| David & Christine Bergin 16696 273rd Street Fort Ripley MN 56449 218.330.1531 info@roundrockfarm.com |
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- Great tasting
healthier beef
- Strong mothering
instincts and easy
calving
- Hardiness in
harsh climates
- Docile disposition
- Low maintenance
and disease
resistant
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| Contact Us 218.330.1531 or info@roundrockfarm.com |
"Taste the difference"
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| Why we love Highlands! |
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The August 31st, 2009,
edition of Time Magazine has
a must read article named
"The Real Cost of Cheap
Food" written by Bryan
Walsh.
It's a rather brazen article as
he describes in depressing
detail how commercial beef
animals are raised, the
associated health risks and
the costs to our environment.
To read the full article visit
Time Magazine.
The article answers these
important questions...
Do you know where your
food comes from and why
you should care.
Why are Americans getting so
fat?
And more...
edition of Time Magazine has
a must read article named
"The Real Cost of Cheap
Food" written by Bryan
Walsh.
It's a rather brazen article as
he describes in depressing
detail how commercial beef
animals are raised, the
associated health risks and
the costs to our environment.
To read the full article visit
Time Magazine.
The article answers these
important questions...
Do you know where your
food comes from and why
you should care.
Why are Americans getting so
fat?
And more...
"His meat is free of
antibiotics, but can
we afford to eat it?
We can't afford
not to."
-Bryan Walsh
Time Magazine
antibiotics, but can
we afford to eat it?
We can't afford
not to."
-Bryan Walsh
Time Magazine
"The soil is the great
connector of our
lives, the source and
destination of all. It
is the healer,
restorer and
resurrector by
which disease
passes into health,
age into youth,
death into life.
Without proper care
for it, we can have
no community,
because without
proper care for it
we can have no life."
-Wendell Berry
connector of our
lives, the source and
destination of all. It
is the healer,
restorer and
resurrector by
which disease
passes into health,
age into youth,
death into life.
Without proper care
for it, we can have
no community,
because without
proper care for it
we can have no life."
-Wendell Berry
Why buy our Highland beef?
It's locally grown
Knowing who’s growing your food is a powerful thing. Itallows you to ask questions and to make your own
choices about how the products you purchase are
grown or raised. Our animals are never confined to a
feedlot and enjoy fresh water on free range rotational
pasture without the use of herbicides or pesticides. No
growth hormones or steroids are used on our animals.
 | It's locally grown | |
| It's healthier for you and tastes great | |
| It's good for your community and the environment |
It's locally grown
Knowing who’s growing your food is a powerful thing. It
choices about how the products you purchase are
grown or raised. Our animals are never confined to a
feedlot and enjoy fresh water on free range rotational
pasture without the use of herbicides or pesticides. No
growth hormones or steroids are used on our animals.
| Your local source for naturally lean, grass fed Scotch Highland Beef. "Unless Americans radically rethink the way they grow and consume food, they face a future of eroded farmland, hollowed-out countryside, scarier germs, higher health costs and bland taste. Sustainable food has an élitist reputation, but each of us depends on the soil, animals and plants — and as every farmer knows, if you don't take care of your land, it can't take care of you." By Bryan Walsh, Time Magazine, Aug. 21, 2009 |
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It's healthier for you and tastes great
Factory farming produces food that is cheap and
convenient but there is growing recognition that it also
creates a host of problems including:
Because factory farms are profit driven, they use the
cheapest feed available to fatten their animals without
regard to animal health or the health of consumers.
Examples of some products found in commercial feed
include meat from diseased animals, blood, manure and
plastics.
For more information please visit www.sustainabletable.org/issues/feed/index_pf.html
Grass fed beef is lower in overall fat including artery
clogging saturated fat and provides considerably higher
amounts of healthy Omega-3 fats than corn fed beef.
Enjoying a tender grass fed steak takes a little extra care
but is not difficult. Because grass fed beef is leaner, it
doesn't have spare fat to keep it moist so the first rule is
don't overcook it. Grass fed hamburgers are generally 80-
90 percent lean so adding onions or other moisturizing
ingredients can help compensate. For more grass fed
cooking tips visit here.
It's good for your community & the environment
Purchasing products from local farmers and artisan
producers keeps more money in the community. The
average American dinner travels 1,500 miles before
reaching the dinner plate. Eating local food greatly
reduces the consumption of fossil fuels and wasteful
packing materials.
Animals raised in feed lots produce a large amount of
manure in a small area leading to ground and water
pollution. Pasture fed animals disperse manure over a
wide area resulting in organic fertilizer.
Factory farming produces food that is cheap and
convenient but there is growing recognition that it also
creates a host of problems including:
 | Food with less nutritional value | |
| Animal stress and abuse | |
| Unnecessary use of hormones, antibiotics and other | |
| drugs |
cheapest feed available to fatten their animals without
regard to animal health or the health of consumers.
Examples of some products found in commercial feed
include meat from diseased animals, blood, manure and
plastics.
For more information please visit www.sustainabletable.org/issues/feed/index_pf.html
Grass fed beef is lower in overall fat including artery
clogging saturated fat and provides considerably higher
amounts of healthy Omega-3 fats than corn fed beef.
Enjoying a tender grass fed steak takes a little extra care
but is not difficult. Because grass fed beef is leaner, it
doesn't have spare fat to keep it moist so the first rule is
don't overcook it. Grass fed hamburgers are generally 80-
90 percent lean so adding onions or other moisturizing
ingredients can help compensate. For more grass fed
cooking tips visit here.
It's good for your community & the environment
Purchasing products from local farmers and artisan
producers keeps more money in the community. The
average American dinner travels 1,500 miles before
reaching the dinner plate. Eating local food greatly
reduces the consumption of fossil fuels and wasteful
packing materials.
Animals raised in feed lots produce a large amount of
manure in a small area leading to ground and water
pollution. Pasture fed animals disperse manure over a
wide area resulting in organic fertilizer.
| Round Rock Farm is proud to be a licensed MN Grown participant! The trademarked Minnesota Grown logo lets consumers identify local foods and plants. People who grow, raise or process Minnesota products must receive an annual license from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture to use the logo. The free 2010 Minnesota Grown Directory is hot of the press and bigger and better than ever! It includes 840 locations where you can purchase directly from the farmer, including farmers markets, CSA farms, garden centers, berry farms, orchards and much more! Contact us for your free copy! 218.330.1531 or info@roundrockfarm.com |
We are downsizing our herd of calm, gentle
highland cattle. We have 13 cows available, 3
heifers and a number of yearling heifers. Most
animals are registered. A variety of colors and
ages. All cows and heifers are bred, about to
calve or have calves at their sides. Quantity
discounts apply. All animals are grass fed.
highland cattle. We have 13 cows available, 3
heifers and a number of yearling heifers. Most
animals are registered. A variety of colors and
ages. All cows and heifers are bred, about to
calve or have calves at their sides. Quantity
discounts apply. All animals are grass fed.