The Pastures of Rose Creek: The Beef

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From: Pastures Rose Creek <pastures1051@gmail.com>
Date: 08/02/2013 8:16 AM (GMT-06:00)
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Subject: The Pastures of Rose Creek: The Beef

Hello All!  This week, the weekly email was delayed - but oh!, is it worth the wait!!!  

We are very excited to finally reveal the best kept secret on our farm - heck, the best kept secret in the beef business too!  The ace up our sleeve, our secret weapon, our blessing - Piedmontese Beef.

As many of you already know, we are a burgeoning grass fed beef farm and are very excited to be selling our first "by the cut" Piedmontese beef at the market! 

an introduction to our beef business.  

What you may not have known is that we raise two varieties of beef cows:

One you may already be familiar with - the Limousine Angus cross - a delicious, more traditional style of grass fed meat of which we have sold and will continue to sell in bulk orders (as it comes available by the 1/4, 1/2, and whole).  We also look forward to selling this meat's ground beef at market!

The other?  Our new and exclusive Northern Italian heritage breed Piedmontese. A rare and valuable breed known for containing less cholesterol and fat than poultry while preserving unsurpassed tenderness and flavor.  

This week we sell our Piedmontese beef at the market by the cut - meaning you can purchase by the individual cut and style of meat.  

Read on to learn more about this rare and exciting breed and look for it this Saturday at our market table! (see attached brochure for more info and pricing)

FROM THE PIEDMONT OF ITALY TO THE PIEDMONT OF GEORGIA...

ancient origins.

25,000 years ago - the Late Stone Age.  A time when homo neanderthalensis and homo sapiens coexisted in a primordial world...wooly mammoths lumbered along and saber tooth cats moved stealthily.  The last of the glacial period was still at its peak and the very first colonization of North America was taking place.

It was during this time, some 25,000 years ago, that historians trace the first migration of what is today known as "Piedmontese" cattle into the Piedmont region of Northwest Italy.

naturally lean & tender.

It wasn't until much later (the 1870's in fact), that the "double muscling" trait was identified.  "Double muscling" is a trait directly linked to a natural variation in the myostatin gene - a trait unique to the Piedmontese breed.

The result?  Beef containing LESS cholesterol and fat than poultry while preserving unsurpassed tenderness and flavor.  This gene is rich in protein and vitamins, while consistently reducing fat and yielding tender beef without "stringy fibers."

rare & valuable.

In the U.S., it all started in the 1970's with a few progressive farmers, 1 bull & 4 cows brought over directly from Italy.

Today, the Piedmontese population is at 15,000 - totaling less than 1% of all cattle in the U.S.

For the sake of genetic preservation, Piedmontese are still a rarity in the world outside of northern Italy.  There, in the rolling hills of the Italian Piedmont a small association of farmers maintain tight control of what may be "the most unique gene pool of any breed of cattle in the world."

hybrid vigor.

We are one of the only Piedmontese Beef operations in the state of Georgia.  Our Piedmontese beeves are sired by our magnificent and gentle bull, Alrigo - Italian for "Ruler of the Estate."  ...Or Al for short - a purebred Piedmontese bull, bred to "mom's" of various breeds who are chosen for their propensity to grass finishing and flavor.

We choose to crossbreed in order to tailor our beef for superior qualities.  The "double muscling" gene, however, is dominant and is the influencing factor in our Piedmontese beef.  

You won't find a healthier, more tender & succulent piece of beef anywhere else!

dinner for two.

This week we offer a "Dinner for Two" special for $40 - a great deal for 2 gourmet steaks and a roasted fig recipe!!   (recipe and ingredients all inclusive)...

• 2 piedmontese ribeye steaks (0.5-0.7 lbs each)
  
• Roasted figs - featuring goat cheese from Blue Moon Creamery & honey from Covenant Valley Farm!
  
• 1 lb field Peas & Okra
  

So pick up your dinner tomorrow at our market table!  (offerings are limited)

 this week at the market.

Piedmontese Beef! - all cuts AND look for our limited offer - "dinner for two"

Lim-Flex ground beef

cucumbers

tomatos

okra

asparagus & field beans

new mexico green chiles

figs

watermelon

pears

farm fresh eggs

Hope to see y'all there!

For the love of community and all things farming,

Your local farmers,

Will, Matt, John & Dana

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The Pastures of Rose Creek, LLC
1051 Rose Creek Drive
Watkinsville, GA 30677
706.254.9391
575.613.2029