Tierra Verde Blog
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Eggs 101, The Label
When you buy eggs and meat, you probably look for terms like cage-free, free-range, or pasture-raised. There are critical differences between these terms, and why it matters.
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Eggs 101, An introduction
There are a lot of differences between eggs but the ones that typically matter the least are the ones that you can see. So In this first installment I will…
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Why Grass-Fed Beef and Lamb – Part 5, Community Benefits
In Part 2 of this series we discussed environmental health benefits to grass-fed farming. Our reliance on perennial pastures and hay fields means we can produce proteins with less diesel…
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Why Grass-Fed Beef and Lamb – Part 4, Human health benefits
There are a number of nutritional differences between the meat of grass-fed pasture-raised and grain-fed animals. To begin with, meat from grass-fed cattle, sheep, and bison is lower in total…
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Why Grass-Fed Beef and Lamb – Part 3, Livestock Health
While all animals will benefit from being pastured here we are talking about being grass-fed to finish and why that would benefit ruminants specifically. In Part 1 of this series…
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Why Grass-Fed Beef and Lamb – Part 2, Environmental Benefits
In consideration of the impacts of grass-fed beef, we will consider both the positive benefits to the environment, through the use of holistic farming and grazing practices we can actually heal…
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Why Grass-Fed Beef and Lamb – Part 1, Introduction
The first issue we must address when dealing with the subject of grass-fed beef and lamb is "what does grass-fed mean". Before my wife Connie and I started raising grass-fed…