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Making the perfect steak shouldn’t be hard. Whether or not you like grilling, steaks are a quick and easy meal packed with juicy flavor. We want to show you how to cook a steak on a cast iron skillet so you can enjoy NY Strip steaks year round! It really does start with your meat. You can buy excellent local steaks at your closest farmers market, the Fox Shop, grocery stores like Rainbow Blossom, or your local butcher. Ask about the farm - where it is located, how long the animals are raised, whether they’ve been given hormones or antibiotics,...

7 Questions with Foxhollow Farm’s Head Herdsman, Derek Lawson This month we sat down with Derek Lawson, Foxhollow Farm’s head herdsman and Edible Louisville’s 2016 “Favorite Farmer," to talk about Spring at the farm and learn about calving. IT’S CALVING SEASON AT FOXHOLLOW FARM! What are some basics about calving for those of us who aren’t cattlemen? Heifers (female calves) become “cows” when they breed and become mothers. Cows gestate for 9 months, just like people. The difference is, these babies are 50-75 pounds at birth. Cows will have their first calf at age 2, and we have some cows...

After weeks of spreading the word about our Master Cattleman and his dedicated work with our herd, we are thrilled to announce that Derek Lawson is officially Louisville’s Favorite Farmer in Edible’s Local Hero Awards! We are so grateful to those who voted in support of sustainability, mission-driven farming, Derek, and Foxhollow Farm. On the farm we have long called Derek our hero, and it’s wonderful for his work to be acknowledged by the community at large. So what does it mean to be Louisville’s Favorite Farmer? As Edible Louisville describes it: We define it as someone whose business offers...

He's our local hero! One of the most important pieces of advice we pass on to people who call us is to know your farmer. That’s important for a few reasons. Firstly, it means you’re buying local. Secondly, it gives you a chance to see if your food values match that of the person who raises your food. Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, it gives you the chance to understand and pay respect for the long hours and dedicated work that goes into feeding our community. At Foxhollow Farm, our unsung hero is Derek Lawson, our Master Cattleman. For the...