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For health, planet,
and people.
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Beef2Institution is a pioneering project to connect large institutional buyers with local, small-to-mid-sized family ranches. Together, we are bringing traditionally underserved communities delicious, nutritionally-dense, Regenerative Grass-fed beef.
We bridge the gap between farm direct and broadline distribution. It's better for you, your community, and the planet.
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Powered by Institutional Buyers
Investing in values-based food purchasing gives institutional buyers significant power to:
Provide nutrient-dense food to traditionally underserved communities
Support regional, regenerative, and equitable food production
Be leaders in the fight for community health and wealth
Transform menus to promote more climate-friendly foods
Encourage additional farmland conversion to regenerative
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Regenerative Farmer Network
Every ranch in the Beef2Institution program employs Regenerative farming practices that improve soil health, increase biodiversity, and restore our ecosystems.
Our beef comes from cattle raised grazing on open rangelands without confinement, hormones, or antibiotics.
Certified Regenerative
Pasture raised, grass-fed & finished
Hormone & antibiotic free
Humanely raised & harvested
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Feeding Underserved Communities
Our mission is providing nutritionally dense food to traditionally underserved communities, helping to reverse decades long trends in schools and hospitals.
Compared to conventional grain-finished beef, grass-fed beef has:
More heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids
More iron and antioxidant vitamins, such as vitamins C and E
More immune protecting phytochemicals
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A Collaborative Passion Project
Beef2Institution started as a pilot program in 2018 led by Health Care Without Harm, Community Alliance With Family Farmers, and TomKat Ranch Educational Foundation.
Together with Oakland-based whole-animal butchery Cream Co. Meats and our growing network of family farms, we have since created the largest aggregation of Ecological Outcome Verified Regenerative grass-fed beef in California.
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In Collaboration with
Founding Farmers
Ranch Certifications
All B2I farms carry at least one of these certifications.
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