Why Shop at Osprey's Roost?

Why it’s better to buy meat from us:

Better for the environment
- Regenerative beef farming offsets carbon from raising cattle
- Smaller, direct supply chain means less emissions from less transportation of feed, animals, and meat.
- Less packaging on our products. Fully compostable packaging available.
Better for the Animals
- Free-ranging and pasture raised animals
- Humane handling. The Millen Farms pork and Certified Island Beef from PEI is even Certified Humane
- Heathier feed for the animals.
  - Fed not just for fast growth and weight gain for highest profitability, but instead for the health of the animal. e.g. Getaway Farm Beef is grass fed and grass finished, which is the natural diet for cattle. Specific grasses are grown on Getaway Farm for optimal cattle nutrition.
- Better for you
  - Animals that are healthier are healthier to eat
    - Better animal feed makes for better food
    - Free-ranging animals
    - Less stressful, happier life
  - Better flavour
    - Free-range meat tastes better
    - Grass fed and finished beef tastes more like beef
    - Getaway Farm Beef is Dry-Aged which concentrates the beef flavour
    - Skilled butchers put extra care into eat cut to remove excess gristle to improve tenderness
  - Better availability of unique cuts
    - Skilled butchers processing whole animals are able to produce every cut you could want
    - Many cuts are available from us that you won’t find in the grocery store, and will give you way more bang for your buck and make for a more optimal utilization of every bit of the animal
  - Better service
    - Highly trained staff is ready of offer suggestions for what cut to use for your dish, new cuts to try, and to offer suggestions on how to cook whatever you’re getting
    - Custom cutting. We will happily cut to order whatever specifications you have
  - Better for the local NS Economy
    - The money spent stays in the local economy, supporting local farmers and independent businesses, instead of going to large national or multinational corporations and billionaire CEO salaries