We recently made a trip to one of our beef tallow suppliers in Southwestern Ontario. This farm produced Ontario Approved, Organic Raised beef suet and tallow.

This area is part of the snow belt known for receiving about five times more snow during the winter than the Greater Toronto Area. It also receives a lot more precipitation in the form of rain which is great for raising cattle because the grass and vegetation they eat gets irrigated by good old fashioned rain. This farm has no artificial irrigation on the pastures, which is good for the quality of the grass as long as the rain is plentiful. But in times of drought, the farm can struggle and it depends on hay that has been harvested for the winter to get through the dryer months. Luckily, it's been a good season and the grass is as luscious ever. 

We learned a lot from our farmer friends. For example, did you know that grass depletes the soil of nitrogen? I have heard of nitrogen depletion being a problem when it comes to stable food crops, but I didn't realize that was an issue when it came to growing grass. Fortunately, nature has a solution. Among the lush grass fields, we saw a lot more than just straight blades of grass. We saw wild daisies and wild alfalfa, which provides nitrogen to the soil, helping to regenerate the fields.

It was amazing to see how the cows graze this land. They have free range over a wide area and gradually get more access to the thicker grasses each day while the fields that had grass that they've already eaten have a chance to regrow. This is what regenerative agriculture is all about: living in harmony with nature and using the natural processes to encourage life. 

We were amazed by how many other natural creatures were living on these pastures. You could see lots of little birds coming around and eating bugs. Butterflies and countless other little critters frolicked about. 

These conditions make for the highest quality tallow that you could ever find. 

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