4 results for tag: Heritage Breeds


About our beef – and how to buy some!

Our certified, organically-raised and pastured 100% grass- fed beef is here! Our cattle are raised on mother’s milk and pasture grasses only. No antibiotics, no hormones, no steroids, no grain. Just plenty of fresh air and sunshine. No fertilizers, no pesticides, no herbicides...are ever used on our lush pasture grasses. This means that every time you experience the tender and tasty meat, you know exactly what you’re eating — 100% grass-fed heritage beef from Longhorn cattle. We raise Longhorn cows and — although their horns may seem intimidating — their beautiful coloring and gentle nature make them a joy to be around. Longhorns have ...

North Fort Myers farm snags exclusive invite to Cochon 555 Miami

We are so pleased and honored to announce that we are going to the most awesome culinary competition in Miami, Cochon555. Cochon555 is a traveling culinary competition that takes 5 locally grown heritage breed pigs and pairs those pigs with 5 top chefs. Think of it a 40-course gourmet tasting menu. We are doubly excited to have one of our 200/lb heritage breed Red Wattle pigs paired with Chef Adrienne Grenier, the executive chef at 3030 Ocean in Fort Lauderdale and a former winner of the Food Network television show, Chopped. Created in 2008 in response to the lack of education around heritage breed pigs, Cochon555 is a nose-to-tail culinary event ...

Red Wattle Pigs – Preserving our Heritage

One of the programs we are so excited about at Rosy Tomorrows Heritage Farm is our effort to preserve Heritage breeds, those rare and endangered breeds not used by large factory-like meat suppliers. We maintain a group, or sounder, of Red Wattle Pigs and these are the only breed of pigs we raise. These remarkable animals were discovered and bred in the early 1970's in remote East Texas. A small population has been maintained at just a handful of breeders around the US since then. The last formal count found only 42 breeding pairs, and we’re proud to have brought these unique animals to Southwest Florida. But why does Heritage matter? These rare ...

Heritage Breeds – a Last Stand for Real Food

The term “heritage breed” refers to the more traditional breeds of cattle, hogs, chickens, and turkeys that were raised by our forefathers. This is the food that our great-grandparents ate – free from the questionable, industrialized mass-production practices so common in today’s marketplace. These animals were selected and bred to develop traits that helped them thrive in the local environments of the time. What we call, “antibiotic-free, steroid-free, hormone-free, non-GMO, soy-free, natural poultry,” our ancestors just called “chicken.” The truth is...heritage breed meats are our last stand for REAL food, raised the right ...