The Organic Beef Guy

What GMO’s are in your food?

November 10, 2011

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The Difference Between Grass Fed Beef and Grass Finished Beef

October 25, 2011

Grass Fed means that the animals have been fed grass, but not exclusively. Their diet may have been supplemented with grain, but they were on pasture and were eating grass. Grass Finished means that the animals were eating only grass and received no extra supplementation of grain. And now you know!

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Building Bridges

October 24, 2011

About 12 years ago, we fenced off the creek that flows near the house. Cattle and sheep had been allowed to graze the area for 100 years or so. As a result, the creek had become a bog. There was no defined stream bed. The silt and manure buildup stopped the water flow and it [...]

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Hoven Organic Beef at the New Community Cafe

October 20, 2011

I was in Calgary yesterday to attend the grand re-opening of the Community Cafe at the Community Natural Foods store on 10st. It is quite a beautiful little place. You can see all the great thought that went into the location. First of all, the desire to promote local food. The cafe is here to promote local [...]

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Poison in Your Chicken (And Your Beef)

October 18, 2011

(NaturalNews) After years of sweeping the issue under the rug and hoping no one would notice, the FDA has now finally admitted thatchicken meat sold in the USA contains arsenic, a cancer-causing toxic chemical that’s fatal in high doses. But the real story is where this arsenic comes from:It’s added to the chicken feed on [...]

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What Chemicals are on your fruits and veggies?

October 12, 2011

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Photos from the Food Expo

October 3, 2011

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Hauling Bales

October 1, 2011

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The Fall

September 26, 2011

Fall is a weird time of year. At the farm, we are winding down all the summer work (eg. we finished cutting all the swath grazing today) but there is kind of an emptiness as you wait for the nastiness of winter. This beautiful weather we have been having is so appreciated, but underneath it [...]

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Grass Fed Grain Finished vs Grass Finished

September 22, 2011

Grass finished beef is beef that has not received any grain for at least the last 12 months. The grass finished beef that Hoven Farms is selling now has not received any grain since the spring of 2010. Our regular beef is grass fed and grain finished. The animals are raised on pasture but receive [...]