About Us
Baron Farms raises Angus beef cattle on a small ranch in Wapato, Washington. Running through Yakima Valley is the Yakima River. With an abundance of water, copious amounts of sunshine, and rich volcanic soil, my beef animals thrive on the great grass we grow.
With a growing mountain of evidence suggesting the health benefits of grass fed beef, all of us are delighted in participating in a 'real' food revolution. That is why you will find important nutritional information on grass fed beef at our website. It is through education that we make the best decision possible for ourselves and our families.
As a Personal Farmer, I am committed to the following;
1. Transparency- I commit to opening up my farm to your scrutiny. You are encouraged to physically view any of my farming practices and processes with as little as 24 hours notice. I believe that what many people want is to know where their food comes from. I will show you.
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2. Accountability- As your Personal Farmer, I am actually the owner and operator of my farm. I derive most of my living from my farm and oversee all of my farm operations and do a substantial amount of the actual labor. A 'corporate' farm hires managers far removed from the share holders. Most of their pride (and paycheck) comes from providing the share holders with the best return possible.
3. Direct to You- I market and sell my farm products directly to you. As your Personal Farmer, I take your satisfaction 'personally.' If you're unsatisfied with my product, you can tell me because I'm the one that can do something about it.
4. Sustainability- A significant advantage of being a small Personal Farmer is my ability to operate on a sustainable basis. In other words, most of what I need to farm comes from the farm. An example is that I raise my own hay. During the winter, my beef animals eat what the farm grew... not truck loads of hay brought in from another state.
5. Humane- the well being of my animals is important to me... which is why I raise grass-fed animals. Why do beef animals have three stomachs? Because they were meant to eat grass and grass is difficult to digest which is why three stomachs are better than just one. Feed-lot beef (which is where the vast majority of beef comes from) are generally fed a ration high in grains- particularly corn. Beef animals fatten quickly when fed starchy sugars and so would we if all we ate were donuts.
6. No artificial drugs- Most of us don't trust not knowing whether something is bad for us. Take growth hormones for example. Both hormones and anti-biotics are fed to feed-lot animals as part of their standard practice. As your Personal Farmer, I will not place my grass-fed animals on growth hormones or long-term anti-biotics.
Yakima River Beef is a work in progress. We are always looking for ways to improve our products, services, and information presented. If you have any suggestions as to how we might improve, please contact us.
Ranch Visits
If you would like to visit us, we'd be happy to schedule a tour of our ranch. Simply select the 'Contact' option on the top menu bar and provide us with your name, email, phone number, and a date you'd like to schedule your visit. Or call us at (866) 9MY-BEEF.
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