FAQs
How Are Your Animals Raised and Harvested?
Are your animals free-range (live outside)?
Yes, all of our animals are free-range.
How are your chicken raised and what are they fed?
Our chicken are free-range and eat a vegetarian diet.
Are your animals harvested in a humane manner?
Yes, all of our animals are harvested in a humane manner. The life and well-being of our animals is very important to us.
Organic and Natural Questions
What makes your products All Natural?
Our protocols ensure our All Natural line of animals are only fed natural diets.
What makes your products Organic?
We are audited by the Colorado Department of Agriculture for Organic certification.
How do I know if your product is All Natural or Organic?
We identify whether or not our products are All Natural or Organic on the product labels.
Do your Organic products use GMOs?
No, our Organic line is non-GMO.
Certifications
Are you USDA certified?
Yes, we operate out of a USDA-inspected plant.
What kind of certification do you employ?
Per Colorado law and procedures, we undergo regular third party audits for humane handling with a USDA inspector on-site at all times.
Are your products certified Halal?
No, they are not.
What Are Your Animals Fed?
What is grass-fed beef?
Grass-fed beef simply means the cattle only eat grass.
Are ALL of your cattle grass-fed?
Not all, but some. If our product is grass-fed, it will be identified as such on the product label.
What are your bison fed?
Our bison eat an all-natural roughage ration.
What are your elk fed?
Our elk eat a vegetarian diet.
What are your chicken fed?
Our chicken eat a vegetarian diet.
Are your animals exposed to grain?
Our Grass-Fed Organic Beef is the only protein guaranteed not to have been exposed to grain.
How are your animals finished?
If the label identifies the product as “100% Grass-Fed”, that means the animals are finished on grass. All other animals are finished on a natural roughage ration that contains hay, peas, barley and corn.
Are your animals fed corn?
Unless identified as Grass-fed on the label, some animal diets may contain corn.
Purchases
Can I make a purchase at your Denver location?
Our building in Denver, Colorado is our processing plant. It is not a physical store.
Where can I buy your products?
Buy here, online, and we will ship your order anywhere in the continental US. Or you can visit our Where We Are page for more information about retailers and restaurants that carry our products.
Miscellaneous Questions
How should I cook/prepare your products?
Cook thoroughly and reference the safe handling information on the back label.
Do you add beef suet or fat to your elk products?
We do not add suet, but we do add elk trimmings.
Why do you add fat to your elk?
In order to meet today’s standard for lean percentages.
What are the nutritional differences between proteins?
This table breaks things down well.
Where is your meat processed and packaged?
Denver, Colorado.
Why are Grass-Fed Organic Beef steaks tough and chewy?
When animals maintain a grass-fed lifestyle and are not finished on grain, they’re naturally leaner, making the meat slightly tougher than the fattier alternative.