5 Ways A Beef Share Will Change Your Life

I wasn't always a farmer.

Before Jesse and I started the farm in 2016, I lived in New York City, had a tiny walk up apartment, and worked hard to eat food I felt good about.

I bought my first bulk beef share in 2014. My roommate and I split an 1/8th beef to cram in our tiny freezer, and the process was kind of a pain....

I had to meet a guy in his apartment lobby right after he drove upstate to get the beef from the farm. After handing him a wad of cash (based on the hanging weight of the beef carcass), I carried my 50 pound share across town in a suitcase.

Despite all that, I was hooked on the bulk beef lifestyle. Since then I've pretty much always had a freezer full of a variety of beef cuts.

So here are my 5 favorite reasons to eat like this (and a bonus way we solved the biggest problems we used to face). If you're new to the concept entirely, here's a full primer on what a beef share actually is.

1. It's easier to eat healthy

Having a freezer full of nutritious, 100% grass fed beef makes meal planning and preparation much easier. The variety of convenient cuts means something always fits with whatever else you have on hand.

At least once a week we are saved from giving in to the takeout urge, because we've got ground beef or sausage that can easily become a variety of meals.

2. Food security and price lock-in

This used to be a benefit you could take for granted. Then COVID-era processing disruptions made it visible to everyone. And in 2026 there's an even bigger version of the same problem: the U.S. cattle herd is at its smallest level in decades, and retail beef prices are climbing fast.

When you reserve a beef share now, you lock in this year's price. You don't pay whatever the grocery store decides to charge in 8 months. You also stop being dependent on a centralized processing system where the Big 4 packers control roughly 85% of U.S. beef supply.

A freezer full of beef you already paid for is a quietly powerful hedge against all of that.

3. You know where your meat came from

Most of the grass-fed beef in U.S. grocery stores is imported, primarily from Australia and Uruguay. Not only is that wildly inefficient and unsustainable, but you lose the connection to a farm and a place that our customers say they appreciate most.

When you buy from us, you get peace of mind knowing who you're dealing with, and that the meat in your freezer is exactly what we're feeding ourselves and our families. We never use antibiotics, hormones, or any other gross chemicals, and we know and trust the butchers who package the final product.

(For more on what's typically going on with the beef in the grocery store cooler, here's why grocery store beef is watery and who's profiting from it.)

4. It's fun

Filling your freezer with a variety of cuts means you get to expand your cooking repertoire and try new recipes.

Over time you'll make dishes that become instant family favorites.

We made short rib ragu for the first time a while back, and it was such a hit (and so easy to make) that it's been on the menu regularly ever since.

5. It's the best grass-fed beef you can find

All grass-fed beef is not the same. It takes patience, skill, and lots of work to get cattle fat on grass.

It's so hard to do that the big meat companies market grass-fed beef as "lean" in an attempt to turn their failure into a feature.

With our beef you get flavorful meat, packed with healthy grass-fed fats that you can feel good about eating. Plus it's all backed by our best in the business, 100% Satisfaction Guarantee.

(If you want to understand exactly why "100% grass-fed" matters more than the generic "grass-fed" label, here's the difference between grass-fed and grass-finished, which is bigger than the labels make it look.)

Bonus: It's really convenient (the part most farms get wrong)

Remember the story I told up top? Unfortunately, it's not unusual. A lot of farmers don't make it easy for people to stock up like this.

But unlike a lot of farms, we've been in your shoes. We know you're busy. And if you're willing to make a commitment, it's OUR job to make it easy for you.

That's why we offer easy online ordering, multiple fulfillment options, a list of cuts that ensures you will love your bulk beef as much as I did, and a free chest freezer with every Half and Whole share so you don't have to figure out the storage piece on your own.

(If "where will I put it?" is your hesitation, here's the complete guide to what size freezer you need, including the sizes we ship free.)

Ready to start? Reserve your Half Beef Share with a free chest freezer here.

P.S. Not sure what size is right for you? Take our 60-second Beef Share Quiz for a personal recommendation. Everyone loves a quiz.