efficient and keep the costs of meat low, it is a little known fact that CAFOs contribute almost as much to the destruction of the ozone layer than do all of the cars and trucks on the road combined. In addition, the animals are given large amounts of growth hormones so that they can be brought to market quicker, and are given daily doses of antibiotics to ensure that their crowded living conditions don’t lead to illness. We don’t eat factory meat at home and it is against our principles to sell it in our Market.
We are beyond particular when it comes to sourcing our meats. We offer both Prime and choice cuts of beef from names you know such as Creekstone Farms and Meyers Ranch. Our pork and ground beef is sourced locally, from the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia.
We go to great lengths to offer humanely raised poultry. Our go to chicken brand is Free Bird, which is free of everything….hormones, steroids, antibiotics and cages too. When possible we also buy Green Circle chicken which is one of only a handful of American brands which can be sold in the European Union, as Green Circle meets their quality and ethical standards.
We source our veal from France and our Lamb from Australia and New Zealand, once again because those countries have stricter rules regarding animal feed and welfare than does ours.
Finally, our turkeys for the holidays come from Koch’s farm in Tamaqua, PA. Koch’s is a generations-old Pennsylvania Dutch farm which raises nothing but turkeys, once again free to roam, free of all medicines, hormones and chemicals and fed no animal by-products.