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SOURCE Shout-Out: Callicrate Beef
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What is "SOURCE Shout-Out?"
In an effort to keep our customers connected to a community of
high-quality foods straight from the SOURCE, we bring a feature
product to the table, to share with you, each week. Whether
this is a product that you already carry, or something new to consider,
this allows us to share the stories behind the sustainable products
that we all love and enjoy. We invite you to share this
information among your retail/restaurant teams, and with your
customers, so that together we can trace the path of where our food
is coming from. Thank you for playing such an integral role in
our food system.
May the SOURCE be with YOU!
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Our Vision
Building
Sustainable Food Systems
Our Mission
We cultivate
relationships between food producers and food buyers by
delivering freshness and the story behind it.
Our Focus
We focus on providing high-quality food, straight from
the SOURCE, so our customers can focus on what matters most - their
food, their menus, and their bottom line.
Our Work
SOURCE Local Foods is your connection to the freshest,
locally grown and locally processed food in Colorado. We distribute
all-local, natural, and organic produce, meats, cheeses, dairy, and
more.
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this APP to connect with delicious, nurturing local foods.
This APP is
also a great messaging channel for all of the Jedi chefs, buyers and
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clientele. The APP will send more friends and customers your
way for the awesome local food you are sourcing!
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Beef
from
Callicrate Beef
Callicrate Beef
operates a 7,000 acre ranch based in Colorado Springs. Here
you'll discover a "Pasture to Plate Protocol." This humane
treatment and management of animals results in reduced stress and
avoidance of preventable disease within the herd. Callicrate's
practices include the elimination of sub-therapeutic antibiotics and
the absence of growth promoting steroids or hormones in the animal
feed. Cattle are grass pasture fed and supplemented with a
well-balanced natural grain finishing diet in their final 30 days.
The Wagyu and
Angus genetics of Callicrate cattle results in premium beef that tastes
tender and juicy. Wagyu cattle genetically produce less outer-body fat
around the perimeter of their muscle cuts and in place deposit more fat
within the muscular fibers. The result is bursts of flavor
marbled throughout the meat. Callicrate Beef is
aged for 2-3 weeks to obtain optimal tenderness and flavor. Their
"wet aging" process lends to a more mellow beef taste.
Callicrate cattle are finished at a younger age than most commodity
cattle, resulting in more tender beef with a lower percentage of
connective tissue throughout the meat. The unique processing protocol
that Callicrate incorporates is an on-premise mobile meat processing
unit. This innovative trailer travels to the livestock, rather than
transporting livestock to distant processing facilities.
On-premise farm processing decreases the stress on the animal, removes
the cost and environmental impact of transporting cattle to a
processing plant and allows for byproducts to be composted to add
fertilization back into the land. Processing in this manner best
considers the land, animal and people involved.
Mike Callicrate, a native of Evergreen, CO, has been completely
committed to the transparency of the United States beef and protein
markets. Mike continues his active involvement in social and political
efforts to improve the interests of family farms. He understands,
educates and works to find solutions on negative actions within the
modern meat industry. Mike has been an advisor for the films Food Inc.
and FRESH, and is cited in several books including The Omnivore's
Dilemma and Fast Food Nation. He maintains a blog, No-Bull Food News,
to help educate consumers and further the accountability of
the beef industry.
SOURCE Local Foods is proud to now offer Callicrate Beef in
our protein product portfolio. Inquire with your SOURCE sales
representative to learn more about the Natural Beef and Natural Prime
Grade Wagyu cuts available.
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At SOURCE,
we are dedicated to always providing EXPERT, FRIENDLY and
PROFESSIONAL Customer Service.
We strive to
be your trusted partner and we want your feedback. Please let
us know how we can continue to provide the best service to you. Call
us anytime 303.544.1501.
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