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Mom’s Best Beef Stew "Recipe"

February 25, 2010

In honor of tonight’s #meatcamp chat on Twitter, The Secrets of Finding & Cooking the Not-So-Fancy Cuts, I thought I’d share my mom’s beef stew “recipe.” The quotes don’t mean that the stew isn’t fabulous, it is good enough that I’ve served it to guests as a fancy meal. What they do mean is that [...]

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Coming Soon!

November 28, 2009

Thanks for your patience as we transfer our site to this new theme!  In the meantime, you can visit The Oliver Ranch Company™ to learn about artisan beef and The Artisan Beef Institute™.

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Let’s Take Control Of Our Food

April 17, 2009

I’ve been enjoying a program inspired by Kristen aka Food Renegade called Fight Back Fridays. The purpose is to help those of us interested in eating real, clean, delicious food share our secrets and tips with each other. This week I decided to formally join by sharing a post of mine called It’s Not You, [...]

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The Next Artisan Butcher – New Reality Show?

November 18, 2008

Great article out of West Cork, Ireland, about traveling artisan butchers. Why might this matter? One of the first things I learned while becoming an official Beef Geek (aka The Steak Lady): You can do everything right on the farm but the moment that cattle walks onto a truck, a lot of things can go [...]

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Okay, Let’s Talk Pork!

November 3, 2008

No, not pork barrel. The good and tasty kind. I don’t know nearly as much about how to properly raise pork but I do know enough to be at least a little dangerous. And it’s fun to find good stories, such as this one about the Flaherty family in Iowa. Same as with raising beef [...]

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Hmmmmmm.

September 18, 2008

The FDA annouces a new “legal framework” with regard to genetically engineered animals and their use in food or to incubate/develop medicines for humans. The framework is meant to “resolve such questions as whether the altered animals are safe for human consumption and pose no serious environmental risks.” According to the New York Times (free [...]

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The Song Has Begun

March 25, 2008

Can you see it? Look closely. Hint: It’s THE harbinger of Spring. Okay, here’s a close up. Indeed, it’s a beautiful Robin, the very first of spring, seen on Monday, March 24th in the tree outside my home. While there are still several feet of snow on the ground, this happy bird was telling us, [...]

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What’s The Point If You Can’t Have Fun?

March 9, 2008

Well, I’m going to be a bit honest here… While my friends in the San Francisco area were enjoying 75 degree weather and enjoying their local farmers’ markets, we were busy digging ourselves out from yet another snow storm. Working on breaking a 1939 record or so I hear. We had a blast with our [...]

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People I Admire

November 17, 2007

I just love this story and this lovely lady. Diane Del Signore was introduced to me by one of my advisors, Rob Hurlbut, former CEO of Niman Ranch. She’d approached him, as had I, for advice on how to break the commodity trap in red meat, starting with beef. Like me, Diane would like to [...]

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Royal Agricultural Fair Debut

November 13, 2007

We had the great pleasure of debuting The Oliver Ranch Company at the 85th Anniversary of the Ontario Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. This is the premier event in Ontario for beef cattle and dairy breeders, who show their prized heifers, bull calves, cows, and bulls. Huge, cattle sized blow dryers and glitter paint everywhere, you [...]

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