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3 Advantages of Buying in Bulk
The idea of buying meat in bulk may seem like an embarrassment of riches. After all, you're just shopping for your family, not a restaurant. But, if you can make room in your budget and in your freezer, stocking up on restaurant-quality beef and chicken is a...
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Grass Fed Lamb
What do lamb, hogget, and mutton have in common? They are all names for the meat of domestic sheep, depending on the age of the sheep. A young sheep is called a lamb in its first year of life, when it does not yet have any permanent incisor teeth, and the meat of this...
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Regenerative Grazing Grass Fed Beef – Why Does it Matter?
Rafter W Ranch only sells grass-finished beef because regenerative grazing is the sustainable successor to industrial grazing. Learn more about what this means.
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Field to Freezer – Humane Livestock Processing
Humane Processing At Rafter W Ranch we strive to give all our animals the best life possible. We do our best to respect the nature of the beast, whether it's chickens allowed to peck and scratch, or cattle and sheep eating grass and meandering over green pastures. We...
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Superfoods for Babies? Choose Nutrient-Dense Options for First Foods
Is there such a thing as superfoods for babies? Getting nutrient-dense foods into your baby’s diet can be easy with the right information.
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Why Our Hens Aren’t Vegetarians
Egg Labels It's common today to see eggs at the store touting some label or phrase to set them apart from the standard, conventionally produced egg. Things such as "cage-free," and "free-range," (which really aren't as noble as they sound) are common, and even...
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Regenerative Pasture Raising Makes Healthier Animal Products
Who likes the thought of eating chemicals? That's right, absolutely no one! So why do we allow the industry to infuse animal products with chemicals? How do chemicals make their way into animal products? Let's look at the meat industry. Industrial mass-produced meat...
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Beef Terroir – Why Do Meat Flavors Differ Region to Region?
A Steak is a Steak... Right? Have you ever wondered why a steak seems to taste different when you travel, or when you try organic, grass-fed or grass-finished beef? Or have you ever visited with someone who was raised on a farm or ranch, and they told you...
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Buying Pastured Meat In Bulk
Do you make vacation plans in advance? Plan or budget ahead of time for holidays and larger purchases? The same forethought can be very valuable when it comes to buying pastured beef and chicken in bulk. It helps the producer, and it helps you, in more ways than one....
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Creamy Chicken Enchiladas (Made With Pasture-Raised Chicken)
Looking for a healthy and mouth-watering meal idea for the whole family? Here’s an easy recipe for Creamy Chicken Enchiladas!
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