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For Sale, Heritage Lamb, Not Yet Extinct
  • Oct 22, 2020
For Sale, Heritage Lamb, Not Yet Extinct

Our Annual January Sale
  • Jan 17, 2019
Our Annual January Sale

Sam Edwards Update: STILL FIGHTING!
  • Jan 12, 2018
Sam Edwards Update: STILL FIGHTING!

Sam Edwards is still fighting two years after a fire savaged his entire facility including his home, his smoke house, and literally thousands of hams. It was an incredible blow to everyone that is part of the chain — Heritage had thousands of hams on hand that Sam would normally smoke and cure, and an […] The post Sam Edwards Update: STILL FIGHTING! appeared first on HERITAGE FOODS USA.

House Warming (by Patrick Martins)
  • Oct 23, 2017
House Warming (by Patrick Martins)

House Warming Gifts are often meant to be objects that last, objects that convey a sense of permanency. When someone moves into a place there is the idea that they will live there for a long time and that a house warming gift is something that should also be around for awhile.

The Oldest Domesticated Livestock in the United States: Navajo-Churro
  • Dec 7, 2016
The Oldest Domesticated Livestock in the United States: Navajo-Churro

This is an EPIC story about the oldest domesticated livestock breed in the United States, a story that spans 500 years, and hopefully ends on on your plate.

A Closer Look: Tallgrass Prairies & The Katahdin Lamb
  • Jul 30, 2014
A Closer Look: Tallgrass Prairies & The Katahdin Lamb

The Katahdin/White Dorper is a crossbreed bred by Joseph Hubbard at Shannon Creek Ranch in the Flint Hills of Kansas. The Dorper has a lot more muscle than the Katahdin. Combined you get a meaty lamb with the mild taste of the Katahdin.

  • Jun 3, 2014
Heritage Lamb Taste Chart

Lamb Breed Histories and Heritage Lamb Taste Chart TUNIS It’s hard not to respect a breed that was referenced numerous times in the Bible (see fat-tailed sheep) and is reputed to be 3000 years old. It’s even harder to imagine the Tunis not being completely delicious since the first three U.S. presidents raised and consumed […] The post Heritage Lamb Taste Chart appeared first on HERITAGE FOODS USA.

Let’s Grind! The importance of eating ground meat.
  • May 19, 2014
Let’s Grind! The importance of eating ground meat.

The way you cut your meat reflects the way you live. — Confucius Of an average eight-hundred-pound steer on the rail, I’ve seen between 20 and 80 percent turned into ground. It’s very simple: The more meat that is ground, the fewer pieces the farmer needs to worry about selling.