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@santacarotabeef @pontious_ranches
This new method for raising beef might just change the game.
Santa Carota Beef keeps cattle on grass but finishes them in a puzzling way: on carrots??
They go through 1 Million Pounds per day yet remarkably their testing revealed none of that is metabolized into sugar as Cows are ruminant animals with multi-chambered stomachs.
The ranch scaled this up so fast because customers report a remarkable taste
and flavor.
And most importantly it’s a sustainable alternative to the standard grain-finishing that fattens cows up in feedlots.
Another operation called Pontius Ranches does something similar with using Juice Pulp that normally would have gone to waste.
Why this is so important?
Estimates show ~30% of the Global Food Supply goes to waste.
In the US that is closer to 40%.
The more centralized and industrial the supply, the more waste.
By localizing the food system for regional communities, sustainability reduces waste.
These ranches source their finishing materials from other farms in the area, making the whole thing operate as a synergistic ecosystem.
Find a local cattle rancher near you and uplift your community.
This is the way food was meant to be.
Transcript
No these guys are saying this new method for raising beef could be even better than grass fed, grass finished. All Santa Clarata Better is doing is keeping the cattle on grass, but then finishing them in an interesting way on carrots. They go through a remarkable 1,000,000 pounds per day, yet remarkably, their testing revealed none of that is metabolized into sugar as cows are ruminant animals. Because they have a multi chambered stomach, they're able to process this more effectively than other animals like chickens, which only have one stomach. And they scaled it up so fast because customers report a remarkable taste and flavor. But even more importantly, it's a sustainable alternative to the standard grain finishing that fattens up cows in feedlots. Another operation doing something similar is Pontius Ranches, who instead of using carrots, uses juice pulp that normally would have gone to waste. This is so important for the food system because estimates show about 30% of the global food supply goes to waste. In The US, that number is closer to 40%. The more centralized the supply, the more waste. The more local it is, the more sustainability we see from these farms. This whole thing operates as a synergistic ecosystem because these cattle ranchers can source the produce from their local farmers, and then you can support all of these and engage with your local community too too by either going to a farmer's market or using a tool like the localized farmer's market app.
