Pasture-Raised Hereford Beef & Heritage Breed Pork
The Experts
On Beef & Pork
At Broad Brook Beef, we raise Hereford cattle known for producing consistently tender, flavorful beef with excellent marbling. Our animals are born and raised on our farm and spend their lives on pasture, where they are cared for with a focus on health, natural growth, and responsible land stewardship.
The Experts
On Beef & Pork
At Broad Brook Beef, we raise Hereford cattle known for producing consistently tender, flavorful beef with excellent marbling. Our animals are born and raised on our farm and spend their lives on pasture, where they are cared for with a focus on health, natural growth, and responsible land stewardship.
The Experts
On Beef & Pork
At Broad Brook Beef, we raise Hereford cattle known for producing consistently tender, flavorful beef with excellent marbling. Our animals are born and raised on our farm and spend their lives on pasture, where they are cared for with a focus on health, natural growth, and responsible land stewardship.
The Experts
On Beef & Pork
At Broad Brook Beef, we raise Hereford cattle known for producing consistently tender, flavorful beef with excellent marbling. Our animals are born and raised on our farm and spend their lives on pasture, where they are cared for with a focus on health, natural growth, and responsible land stewardship.
Pasture Raised
All of our animals are raised on our Connecticut farm, where they have access to open pastures, fresh air, clean water, and a low-stress environment. We believe animals thrive when they are allowed to express their natural behaviors, whether that’s cattle grazing pasture or hogs rooting and exploring outdoors. This approach not only supports animal welfare but also produces healthier animals and higher-quality meat.
Clean Diet
Nutrition plays a critical role in everything we do. Our livestock are fed an all-natural, plant-based diet consisting of quality pasture grasses, carefully prepared ensiled forages, and balanced rations designed to support steady, healthy growth. We also incorporate locally sourced spent grains from whiskey production, providing a natural source of energy and protein while helping reduce agricultural waste. We never use added hormones, growth promotants, or unnecessary shortcuts. Instead, we focus on wholesome nutrition that allows our animals to grow naturally at their own pace.
Genetics
Our cattle are primarily Herefords, a breed known for producing consistently tender, flavorful beef with excellent marbling and exceptional feed efficiency. Our hog program features heritage-breed genetics, including Mangalitsa influence, which are renowned for producing richly marbled pork with outstanding flavor and texture. By selecting genetics that excel in our pasture-based production system, we are able to deliver premium-quality beef and pork with remarkable consistency.
Throughout every stage of production, we emphasize low-stress handling and attentive management. Health, temperament, structural soundness, and overall performance are carefully monitored to ensure our animals remain healthy and productive. Because we are involved in every step of the process, from breeding and raising livestock to delivering finished products to our customers, we maintain complete oversight of the quality and care behind every cut we sell.
The result is premium Connecticut-raised beef and pork with exceptional flavor, tenderness, and quality—raised naturally, responsibly, and with a commitment to doing things the right way.
The Broad Brook Beef Difference
Many farms sell local meat. At Broad Brook Beef, our goal is to produce meat that rivals the finest steakhouses and butcher shops while remaining rooted in the values of a Connecticut family farm. When you purchase from Broad Brook Beef, you’re not simply buying local meat. You’re buying products backed by generations of experience, a commitment to quality, and a farm family dedicated to producing the very best beef and pork possible.
How We Raise
Our Animals
At Broad Brook Beef & Pork, we believe exceptional meat starts with how the animals are raised—and every decision we make reflects that.
Our Hereford cattle are raised on pasture, where they have the space to graze, move, and grow at a natural pace. We actively manage our land through rotational grazing, improving soil health, and maintaining strong, diverse pastures. This approach not only benefits the land but produces beef with deeper flavor, better texture, and consistency you can taste.
Our heritage breed pigs are raised outdoors in a system that allows them to root, forage, and develop as they should. We take our time raising them, focusing on animal health and husbandry for proper finishing to ensure richly marbled, high-quality pork.
We don’t rely on shortcuts or trends—just proven practices, careful management, and attention to detail from start to finish. Our beef is dry-aged to enhance tenderness and flavor, and every product we offer reflects the same standard we hold ourselves to on the farm.
Our hens are cared for with the same attention to quality and animal care that goes into everything we raise. They have room to move, scratch, forage, and enjoy life on the farm, while receiving a wholesome, plant-based diet to support their health and the quality of the eggs they produce.