Because we are such avid devotees of Grazin Angus,
we were devastated when they stopped coming to Friday's Union Square
Greenmarket. (Even though they cut back for a good reason - the amazing Grazin Diner.)
Yes, they are still in Union Square on Saturdays and yes, we still buy
their product when we can. But
we are often away on the weekends - and even when we're in town we try
to avoid the Saturday market crowds. Anyway, that left us looking for
another grass-fed beef source
at the market and, thanks to Grazin, we have pretty high standards.
Luckily, Sun Fed Beef filled the Friday slot. We started out slowly with their grain-finished hanger, which was good enough to write about. Then, we branched out with their 100% grass-fed beef for Borscht and a T-bone for Valentine's day. We ran the gamut
from low to high price points and from grain-finished to 100% grass-fed. And let us tell you, we weren't disappointed once.
Not
only do we love their product, but we really like the guys who man the
Sun Fed stand. You can usually find young, good looking, smiley Alex
working - always ready and eager to talk meat. He was an obvious choice
for our interview and as luck would have it,
farmers Harmon and Eve Anne were there for our meeting as well.
Sun
Fed is the brand name of the beef sold and raised by Maple Avenue
Farms. Maple Avenue is a third-generation farm that has been raising
Black Angus beef in the Sangerfield River
Valley of NY State since
1940! Originally they produced both dairy and beef but in the 70's -
when the small dairy farm economy was destroyed - they consolidated.
If you'd like to hear full interviews with the wonderful people at Maple Avenue Farms, please listen below:
I agree--the meat is delicious and healthy. Especially for those of us who are cutting down on red meat....when we eat it, it must be healthy and wonderful.
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