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SLANKER’S Grass Fed Meats?

This guy is like, the absolute authority on Grass-Fed beef. He lists everything, absolutely every single tiny little detail about everything... where the cut comes from, how it tas …
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Meat in Phoenix, Arizona

Where do Phoenix area paleo peeps go to fill their meat needs? I think I've figured out where to purchase beef and chicken. Pork is proving to be a bit more difficult to find, es …
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How many people out there ONLY eat pastured meats?

Pork, lamb, veal, chicken, obviously ground beef, even eggs -- is there a minority or a majority of folks who abstain from conventional meats? Is it expensive? Do you go as far a …
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Pastured vs Conventional Pork: Nutrition comparison?

I'm hoping to find some quantitative info comparing pastured pork to conventional pork nutritionally. If you've ever seen such info, I'd be really interested to see it. If not, edu …
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Gelatin: Who wants Pork Pudding?

Last weekend, I bought my first whole shoulder of pastured pork, and did my own butchery to make many meal sized cuts from it. Hooray! The first thing I cooked down was all the bo …
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Finding Free Range Foraging Pigs

In Spain, Iberico pigs subsist on a diet of acorns. They are high in omega 3's and are some of the most sought after meat on the planet at around $50/lb. I've been trying to find p …
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Pastured pork safety

We have a source for farm raised pork along with our grass-fed beef. While I was cooking up a big ham steak the other day I wondered if, because this is anti-biotic free and theore …
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Curing pork for the first time

Hi, I am purchasing a 1/4 of a pastured pig this Thursday. A friend and I are butchering it ourselves (she's taken a class and has done this a few times, it's my first time). I am …