Mike and Chick Debach; All Natural Beef Company. Located in Blueridge Endless Mountains of Northeast Pennsylvania, near rural Troy, Pa., specialize in raising grass fed Devin and Crossbred Beef on their 100 acres of pasture and woodland.
Mike and Chick Debach, brothers, together founded the All Natural Beef Company in order to fill a market void for health-conscious consumers who wanted Pasture Based lean beef produced with no growth hormones, antibiotics, or steroids added to their food, just as Mother Nature always intended. Their all natural Angus Beef are raised in an animal and environment friendly setting. We don't fatten our beef with grain or send them to feedlots Mike and Chick said; "Instead, we choose to raise them in a completely natural setting."
The Debach brother's tender Grass Fed Beef are raised on their rich naturally managed grass and clover pastures without any growth hormones, antibiotics or chemicals. With its juicy and mouth-watering flavor, the brothers are confident once you try their all natural lean beef, you'll never go back to regular super-market brands again. Unlike super-market beef, the Debach's natural lean beef live in what could easily be described as cow-heaven. Forget crowding hundreds or even thousands of cattle into small feedlots and herding them with four-wheelers as is the practice with super-market beef. The brothers said their Beef are hand-raised on regularly rotated, idyllic fields with 6 wire perimeter fence, 4 wire interior fences and 1 wire temporary fence for smaller division of paddocks. This gives our all natural beef its "homegrown" flavor Mike said; and our customers say this beef reminds them how beef tasted years ago. Even as kids, the brothers were involved in the meat industry. In 1963, our father, Charles, opened Leona Meat Plant Mike said; They worked alongside their father for over 20 years until in 1985, when they bought the plant from him. While working side-by-side with their dad, they developed a wealth of expertise in the meat industry and with this knowledge; they grew to understand that the best way to raise cattle was the way nature intended. They raise their Beef naturally without the use of growth hormones or antibiotics. Their cow's diet is one strictly of natural grasses which results in an exceptionally lean beef with a tasty full, delicious flavor.
The way the Debach Brothers see things, it wasn't a part of Mother Nature's plan to give cattle growth-stimulating hormones which artificially speed up weight gain to maximize profits. Neither was the use of antibiotics intended. Most other major beef suppliers use antibiotics to compensate for the cramped conditions in which many cattle are raised. We prefer to take the old-fashioned approach when raising our all natural grass fed beef.
The Debach's have always been committed to sustainable agriculture, a system of farming that revolves around practicing responsible stewardship of both land and animals. The goals of sustainable farming are to produce food and fiber in a way which is environmentally sound, economically viable, and humane, and grazing is one of the best ways to achieve that goal.. The Debach Brothers say; " You've heard it countless times: You are what you eat. So it should come as no surprise that what you eat is what it eats, too." For years the brothers said; "Consumers have been led to believe that meat is meat. In other words, no matter what an animal is fed, its nutritional value remains the same. This could not be further from the truth the brothers went on to say. An animal's diet can have a profound influence on the nutrient content of its meat products.
Mike and Chick both agree that cattle taken off grass and shipped to a feedlot to be grain-fattened lose their valuable store of LNA as well as two other types of Omega-3 fatty acids, EPA and DHA. Each day an animal spends in the feedlot; its supply of Omega-3s is diminished.
The Debach's have hosted many farm grazing field days at their farm and meat plant, and Chick and Mike are always ready to spread the good word on grazing.
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