Natural Beef from Georgia

We had the privilege this week of visiting Whippoorwill Farm in NE Georgia (see picture above). The owners, Bruce and Jeanne O’Connor keep a small herd of beef cattle on this beautiful property.

The care and devotion to the well being of these animals is plain to see; they are amongst the most relaxed and content cattle we have ever encountered. The O’Connors also keep a small flock of egg producing hens that are also in perfect conditions.

I will leave it up to Bruce to elaborate further. “We produce all natural, nutritious beef from cattle that graze only on pasture and hay at our small family farm in northeast Georgia. Our cattle are mostly Angus cross-breeds. Unlike many commercial operations, we do not use growth hormones and do not feed animal by-products, sub-therapeutic antibiotics, GMOs, steroids or grains of any kind. This produces a meat which higher in “good” fatty acids - Omega 3 and cancer-fighting CLA – compared to most commercial beef which is fattened on corn.

We also offer brown eggs from our free-ranging hens. All of our animals are part of a sustainable farm management system. No chemical fertilizers are used on our pastures.

We utilize management intensive rotational grazing techniques to insure healthy, biologically diverse forage, woods and streams as well as healthy animals. Low-stress and humane handling of all our animals is a high priority with us.

Our beef is processed at a USDA inspected facility and dry-aged a minimum of 14 days. It is available in quarter (from split half) or smaller portions. (Shipping is not available.) Because our herd is small we only have a limited supply of beef to offer at any give time.”

There are many reasons why meat raised in this manner is beneficial to us and to the environment and we wholeheartedly support the efforts of the O’Connors and other producers like them.

For those who are interested in ordering beef, please contact us at organics2u@gmail.com or call us on 706 363 7703. We will be able to go through the various options and fill you in on any details.

Bruce anticipates that the next meat will be available in July and demand usually outstrips supply so please consider ordering soon.