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Welcome to Mountain Meadow Farm.

Mountain Meadow Farm is small family farm in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.  We specialize in great tasting 100% grass fed beef.  Our animals are all-natural with no artificial hormones raised on fresh green pasture for their entire lives.
 
Our expertise is in providing fresh, wholesome forages with low stress animal handling.  This combination produces high quality and great tasting products.  This pasture based diet is as mother nature intended and results in healthly animals and nutritious food for you. 

 

Top Ten Reasons to Eat Grass Fed Beef

According to a 2009 study that was a joint effort between the USDA and researchers at Clemson University in South Carolina, grassfed beef is better for human health than grainfed beef in these top ten* ways:

1. Lower in total fat

2. Higher in beta-carotene

3. Higher in vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)

4. Higher in the B-vitamins thiamin and riboflavin

5. Higher in the minerals calcium, magnesium, and potassium

6. Higher in total omega-3s

7. Better ratio of omega-6 to 3 fatty acids (1.65 vs 4.84)

8. Higher in CLA (cis-9 trans-11), a potential cancer fighter

9. Higher in vaccenic acid (which can be transformed into CLA)

10. Lower in the saturated fats linked with heart disease

 

* S.K. Duckett et al, Journal of Animal Science, (published online) June 2009, “Effects of winter stocker growth rate and finishing system on: III. Tissue proximate, fatty acid, vitamin and cholesterol content.