MooGrass Farms

Eggs

2010-11-22T09:54:00.003-06:00

Why the eggs you find at the grocery are less expensive.

https://secure.humanesociety.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=4749&s_src=waynesblog

Free range pastured chickens make the best eggs, period.

Our families can't afford to purchase cheap eggs from chickens raised in those conditions.

The photo above is from one the farms where we get our eggs.

MGF

Currently Upgrading Website

2010-09-28T20:57:00.005-05:00

Follow this link for product catalog while are site is being re-worked.

http://moograss.posterous.com/product-catalog

Follow this link for pick up schedule

http://moograss.posterous.com/pick-up-locations-and-times-0

Thank you for your patience and understanding while we get our site back up and running.

Kevin and Matt

MGF

High-grain diets provided in feedlots cause severe gastric distress

2010-03-13T08:34:00.004-06:00

Great New York Times article on Factory Farming

Click here to read

Fast Food Hamburgers

2010-03-12T23:05:00.004-06:00

Fast Health Facts: Still Eating Fast Foods?
This may change your mind...

For now, just take a look at the following list of 'extra' ingredients you get in a fast food hamburger. In addition to meat from 1,000 different cows, you get a hearty blend of...
1,1,1-trichloroethane
1,2,4-trimethylbenzene
BHC, alpha
chloroform
chlorotoluene, o-
chlorpyrifos
DDE, p,p*
DDT, p,p*
dichlorobenzene, p-
dieldrin
dephenyl 2-ethylhexyl phosphate
ethyl benzene
heptachlor epoxide
lindane
styrene
terachloroethylene toluene
trichloroehtylenexylene, m- and/or p-
xylene, o-
xylene*
chlorpyrifos-methyl
cumene (isopropyl benzene)
diazinon
dicamba
ethyl benzene
enthyelenethioursa
iprodione
malathion
pirimiphos-methyl
propylbenzene, n-
trichloroethylene

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Frequently Asked Questions

2010-03-05T21:31:00.015-06:00

Is your Milk Raw?
Believe it or not we do get this one a lot. Yes, it is raw and also 100% grass fed.

We provide all containers, they are included in the club fee. Please bring a cooler, bag, ice, etc.

Can I stop by the store and buy food anytime?

No! we are a private farm coop that takes orders for food and brings it from the farm to you.
The Wheaton location is our private residence.

All ordering in done online.

Place your order online and pay at your pick up location

Our beef is 100% grass fed start to finish. No grain ever. The beef will be frozen when you pick up your order.

You must be a member of our private club to order anything.

Currently the only way to become a member is to pay in person

You must pay for a membership to our private farm co-op to order anything from us.

We do not stock extra of most items except for Beef, so please don't stop by expecting to find a fully stocked store.

If you miss your pick up time there are no refunds for your order. No refunds. No exceptions. We don't like to see the food go to waste so please if you order pick up and enjoy your product.

If you have a genuine emergency, please call or email us and we will try to accommodate you to re-schedule the pick up of your products. Thanks

DAIRY

Bring ice and a cooler to all pick ups we are not responsible for dairy going bad because it was not kept cold
Dairy last approximately two weeks if kept cold. For best results keep our fridge turned close to freezing.
All glass dairy is Jersey milk. Dr. Mercola’s article on raw milk states that Jersey qualifies as A2.
The cows, goats, and sheep are milked within three days of delivery to you.
All other cow dairy in plastic is a mixture of holsteing and dutch belted cross.
We are in the process of changing the hurd for this milk to be 100% Jersey
We do not test our cows for bacteria count.
All cows are 100% grass fed. We never feed our cows grain of any kind.
We never use harmful chemicals, petsticides, Hormones, harmful fertilizer, etc. in our grass.
The cows are 100% pastered 365 days a year
The sheep and goats are 100% pasture raised and fed grass. They are also suplimented with a natural orgainc feed mix.

CHICKEN
The chickens are 100% pasture raised
The chickens are rotationally graised behind the cows.
The chickens diet also consists of a natural organic feed mix.

ORDERING
THERE IS NO MINUM ORDER REQUIREMENT
ALL ORDERING IS DONE ONLINE
PAYPAL IS OUR PAYMENT GATEWAY AND ACCEPTS ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS INCLUDING AMERICAN EXPRESS
Paypal is the most secure online payment gateway available
You must be a member of our farm club to place an order
Membership payment options are available for purchase
Bring cash to pick up for overage when ordering beef and chicken
We have extra beef and misc. products available at Wheaton only. All other product must be ordered online we do not have extra stock of dairy, eggs, etc.

BEEF
Our beef is recently processed and frozen for pick up.
The breed of cow we use are Black Angus, Red Angus, Scottish Hylander, limusine, and herfurd.
The animals are processed within 5 miles of where they are raised. This keeps animal stress to a minimum.

Great Pyrenees Puppies FOR SALE...

2010-01-31T03:35:00.000-06:00

Pure breed puppies...no papers...bred on one of the farms we work with.
6 puppies left...4 female and 2 males...
$350 each
Please call or email for more info.
You will be helping out the a small family farm.
Thanks,
Kevin

Spiritual Milk

2009-09-29T15:42:00.001-05:00

1 Peter 2:2-3 (New Living Translation)

Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment, now that you have had a taste of the Lord’s kindness.

