MaryJane's Farmgirl Sisterhood

Earning Farmgirl Sisterhood Merit Badges

Garden Gate

7. What’s Your Beef?

Beginner Level

  • Research the difference between grass-fed beef and that which is corporately raised. www.eatwild.com
  • Read MaryJane's take on the importance of organic beef at www.maryjanesfarm.org/ieatmeat.asp
  • Write down what you learned and how, if at all, it has changed your mind about the meat you eat.

Intermediate Level

Expert Level

  • Raise a beef cow of your own. When it comes time to harvest it share it with someone along with the info you have learned. OR find a local rancher and buy direct from him/her.
  • Contact the rancher you located in the above search and ask if you can come out and interview him and tour his/her ranch.
  • Share what you have learned with your local Farmgirl Chapter or online on our Farmgirl Connection

July, 2012 Edition