Aldermere Farm Belted Galloway Beef Available
How to Buy Aldermere Beef
Large quantities (quarters, eighths, and family packs) are available by reservation only. Please contact Jed Beach, program assistant, at jbeach@mcht.org or 207-236-2739 to reserve your beef.
Individual cuts of beef are available on a walk-in basis only to the Aldermere office, open Monday-Friday, 7:30-4. Please contact Jed Beach for more info.
Individual cuts of 100% grass-fed beef are available at Farmers Fare, on Route 90 just off Route 1, Rockport.
Throughout the year we have beef from our herd of Belted Galloways for sale.
Beltie beef: lean yet tender.
In a recent nutritional analysis, Ribeye steaks from Aldermere cattle were found to have fewer calories and saturated fats compared to the USDA standard for ribeyes, but more protein, calcium, and iron. Moreover, Aldermere beef had eleven times the “conjugated linoleic acid”– and CLA is gaining reputation in the medical community as one of the premier “good fatty acids.”
Despite its leanness, Aldermere beef retains a tender and juicy texture. Aldermere beef is hung in the cooler for two weeks before being packaged, which makes it more tender. Additionally, Beltie beef may have lower concentrations of calpastatin, an enzyme that slows the natural tenderization of meat as it ages. New York Times food writer Heidi Julavits, upon biting into an Aldermere Beltie burger, dubbed it one of, “the most sublime hamburgers we’ve ever consumed. We have to eat leaning over our plates to keep the maximally beefy drippings from running down our wrists.”
Raised on Pasture.
All of Aldermere’s Belties enjoy a habitat which makes for high quality beef. Aldermere’s Belties are raised on pasture and hay, then finished using two different feeding practices.
All-natural, grain-finished.
Our traditional grain-finished beef has noted by numerous customer for its excellent marbling and flavor. Most of the grain that supplements our cattle’s diet is Maine-grown.
| Cut | Approx. # |
|---|---|
| Ground Beef | 45packs |
| Stew Meat | 5 packages |
| Ribs | 2 packages |
| Sirloin Roast | 1 package |
| Porterhouse | 1 package |
| Tenderloins | 2 packages |
| Top Round | 2 packages |
| Rump Roast | 2 packages |
| Sirloin Steak | 1 package |
| Bottom Round | 1 package |
| Liver | 2 packages |
| Chuck Roast | 3 packages |
| Soup Bones | 2 packages |
| London Broil | 2 packages |
| Eye of Round | 1 package |
| Heart | 1 package |
| Rib Steak | 4 packages |
| T-bone Steak | 2 packages |
100% Grass-fed also available.
Aldermere also raises a herd of 100% grass-fed cattle. These Belties are raised on a diet of grass and hay, and are never fed any grain. 100% grass-fed beef is loaded with omega-3s and other good fatty acids, and many consumers eat it for the nutrition it provides. Grass-fed beef is best enjoyed rare to medium rare for tenderness.
Bulk and retail quantities available
All our beef comes frozen. Aldermere beef is available in bulk quantities: quarters and eighths. A quarter is literally 25% of the meat from one animal, and contains a variety of cuts. An eighth is one half a quarter.
Bulk Pricing. Quarters and eighths are charged at $3.50 on the hanging weight (bone in) of the animal at the time it is processed. You end up paying about $6 per pound of meat for a quarter or eighth.
Individual cuts & family packs at retail prices
Aldermere also sells “family packs” (smaller quantities of beef designed to fit in a home fridge/freezer), and individual cuts such as hamburger, steaks, and roasts on a walk-in basis.
Retail Pricing varies per cut; it’s $4.50/lb. for burger, $4.50-$6 for roasts, and $8.50-$18/lb. for steaks.
