There is a growing demand for healthy, lean beef. People are looking for high-quality, responsibly sourced proteins for home cooking. No matter if you’re preparing for a feast with your family, stocking up for busy weeknight dinners, or prepping for grilling season, your local rancher has just what you’re looking for. But why should you shop from your local farmer or rancher? Here are 5 good reasons why:
To Be Healthier
Knowing where your meat comes from and how it is raised leads to a healthier lifestyle. Getting to know your local farmers & ranchers and knowing their practices will ensure that you are buying and consuming foods that are free from added hormones, antibiotics, preservatives and/or chemicals.
It Helps the Local Economy
Buying your beef from your local ranchers keeps your money in your community. Shopping local keeps money in your community’s economy compared to shopping at chains.
Keeps Farmers in Business
Buying from your local farmer helps keep them in business and preserves small farmland. Preserving small scale farms, the land is kept from what might otherwise be developed for industrial or commercial use.
Greater Appreciation
Knowing where your food comes from and the work that goes into producing it gives you greater appreciation and connection to where your food comes from. In today’s times, it is easy to buy your food with the click of a button and get lost in the ease of our food system.
Saves You Money
Believe it or not buying beef from your local farmer can save you money. If you take the time to set a menu, budget and talking with your local farmer you are more likely to have planned ahead and less likely to buy more than you need. Purchasing only what you need will stop you from wasting uneaten food. Higher quality beef from your local rancher also allows for more beef to be consumed and less to be trimmed or simply thrown out. If you have the freezer space, buying shares of beef will reduce the cost you spend per pound.
At Hilltop Ranch & Cattle we provide 21 day dry aged, ranch raised Oklahoma beef. You can call us or we’ve made it easy for you to order online! You can customize your individual cuts for your order or we sell in bulk in ¼ or ½ shares.
