Field Notes

Guides, articles, and practical resources for buying food directly from local farms.

All Buying Farm Direct Know Your Food Farming Practices
Packaged beef and steaks arranged in a farm-direct setting, illustrating a guide to grass-fed, grass-finished, and grain-finished beef.
Farming Practices

Grass-Fed vs. Grass-Finished vs. Grain-Finished Beef: What the Difference Actually Means

Jun 12, 2026
Packaged steaks, roasts, and ground beef arranged on a table beside a clipboard and order notes for a beef share purchase.
Buying Farm Direct

Hanging Weight vs. Packaged Weight: Understanding Beef Share Weights

Jun 9, 2026
Buying Farm Direct

How Much Freezer Space Do You Need for a Beef Share?

Jun 1, 2026
A butcher slicing several raw beef steaks on a wooden table beside a diagram showing the main beef primal cuts, including chuck, rib, short loin, sirloin, brisket, plate, flank, round, and shank.
Know Your Food

Best Cuts of Steak Explained: Ribeye, NY Strip and More

May 26, 2026
A farm-direct beef share displayed on a wooden table with packaged steaks, roasts, and ground beef next to a cut sheet and clipboard.
Buying Farm Direct

What Is a Beef Share? A Beginner’s Guide to Buying Beef in Bulk

May 23, 2026