Yes, our Laura is the real Laura!

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"I am the real Laura. I started in the beef industry in the 1980's and founded the company Laura's Lean Beef. I owned that company for nearly 2 decades before I sold it in 2008, three years after my horseback riding accident. I've learned a lot in the past 40 years, and now we've started something complete new with Mt. Folly Beef." - Laura Freeman

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Laura's Lean Beef is a brand and company once owned by Laura Freeman. She sold that company and is no longer an operator in that company by any means, nor does she have any stakes in her former company. Laura's Lean Beef is a brand and is in no way a claim to the standards of Mt. Folly Beef's leanness.

Regenerative agriculture has become a buzz word for greenwashing, which only hurts consumers' trust. We define regenerative agriculture as a means to enrich farm land, improve soil and ecosystem health, and encourage biodiversity in a holistic approach.

We encourage management intensive grazing, plant diversity, cover cropping, and minimal or no-till cropping systems. We are always evaluating and trying new practices to enhance soil health and increase biodiversity.

At Mt. Folly, we are committed to the highest standards of humane cattle handling, ensuring our animals are treated with respect and allowed to express their natural behaviors throughout their lives. Our staff are thoroughly trained in low-stress handling techniques, and all facilities and procedures are designed to minimize discomfort, injury, and stress. We prohibit excessive rough handling, unnecessary confinement, and we provide prompt veterinary care whenever needed.

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We define "From Here" as America because all our cattle are born, raised, grazed and processed in the United States of America.

Mt. Folly Meats backs up its “Our Regenerative Agriculture Practices Support Healthy Soil” claim using the Ecological Outcomes Verification methodology designed and operated by the Savory Institute.

Learn more about EOV by clicking here.

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Lifetime on pasture means our animals spend their lives in fields with plenty of space to graze and grow, when weather allows.

Industrial feedlots can feed more than 100,000 animals at a time, confining as many as 200 animals on a single acre. We do not condone nor use feedlots. Our cattle never confined to a feedlot, mean just that. They have acres and acres of fresh pasture.

We track our cattle for their entire lives. Born on-farm, raised on-farm, and processed just a few miles down the road here in the Ohio River Valley.

Click here to view our ongoing research on Mt. Folly Beef