Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas Recipe
A flavorful and easy way to make tender, juicy, and crispy carnitas using your slow cooker. Use Carnitas instead of ground beef on your next taco night!
Instant Pot Beef Barbacoa Recipe
Remix your standard taco night by using a Beef Roast or Beef Stew Meat to make Barbacoa instead of regular ground beef tacos.
Q&A: Do you slaughter your own animals?
Do you slaughter your own animals? It's a common question new customers who visit the Farm Store ask. Read to find out the answer & why it matters to you...
How Our Beef Gets to Your Table
Curious how our beef gets to your table? It's a 2 year process to bring the retail-ready beef cuts into our Farm Store & ultimately, into your home and it all happens within 60 miles of Springfield, MO.
How our Paper Bags Work Harder
Remember the days when a real live person running the grocery checkout lane would ask that question? Since the first pound of Blue Silo beef sold back in 2017, our customer orders are sent out in thick, brown paper bags. It's one of many ways we're not like the grocery store. Our paper bags work harder, making your shopping experience better in ways you may not realize.
5 Ways to Use Your Freezer Smarter
Your freezer can do more than house frozen meat, vegetables and cartons of ice cream. From cutting waste to saving time and money, here's 5 unexpected ways to use your freezer smarter. Check my freezer and you'll likely find any of these stashed away!
Growing Farm-Raised Chicken, Part 2
It feels like just yesterday 100 little fluff balls arrived at the farm in a cardboard box from a local hatchery. Fast forward 51 days and those same chicks are now fully-feathered birds weighing over 6 lbs. Unlike beef and pork that we harvest year-round, our growing season for farm-raised chicken is from March through November. That means the best time to buy and stock up is when our freezers are full during the growing season.
Chicken Cuts Guide
From whole chickens to boneless skinless chicken breast, we proudly offer a wide range of chicken cuts. Use this Chicken Cuts Guide to know how each cut is packaged, how many it feeds and get recipe inspiration.
Fresh Beef: Does Color Matter?
It’s said we humans eat first with our eyes. As shoppers we’ve been led to believe that fresh meat is cherry-red in color and brown meat is spoiled. Understand why grocery store beef is always bright-cherry red and the best way to tell if beef is spoiled.
Helpful Tips for Choosing a Roast
We're right in the thick of "roast season" so let me help you make the right choice so the next roast you prepare is the best roast you've ever made. I've got some helpful tips for choosing the right roast and a comparison between the different pot roast-style roasts that we carry.
Christmas Dinner Ideas
It's safe to say, we'll all gather around a table during the Christmas season to tuck into a special meal with those we love. Be it a boisterous family affair, a quiet dinner for two or something in between, here's a few ideas to kick start your meal planning
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Shop Small Saturday at the Farm Store [2021 Recap]
We think of the Christmas season as a time to give back to our customers in the form of once-a-year deals, special holiday cuts for entertaining & thoughtfully curated bundles perfect for gifting.The season kicks off for us every year on the Saturday following Thanksgiving, "Shop Small Saturday." Following Black Friday, shoppers are encouraged to go shop and spend with the local brick & mortar businesses in their community.You know we're all about supporting local around here, so naturally the best deals of the season were live for shoppers who came in The Farm Store on Saturday November 27.New products from local food makers were on the shelves & Christmas decor was up. Caden, Ian & I were busy packaging and checking out customers from the moment the store opened. Knowing that customers plan their shopping day around visiting the store was such a compliment!Once-a-year prices are available to customers in The Farm Store on Shop Small Saturday, but the gift bundles are available throughout the holiday season (as supplies last).Watch this 2-min recap of the 2021 Shop Small Saturday in The Farm Store. Mark your calendars for next year, we'll be doing it again in 2022!