Blog

Flat Iron. It's in all Foxhollow Delivery boxes this month, and is 100% an under-appreciated steak. When cooked right, it's tender and complex. So what is it and why haven't you heard of it? Flat Iron is actually one of the newest steaks to be "discovered!" In 2002, this new cut (previously just tossed into ground beef) became famous. You may not know this, but since 1985 farmers have paid $1 per head of each cattle they sell. This money goes towards promoting beef marketing and research. Part of this beef research, spearheaded by two scientists at the University of...

On a sunny, crisp Tuesday in October 2017, the entire Foxhollow Farm team decided to hand out 150 one pound packages of our ground beef at the Dare to Care Smoketown Grace Hope Mobile Pantry. We took to our stations, handing out pantry staples like cereal and rice, as well as a few butternut squash and carrots. As people approached the coolers of beef, we heard stories of grandma's meatloaf, spaghetti with meatballs, and grilled hamburgers at family gatherings. Farm fresh 100% Grassfed Beef was a real hit at this pantry, and we were determined to figure out how to...

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...