www.totallynaturalbeef.ca

Providing naturally-raised grass-fed beef to health-conscious customers in the Ottawa Valley at reasonable prices - starting as low as $2.95 per pound!

PICK-UP YOUR ORDER IN OTTAWA!
Now you can pick-up your order
at our son's residence in Ottawa
near Richmond & Carling!
Pick-up available most weekday evenings after 6:30 p.m. and most weekends!
Click here for more details

We have some 10 pound young beef steak packages available for $75, containing at least 6 pounds of T-bone, Rib, Wing and/or Sirloin steaks. E-mail us if you would like one!
Sorry! Sold out of these too.

Currently sold out of almost everything, due to soaring demand and limited herd size. More beef will be available in summer or fall of 2010. If you don't mind waiting, go ahead with your order and it will be placed in our queue. We will contact you when it is available - no obligation to purchase if you change your mind later!

Click Here for our Quick Order Form!

About Our Farm and Family:
Hello, my name is L.J. Helferty. My wife Joan & I and four of our youngest children live on a 200 acre farm that has been in the Helferty family for about 100 years. It is situated approximately 120 km west of Ottawa, near Douglas, Ontario. Our herd consists of about 50 mixed hereford, limousin and charolais cattle. They all roam the pastures together. None of the cattle are ever separated from each other. It is not uncommon to see a mother, daughter and grand-daughter 'hanging-out' together in our herd. We have always farmed naturally but until 2008 we sold our cattle on the regular market. It takes a lot of extra work to farm naturally, and our cattle were going into the 'regular' market where 'natural' isn't appreciated, so we decided to offer our totally natural beef to residents of the Ottawa Valley through this web site. Our farm is not certified organic by any certification body in Ontario. However, our stewardship of our livestock and land is what I categorize as beyond organic.

What's in Our Beef:

natural pasture in the summer on our farm
natural hay in the winter, harvested from our farm
salt
mineral

What's NOT in Our Beef:

no growth promoting hormones
no antibiotics in our cattle food
no antibiotics injected
no pesticides or herbicides used on our crops
no chemical fertilizers used on our crops
no feedlot confinement
no genetically modified crops
no grain or corn

Benefits of Grass-Fed Beef:

Grass-fed beef (as opposed to grain-fed or corn-fed) is considered to be more healthy. Try doing a google search and you'll find lots of information about it, or visit http://www.mercola.com/beef/health_benefits.htm

Processing & Packaging:
All of our beef is processed in a local government-inspected facility and frozen in meat-wrapping paper.

Grass-Fed Beef is Different from Conventional Beef!

Conventional beef is usually fattened with grain and/or corn so the cuts contain more marbling than grass-fed beef. This influences the flavour and texture, especially with steaks! ALL of our steaks and roasts come from young beef in an effort to make them as tender as possible. When cooking, it is important to keep grass-fed roasts and steaks as moist as possible. Burgers on the grill

Some of our customers have told us that our ground beef contains less fat than extra-lean ground beef from the grocery store. Our family prefers young ground beef for barbecued hamburgers (every Saturday, year round!) and we enjoy mature ground beef in spaghetti sauce, chile sauce, lasagna, etc. However, some of our customers prefer the mature ground beef for their burgers too!

Did you know... conventional beef is usually aged in sealed plastic. This type of aging keeps more moisture in the beef so it weighs more (more water!) than dry-aged beef. Our beef is dry-aged by the butcher the traditional way, for 10-14 days.

OUR RECOMMENDATION to FIRST-TIME CUSTOMERS - order a Sample Pack and a few packages of mature ground beef. Then you'll be able to try some of everything!

Purchase Options:
All of the options listed below are on our Quick Order Form, except Individual Steaks/Roasts. For Individual Steaks/Roasts, please email your request to info@totallynaturalbeef.ca
We offer several purchase options, all totally natural! Our pricing is very simple and straightforward! No surprises! What do we mean by no surprises? Sometimes you see beef advertised at a certain price per pound by the side. The amount you pay is determined by the weight of the side before it is cut and packaged, and the bones and fat and trimmings are removed. You bring home a lot less beef than you paid for. We don't sell our beef that way. If you buy 20 pounds of beef from us, you'll get 20 pounds of beef, and there are no additional or hidden charges. For example, our prices include cutting & wrapping. You only pay the prices you see listed here!
If this is your first time buying beef directly from a farmer and you want to give several cuts of our beef a try, we recommend Sample Pack S, Sample Pack G or Sample Pack R. (Details below) Many of our customers just re-order Sample Packs because of limited freezer space! That's fine too!

MATURE BEEF
To ensure top quality and satisfaction, our mature beef cattle are used only for lean ground beef - and we sell it for only $2.95 per pound, available in approximately 1-pound packages.

