Comments on: Prairie Grass Farms Beef…Yes, Beef http://www.stlbites.com/2008/05/30/prairie-grass-farms-beefyes-beef/ st. louis food blog Sat, 08 May 2010 21:07:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Last Week at the Market - Tons of Stuff!!! | stlbites.com - st. louis food blog of bill burge http://www.stlbites.com/2008/05/30/prairie-grass-farms-beefyes-beef/comment-page-1/#comment-841 Last Week at the Market - Tons of Stuff!!! | stlbites.com - st. louis food blog of bill burge Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:31:07 +0000 http://www.stlbites.com/2008/05/30/prairie-grass-farms-beefyes-beef/#comment-841 [...] up Clayton Farmers’ Market had the previously mentioned ground beef from Prairie Grass Farms. I bought it but haven’t eat it yet. See the previous post for comments about the beef. More [...] [...] up Clayton Farmers’ Market had the previously mentioned ground beef from Prairie Grass Farms. I bought it but haven’t eat it yet. See the previous post for comments about the beef. More [...]

]]> By: Kimberly http://www.stlbites.com/2008/05/30/prairie-grass-farms-beefyes-beef/comment-page-1/#comment-839 Kimberly Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:32:07 +0000 http://www.stlbites.com/2008/05/30/prairie-grass-farms-beefyes-beef/#comment-839 I went to Clayton FM for the first time on Saturday too ... just for Prairie Grass's beef ... got two pounds! While I was there, I also picked up some radishes from Silent Oak Farm, some green tomatoes and strawberries from Live Oaks, and some cheese from Baetje. I have to agree with Kelly and Annie ... the vendors were all incredibly friendly, and it was so nice to meet some from outside the Maplewood and TG markets ... but some of the patrons were a bit ... oh, I don't know ... not laid back, maybe a bit rude. I was waiting in line to get my produce from Live Oaks and all I heard was, "Why don't they hurry up?" "Why do we have to wait so long?" "I can't believe there's a line." I'm all for people supporting local producers, but I didn't get the sense that that is why some people were there ... I don't know ... I could be totally off base, but there was just a different feel from Tower Grove and Maplewood. I went to Clayton FM for the first time on Saturday too … just for Prairie Grass’s beef … got two pounds!

While I was there, I also picked up some radishes from Silent Oak Farm, some green tomatoes and strawberries from Live Oaks, and some cheese from Baetje.

I have to agree with Kelly and Annie … the vendors were all incredibly friendly, and it was so nice to meet some from outside the Maplewood and TG markets … but some of the patrons were a bit … oh, I don’t know … not laid back, maybe a bit rude.

I was waiting in line to get my produce from Live Oaks and all I heard was, “Why don’t they hurry up?” “Why do we have to wait so long?” “I can’t believe there’s a line.”

I’m all for people supporting local producers, but I didn’t get the sense that that is why some people were there … I don’t know … I could be totally off base, but there was just a different feel from Tower Grove and Maplewood.

]]> By: Annie http://www.stlbites.com/2008/05/30/prairie-grass-farms-beefyes-beef/comment-page-1/#comment-831 Annie Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:10:30 +0000 http://www.stlbites.com/2008/05/30/prairie-grass-farms-beefyes-beef/#comment-831 Barb...oh my...I was not referring to you! You and your husband are always pleasant to speak with! It was just some of the other vendors and a few of the patrons were just really pushy and rude. I had one lady actually shove me out of the way to buy lettuce. I was just patiently waiting to get some radishes and she actually pushed me. It was like a Seinfeld episode! I usually get my eggs from you at Tower Grove, just thought I'd stop in on Clayton for the beef. We had the beef last night and it was wonderful! Had a nice big burger on toasted bread from 222 bakery...I know it's not a 'real burger' if it's on bread...but I couldn't resist. Thanks for clarifying the egg rumor! There were a couple folks waiting patiently behind me on Sat and I didn't want to hold up the line with chit chat. I don't blame you for nixing the hens. Feed is amazingly high right now. God bless the puppies! Barb…oh my…I was not referring to you! You and your husband are always pleasant to speak with! It was just some of the other vendors and a few of the patrons were just really pushy and rude. I had one lady actually shove me out of the way to buy lettuce. I was just patiently waiting to get some radishes and she actually pushed me. It was like a Seinfeld episode!

I usually get my eggs from you at Tower Grove, just thought I’d stop in on Clayton for the beef.

We had the beef last night and it was wonderful! Had a nice big burger on toasted bread from 222 bakery…I know it’s not a ‘real burger’ if it’s on bread…but I couldn’t resist.

Thanks for clarifying the egg rumor! There were a couple folks waiting patiently behind me on Sat and I didn’t want to hold up the line with chit chat. I don’t blame you for nixing the hens. Feed is amazingly high right now. God bless the puppies!

