Farmer Dan’s Blog

What is hanging weight? (and why you should avoid buying beef sold this way) - Heartstone Farm

What is hanging weight? (and why you should avo...

Dan Kaplan

  I’m a farmer who sells beef directly to consumers.  And I’m about to tell you something that might make other beef farmers mad at me. You shouldn't buy beef...

What is hanging weight? (and why you should avo...

Dan Kaplan

  I’m a farmer who sells beef directly to consumers.  And I’m about to tell you something that might make other beef farmers mad at me. You shouldn't buy beef...

Remembering my mom - and sharing a special recipe - Heartstone Farm

Remembering my mom - and sharing a special recipe

Dan Kaplan

By FARMER DAN Sunday will be the first mother’s day since my mom passed away last summer. She was 89 and active until the very end, cooking, playing violin in...

Remembering my mom - and sharing a special recipe

Dan Kaplan

By FARMER DAN Sunday will be the first mother’s day since my mom passed away last summer. She was 89 and active until the very end, cooking, playing violin in...

Cooking Tips To Bring Out The Flavor of Grass F...

Dan Kaplan

By FARMER DAN Tip #1 – Use a Marinade: Very lean cuts like New York strips and sirloin steaks can benefit from a marinade. Choose a recipe that doesn’t mask the...

Cooking Tips To Bring Out The Flavor of Grass F...

Dan Kaplan

By FARMER DAN Tip #1 – Use a Marinade: Very lean cuts like New York strips and sirloin steaks can benefit from a marinade. Choose a recipe that doesn’t mask the...

Coronavirus Exposes How Fragile Our Food Supply Is - Heartstone Farm

Coronavirus Exposes How Fragile Our Food Supply Is

Dan Kaplan

  When this is all said and done - and who knows when that will be - what lessons will we have learned? For instance, what will we have learned...

Coronavirus Exposes How Fragile Our Food Supply Is

Dan Kaplan

  When this is all said and done - and who knows when that will be - what lessons will we have learned? For instance, what will we have learned...

Why you should be eating grass fed beef liver - Heartstone Farm

Why you should be eating grass fed beef liver

Dan Kaplan

Beef organ meats have become somewhat unfashionable in recent years, with people increasingly favoring muscle meats (such as steaks and roasts). This means fewer kids are growing up regularly eating...

Why you should be eating grass fed beef liver

Dan Kaplan

Beef organ meats have become somewhat unfashionable in recent years, with people increasingly favoring muscle meats (such as steaks and roasts). This means fewer kids are growing up regularly eating...

The secret to the Keto diet is grass fed beef - Heartstone Farm

The secret to the Keto diet is grass fed beef

Dan Kaplan

A couple of months ago, I decided I needed to lose a few pounds (like 15). So I tried out the Keto diet. (Surely by now you’ve heard of it!)...

The secret to the Keto diet is grass fed beef

Dan Kaplan

A couple of months ago, I decided I needed to lose a few pounds (like 15). So I tried out the Keto diet. (Surely by now you’ve heard of it!)...