Nomad Grass Fed Beef
Nomad Beef is 100% grass fed, free from hormones, chemical and anthelmintics and raised with plant, animal and human health in mind. We source quality young cattle from other breeders to continue growing as well as breeding our own.
At Nomad Farms animal health is central to everything we do. This means more than simply being free of diseases or maintaining healthy growth rates. It’s about well-being and thriving naturally. We believe that animals should be able to express their true animal characteristics, and that diverse natural systems have health as their default setting. Cattle are driven to graze on fresh and diverse pastures as well as enjoying the safety and fun of a herd. All of our animals are raised on fresh pasture and given the best opportunity to express themselves.
We provide the natural conditions for our cattle to thrive, moving them regularly to fresh, chemical free pasture and relying on sunshine, rest and biodiversity to cleanse and refresh the landscape. This includes a diversity of species moving across the landscape at different times. This mimics the way herbivores move across the landscape in natural systems and is important for landscape, animal and plant health. Ultimately, we think it also produces a product which is tastier and more nourishing for humans.
Our pastures are managed to provide the cattle with a diverse range of plants, growing in biologically active soil, allowing them to access the greatest range of phytochemical compounds for their health and ours. We believe it is primarily this diversity, and the management of the cattle amongst it, which is responsible for producing the rich, clean and complex flavour profile for which our beef is known. Much of this flavour and the health giving properties that flavour signals is contained in the fat, and for this reason we aim to produce grass-fed beef which has a generous fat component.
Nomad cattle are managed using low stress stock handling techniques, which is equally important for their physical and emotional wellbeing, our quality of farming life, and ultimately the quality of the beef produced. It is important that the cattle are handled with some pressure to prepare them for the ultimate journey to be processed, so through stockmanship techniques we teach our cattle that pressure is ok and the pressure will be removed. By pressure in this sense we simply mean a human being within the animals ‘flight zone’ - close enough they want to move away. Some have in fact defined stress as ‘not knowing there will be relief from the pressure’. By mindfully applying pressure and then relieving it during stock handling, particularly in the yards and whilst moving animals, we produce animals that are best prepared to cope with their final journey.
We use techniques which not only prevent damage to landscape, but actively regenerate it. For our efforts in exploring and sharing these ideas we were awarded the SA Landcare Award for Innovation in Sustainable Farm Practices. This is something we're especially proud of as we see the custodianship of our land as a great privilege, and one we want to live up to.
Nomad beef is available at our market stalls, some retailers, local restaurants or our online shop
