Sweet Grass Farm Beef

100% Sweet Grass-fed and Finished Wagyu ("Kobe") Beef

Lopez Island, Washington

Who is Sweet Grass Farm?

Brigit, my wife and partner of nearly 25 years, along with our two daughters, Lindsey (17), Jamie (13), and Toby (the dog, 6 mos) and I operate our farm. We live in a great community here on Lopez Island and enjoy working with other farmers on the island. I have come to value the days and even some of the sleepless nights that farming offers. My life has been enriched by the years spent on the farms of my family in the mid-west and east coast. The kindness and patience shown by folks who have made their livelihoods in agriculture is a rich heritage that I’m glad to have a chance to share with my family and anyone who should care to visit.

How we farm

The principals of Management Intensive Grazing (MIG, also called rotational grazing) are at the core of our farm management. We use these beautiful large herbivores to manage our grazing land. The cattle harvest the crop, increase the fertility of the land, improve the variety and quality of the grass community and are the economic engine that makes it possible. Our management systems enable us to rotate the cattle to a new pasture every couple days. Using cattle in a MIG system is the most efficient way to improve land while using the least fuel and machinery. A healthy MIG pasture actually cleans the air by pulling carbon out of the atmosphere and utilizing it in the soil. [Read this excerpt from Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma.] The cattle put the fertilizer in the pasture where it is needed. We use no additional fertilizer or herbicides. I walk, on my daily rounds checking on cattle and pasture conditions. This allows me to feel the soil condition and move slow enough to observe as I make decisions on how best to match the needs of grass and grazer.

-- Scott Meyers