YOUNG BEEF
30 months of age or younger (usually much younger!)
Sample Pack S - More Steaks than Roasts $105 - 20 pounds (usually over 20 pounds!), consisting of approximately 7 pounds of assorted steaks (individually wrapped - including at least 4 pounds of T-Bone, Rib, Wing, and/or Sirloin) 3 pounds of young beef roast(s) 10 pounds of amazing lean ground beef in approx one-pound pkg (option to substitute 1 or more pkg of boneless stew)	Sample Pack G - Steaks and Ground- $120 - 20 pounds (usually over 20 pounds!), consisting of approximately 10 pounds of assorted steaks (individually wrapped- including at least 6 pounds of T-Bone, Rib, Wing, and/or Sirloin) 10 pounds of amazing lean ground beef in approx one-pound pkg (option to substitute 1 or more pkg of boneless stew)	Sample Pack R - More Roasts than Steaks - $105 - 20 pounds (usually over 20 pounds!), consisting of approximately 7 pounds of assorted roasts 3 pounds of premium steak (individually wrapped - T-Bone, Rib, Wing and/or Sirloin) 10 pounds of amazing lean ground beef in approx one-pound pkg (option to substitute 1 or more pkg of boneless stew)
Whole, Side, or Half-a-Side of Young beef at $4.95 per pound This option gives you the greatest variety of cuts and includes all of the premium cuts! Approximately half 'steaks & roasts' and half 'amazing lean ground beef' Half-a-Side is usually 100-125 pounds You can pre-order, specifying sizes and types of cuts/packages you prefer OR purchase from our inventory - both options are available on our Quick Order Form	Heart, Liver, Tongue, Soup Bones, Ribs, Kidneys: $2.50/pound (it costs us about $0.50/pound just for cutting and wrapping!) one package of liver, soup bones or kidneys FREE with any order (when available)	Individual Young Steaks/Roasts -when available from our inventory (E-mail inquiries to info@totallynaturalbeef.ca) Steaks: (Individually Wrapped) Sirloin Strip $15.45/pound T-Bone $14.45/pound Rib $13.45/pound Wing $11.95/pound Sirloin $8.95/pound Eye-of-the-Round $7.95/pound Round $6.45/pound Blade $5.45/pound Roasts: (Approximately 3-pounds) Prime Rib $11.95/pound Sirloin Tip $8.95/pound Sirloin Steak Roast $8.45/pound Eye-of-the-Round $7.45/pound Round Steak Roast $5.95/pound Rump $5.75/pound Boston $5.45/pound Blade $4.95/pound
Amazing Lean Ground Young Beef: Available in approximately 1-pound packages ($4.15/pound)	Amazing Young Beef Boneless Stew: Available in approximately 1-pound packages ($4.15/pound)

Ordering & Delivery/Pick-up:
In order to make our operation financially viable, we usually only accept orders amounting to $75 or more. We will deliver in Ottawa and west of Ottawa for a small fee, usually $10; east of St. Laurent (Orleans area) and south of Hunt Club (Manotick, Barrhaven area) for $15. One of our sons, Stephen, attends university in Ottawa and looks after many of our deliveries. If you are from further out of Ottawa or we are having difficulty arranging an appropriate delivery time, we can deliver your order to our pick-up location in Ottawa near Richmond & Carling. Our son James (and his wife Susy and daughter Lily) live near there and are available after 6:30 p.m. most evenings and by appointment on the weekend, for pick-up at their apartment . There is a $10 fee for orders picked up there to cover transportation and storage costs. If you would prefer to pick up your beef at our farm, we will e-mail you directions and arrange a convenient time.

Payment/Purchase Policy:
We have made arrangements with PayPal so you can use a credit card or debit card to make your payment (there is no fee for this service), or you can pay cash when your order is delivered/picked up. Sorry, we don't accept cheques! Here's the purchasing process:

Complete our Quick Order Form. E-mail us (info@totallynaturalbeef.ca) or call us (613-649-2482) if you have questions.
We usually reply to e-mails within 24 hours to answer your questions and/or verify that we have your order in stock. If you have placed an order, we will e-mail you a copy of your invoice. NOTE: Check your junk e-mail folder if you don't notice a response from us. Some e-mail filters file unrecognized mail into the junk e-mail folder!
Make your payment with your credit card or debit card through PayPal (instructions and a link will be provided with your invoice) or arrange to pay in cash.
Take delivery at your residence or pick-up at our farm and enjoy the benefits of totally natural beef!

E-mail: info@totallynaturalbeef.ca NOTE: Check your junk e-mail folder if you don't notice a response from us. Some e-mail filters file unrecognized mail into the junk e-mail folder!
Telephone: 613-649-2482 (If you get our answering machine, don't be scared off by our musical message!)
Quick Order Form

A Word About Our Farming Neighbours:
We have the best neighbours in the world! Most of them farm using the 'agri-business' method, using fertilizers and sprays to maximize yields and minimize risks. They don't have much choice! Input costs (land, machinery, fuel, etc.) for farmers continue to rise dramatically, and the prices they receive for most of their products continue to decline! For example, when you purchase a loaf of bread, for $1.50 or $2.00, about 5 cents goes to the wheat farmer - the rest goes to the processors and grocers! It's not much better in most other types of farming! We admire our neighbours! You would probably be astounded to discover the investment, work, creativity and commitment required to survive in the farming business these days!