Why Buy Local Grass Fed Beef
- Purchasing local, grass fed beef supports your Georgia farmers.
- Purchasing local food lays the groundwork for new social, economic, and ecological relationships.
- Purchasing local, grass fed beef supports an agricultural landscape that protects grasslands and watersheds.
- Locally-raised grass fed beef is based on free solar energy and low chemical use.
- Buying local allows you to understand your connection to the food chain and see exactly where your food comes from.
- Buying local reduces reliance on foreign oil.
What Is Local?
For many environmentally-sensitive eaters, purchasing local produce and meat means purchasing within a 100-mile radius of home. Indian Creek Angus is within 100 miles of Atlanta, Gainesville, Augusta, and Athens, Georgia. Buying a side or a quarter of beef means fewer shopping trips and lower fuel consumption.
"... eating a grass-fed burger when you can picture the green pastures in which the animal grazed is a pleasure of another order, not a simple one, to be sure, but one based on knowledge rather than ignorance and gratitude rather than indifference."
— Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food