In their words.
Fahsbender, Steve and Sandy. Hello. We are Steve and Sandy Fahsbender. We raise 100% local grass-fed, grass-finished BEEF and grass-fed LAMB on an old Amish farm near LaPlata, Missouri, just across the river from Illinois. Our grass-fed cows are the Galloway breed. We selected Galloway because they score high on carcass evaluation tests for tenderness, juiciness, and flavor. Their big stomachs do an excellent job of converting our pasture’s seven varieties of mixed grasses and legumes into tasty, tender beef. We do not feed them anything except our pasture and/or alfalfa. We do not give them hormones, antibiotics, grain, or grain byproducts. Our cows are humanely raised. We offer our beef by the ½, whole, and live. Our sheep are Horned Dorset, a wool sheep that allows us to avoid the problems associated with hair sheep flavor and texture. They are grass-fed and graze alongside our Galloway cows. There is safety in numbers. Grazing sheep and cows together also helps control harmful parasites in the pastures. We give them no hormones or antibiotics. Our sheep are humanely raised, and the great tasting lamb is available by the whole or live. Please call, email, or better yet, stop by.…
Fahsbender, Steve and Sandy lists grass-fed, grass-finished, and no hormones on their public-facing materials. These are the producer’s own claims; we do not independently audit them.