]]> By: Kelly http://www.stlbites.com/2008/05/30/prairie-grass-farms-beefyes-beef/comment-page-1/#comment-830 Kelly Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:59:13 +0000 http://www.stlbites.com/2008/05/30/prairie-grass-farms-beefyes-beef/#comment-830 We also made our first foray to the Clayton Market for the Prarie Grass Beef. The beef we are looking forward to having tomorrow evening, but as for the market we thought it was really good. Sorry to hear you had a bad experience Annie. I think Sarah Vickers, the Market Master, is doing a great job. We bought cheese from Baetje Farms that was fabulous and some incredible Mandarin Orange ice cream from Blue Sky (mix it with some basil - YUM!). Both vendors were really friendly and dolling out the samples so we could try their products before buying them. There was a long line for the available strawberries and the first tomatoes with, I think, Live Springs Farm. Brett from Biver Farms was there so we bought more spring greens. While there may not have been as many vendors as Maplewood or Tower Grove, the selection was diverse, the quality was high and we found the peeps to be nice. We will definitely go back. We also made our first foray to the Clayton Market for the Prarie Grass Beef. The beef we are looking forward to having tomorrow evening, but as for the market we thought it was really good. Sorry to hear you had a bad experience Annie. I think Sarah Vickers, the Market Master, is doing a great job. We bought cheese from Baetje Farms that was fabulous and some incredible Mandarin Orange ice cream from Blue Sky (mix it with some basil – YUM!). Both vendors were really friendly and dolling out the samples so we could try their products before buying them. There was a long line for the available strawberries and the first tomatoes with, I think, Live Springs Farm. Brett from Biver Farms was there so we bought more spring greens. While there may not have been as many vendors as Maplewood or Tower Grove, the selection was diverse, the quality was high and we found the peeps to be nice. We will definitely go back.

]]> By: Barb Hillebrand http://www.stlbites.com/2008/05/30/prairie-grass-farms-beefyes-beef/comment-page-1/#comment-829 Barb Hillebrand Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:32:09 +0000 http://www.stlbites.com/2008/05/30/prairie-grass-farms-beefyes-beef/#comment-829 Annie, I am at the Prairie Grass Farms booth each Saturday at Clayton and enjoy the crowd and vendors, I'm sorry to hear that you did not think we were friendly, come let me have a second chance. I know that we're not Dave and Karlios...who can compete with that? Now for the chicken rumor...something did get into our new batch of young hens (probably our young Anatolian sheperd GUARD DOGS) they were to start laying in late July so production will be WAY down in late July(around 200 eggs per day or around 120 dozen per week!!) and we had just sold 300 older hens because their production was down and we can't afford to feed them at the cost of feed if they are not producing. Annie, I am at the Prairie Grass Farms booth each Saturday at Clayton and enjoy the crowd and vendors, I’m sorry to hear that you did not think we were friendly, come let me have a second chance. I know that we’re not Dave and Karlios…who can compete with that?
Now for the chicken rumor…something did get into our new batch of young hens (probably our young Anatolian sheperd GUARD DOGS) they were to start laying in late July so production will be WAY down in late July(around 200 eggs per day or around 120 dozen per week!!) and we had just sold 300 older hens because their production was down and we can’t afford to feed them at the cost of feed if they are not producing.

]]> By: Annie http://www.stlbites.com/2008/05/30/prairie-grass-farms-beefyes-beef/comment-page-1/#comment-828 Annie Sat, 31 May 2008 18:21:24 +0000 http://www.stlbites.com/2008/05/30/prairie-grass-farms-beefyes-beef/#comment-828 got a couple lbs of ground beef this morning. it was my first trip to clayton farmer's market...and most likely my last. they are not to friendly out there. got a couple lbs of ground beef this morning. it was my first trip to clayton farmer’s market…and most likely my last. they are not to friendly out there.

]]> By: Kimberly http://www.stlbites.com/2008/05/30/prairie-grass-farms-beefyes-beef/comment-page-1/#comment-825 Kimberly Fri, 30 May 2008 21:07:00 +0000 http://www.stlbites.com/2008/05/30/prairie-grass-farms-beefyes-beef/#comment-825 I talked to Dave Hillebrand on Wednesday and he said that he and Barb are selling the beef at Clayton so they don't compete with Karlios ... and I can only assume that will continue to be the case if they continue to raise grass finished-cattle. I talked to Dave Hillebrand on Wednesday and he said that he and Barb are selling the beef at Clayton so they don’t compete with Karlios … and I can only assume that will continue to be the case if they continue to raise grass finished-cattle.

]]> By: new products from Prairie Grass Farm « The Cheesemonger’s Wife http://www.stlbites.com/2008/05/30/prairie-grass-farms-beefyes-beef/comment-page-1/#comment-824 new products from Prairie Grass Farm « The Cheesemonger’s Wife Fri, 30 May 2008 19:00:10 +0000 http://www.stlbites.com/2008/05/30/prairie-grass-farms-beefyes-beef/#comment-824 [...] Annie @ 1:00 pm Tags: Bill Burge, Clayton Farmers Market, Praire Grass Farm, St. Louis Bites Bill Burge just posted a rumor that the Hillebrands raised a grass finished head of cattle to be sold at [...] [...] Annie @ 1:00 pm Tags: Bill Burge, Clayton Farmers Market, Praire Grass Farm, St. Louis Bites Bill Burge just posted a rumor that the Hillebrands raised a grass finished head of cattle to be sold at [...]

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