Feds Recall 96,000 Pounds of Illinois Beef

2009-05-22T10:47:00.002-05:00

It is becoming more important everyday where we get our food from.

http://www.walletpop.com/article/_a/bbdp/feds-recall-96000-pounds-of-illinois/495332

Web site Securtiy Update

2009-05-02T09:39:00.005-05:00

MooGrass Farms is upgrading the security settings on our site.
It will be 2-3 days and we will be back better then ever.
If you would like to place an order please call 1-888-269-5789.
Thank you for your patience.

Grass fed benefits

2009-02-10T21:54:00.003-06:00

We are often asked about why MooGrass farms is so passionate about our foods being grass fed. I will share a story that I hope to have a farmer share on video in the near future. There was a 50 foot pile of corn in the middle of the neighbors farm. The corn had been out for a month or more, wet, moldy, etc. The ironic thing was this "feed" was going to be eaten by organically raised cows and sold as organic beef, cheese, etc.. Our foods are all 100% grass fed. Although we are not organically certified, we think we are smarter and better then a "label" farmers are asked to pay for. See the link above for more information.

Grass Fed Beef Illinois

2009-01-07T22:15:00.006-06:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR
MooGrass Farms Inc.
100% Grass Fed Beef
Illinois grass fed beef
Chicago land grass fed beef supplier
Raw Milk
Illinois raw milk
Raw Cream
Raw Yogurt
Raw Butter
Raw Dairy
Chicago land raw dairy
raw milk Illinois

Merry Christmas

2008-12-20T22:33:00.002-06:00

Merry Christmas to you and your families.
Thanks to all of our coop members for making it a great year.
We hope to expand our product line into the next year and improve our communication among other things. Thanks for your patience.
If you have read this blog you are eligible for a one gallon glass container when you buy one. Just email or tell us the password "Yahweh" when you place your order. Many of our families have requested glass and we are now able to meet that need.
Blessings,
MooGrass Farms

New To MooGrass Farms Please read

2008-11-19T21:39:00.008-06:00

Please read our entire website home page before leaving us voice mails. We try to answer your calls but prefer email if you can't find the answer to your question on our site.
You must be a member or our coop to purchase dairy products. The membership is good for one year starting January 1st. annually. The pick up dates and time are listed on the home page. Order deadlines are every other Sunday at midnight. Pick up times are every other Thursday between 4-7 p.m. Browse our products and purchase through our secure server hosted by paypal. You don't have to use a paypal account you can use any major credit card. MOST IMPORTANT. Once you have added items to your cart and proceed to check out you will be directed to paypal's site. When you have completed your order you must click the link taking you back to our main page. This allows paypal to tell us that you paid and the details of your order. If you don't confirm back to our site we will not see what you ordered and your order will not be filled. We do this to use the most secure credit card processing available.
The farms we get our foods from our located in Southern and Central Illinois. We are passionate about the quality of the food we bring home to our families and yours. Please don't hesitate to make suggestions or comments on our website or email. We appreciate your business and hope to continue to expand our product lines and buying power.

Best in health,
Kevin Kosiek

Return to our site click below:
www.moograssfarms.com

Beef Orders

2008-07-22T09:49:00.003-05:00

When ordering beef by the pound please bring cash to the pick up. Our processors try to keep cuts as close to the pound as possible, but sometimes go over. For example, if you order a pound of round roast and we only have two pound cuts, we will need cash to cover the larger order.
Thank you in advance for your understanding.
If you have ideas or special requests to make our coop better, please drop us a line.
Thank you,
MooGrass Farms, Inc.
mail@moograssfarms.com
1-888-269-5789

Sheep, Goats, and much much more

2008-07-05T22:07:00.003-05:00

Our relationships with the farmers is improving and they are listening to our requests for more wonderful grass fed food. Sheep and cow milk is now available. Seasonal produce will also be available.
If you can't find a certain product you have seen on our site before, it is probably because it is sold out. The farmers can produce only so much. Don't worry though, it will probably appear for the next order cycle.
Youtube should have a link to the channel 5 segment done on Moograss farms. Just to warn you it is one sided and they took over an hour of footage and condensed it down to about a minute.
It was fun to do and we hope more people become educated to the benefits of quality grass fed foods.

Link to follow:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biI9h31KWv4

Order Process and Updates

2008-06-08T14:45:00.000-05:00

We tend to get the same questions asked again and again, so we thought we'd try to communicate through a blog that is constantly updated.

A quick note on ordering. When you finalize your payment through the Paypal gateway go back to our site to confirm your order. This does two things, it helps you know exactly what you ordered and it enables our system to double check your order as it is processed.
Another note on ordering. Yes you can use any major credit card for ordering. It will say only payment method available is Paypal, but if you continue you can use your credit card. Paypal is our payment gateway and they like you to use them, but you do have a choice.
We use Paypals gateway because they have the best security available.

WGN interview

2008-04-14T22:58:00.000-05:00

Wow!!!!
Things are growing quickly and WGN has taken notice.
Thank you to all the wonderful people who have joined us in demanding better standards for your families food. MooGrass Farms is dedicated to bringing you the highest quality foods available. We look forward to expansion and better relationships with farms that gives us more buying power and a better value for your food.
Stay posted for when the piece on MooGrass Farms and our coop will be on TV!!!!