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Clark Summit Meat--How Good?
Apparently there isn’t much to say about Clark Summit. What about Prather Ranch?
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Where to find Organic Meats for Homemade Sausage ?
Interesting project! I don’t know much about your area but localharvest.org (a great resource for this sort of thing) lists Prather Ranch Meat Co at Ferry Plaza as one option. http://www.localharvest.org/farms/M19436
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Gob-Smackingly Perfect Beef
“The clouds parted and God himself handed me a pound of oxtails.”
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God's Own Flapjack
At the Prather Ranch stand at the Ferry Building farmer’s market, you can get big, fluffy buttermilk pancakes, topped with whiskey-laced maple syrup, served alongside a richly flavored sausage made from heritage pork. For...
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Where to buy grass-fed meats?
In addition to what others have pointed out, Prather Ranch at the Ferry Building in SF has grass fed lamb, pork, vitellone (young beef, older than veal) and buffalo. Their beef gets some grains because of the climate where the...
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Another reason for being choosy about your meats
you could order from Niman Ranch online. All their meat is sustainably raised and humanely slaughtered. I buy from the farmers at the Union Square Greenmarket, and have for years now. It costs a lot more than grocery stores, but...
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Looking for places to buy sustainably-raised meat
Thanks for the link and the information. If you are ordering by mail, I highly suggest Prather Ranch (pratherranch.com) - I buy their beef, pork and lamb here (I’m not sure if pork and lamb are available by mail) and it is...
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Best Butcher/Meat Market in SFBay?
I’m stuck in Sunnyvale for a couple weeks on a gig, but my corporate apartment has a passable kitchen. I’m trying to take the opportunity to cook with local stuff. So my question is: What are my best options for buying...
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looking for great quality, humanely treated, grass-fed meat
For home cooking, go to the Saturday Ferry Building Farmers' Market. Highland Hills, Marin Sun Farms and Prather Ranch all fit your criteria and they all have stands (Prather Ranch has a permanent shop in the Ferry Building)....
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HELP !! Best place to buy meat in Bay Area or USA ?
Niman Ranch beef is wonderful. The animals are treated humanely and graze free-range on real grass, not in a horrendous feed lot on God knows what. This is very reassuring to me for a number of reasons – you know...
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Dogs Who Drink
Given that the food some of us choose to eat is rapidly reaching yet untold heights of purity, freshness, and quality, it comes as no surprise that our precious pets are reaping some of these culinary rewards.
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Similarly Flawed
A not-perfect meal and a not-perfect wine meet, and get along just fine.
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The Frugal Locals
Is “eat local” the same kind of challenge in California as it is in Michigan?
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Monday Burger Special @ Harry's Bar, Fillmore Street, SF
Prather Ranch, Zoe’s Meats, Mary’s Free Range Chicken, Diestel Family Turkey Ranch, and Acme Bread" The hot dog is from Prather Ranch too. Don’t remember trying that yet. May need to drop by. The saurkraut is...
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No more asparagus from Zuckerman Farms!
Man! Those peppers are what I had on my list and forgot today ... so sad! But Blossom Hill has blueberries and that made me happy. And the Prather Ranch guy said they may have their store open inside the market very soon.
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