We guarantee that butcherbox beef is 100 grass fed and grass finished.
What is grass finished beef.
There s a major difference between grass fed and grass finished cows that many people don t know about.
Grass finished beef is 20 lower in calories than grain finished beef and has higher levels of omega 3 fatty acids cla s conjugated.
That means our cattle are free to range on grassy pastures throughout their entire lives suckling from their mothers for the first 6 to 9 months then eating their natural diet of grass.
Grass fed beef is marketed as the healthiest choice for meat but the term grass fed is unregulated and falls into a bit of a grey area.
To us this is the most humane approach to raising cattle for food.
Grass fed and grass finished beef comes from animals that have eaten a natural diet have eaten grass and grazed on open pastures and lived the majority of their lives out of doors.
At verde our beef is 100 grass fed grass finished organic and free range beef.
No grain is ever fed to grass finished animals and this process will typically take from 24 36 months compared to the 18 20 months for feedlot cattle.
This is the largest factor why true grass finished beef will cost more than feedlot beef or lower quality grass fed beef.
The difference between grass fed beef and grass finished beef you should know about.