A conversation with Stephanie Greunke, MS, RD, PMH-C, CPT, WHOLE30 Dietician and Education Manager. This article originally appeared in the 2021 Panorama Perspective, available at retailers who carry Panorama Organic products. Q. Panorama Organic Grass-Fed Meats has been a longtime partner with Whole30. How has the brand aligned with your program? A: Panorama Organic Grass-Fed
With the average age of farmers and ranchers in the US approaching 60, it’s becoming increasingly important for young people with aspirations of working the land to find places to enhance their skills and knowledge. The Quivira Coalition is a Santa Fe-based nonprofit that builds resilience on arid working lands and fosters ecological, economic, and social
Most of us, especially city dwellers, probably don’t give much thought to what’s beneath our feet. Unless you’re a gardener, the idea of soil may be more akin to dirt – the stuff you have to scrape off your shoes before you track it in the house, or wash off of your car periodically. But
Dr. Temple Grandin is world-renowned expert in livestock handling and a professor of animal science at Colorado State University. She’s designed meat plants all over the world, and her published writings on the principles of grazing animal behavior in both scientific journals and magazines have helped many ranchers and farmers to improve their animal welfare
In the far northeastern corner of California, in the high desert just outside of Alturas, Carolyn Carey and her husband Pete raise cattle and organic hay on the banks of the Pit River. They’ve spent a lifetime on the land, and they’re part of Panorama Organic’s original group of founding ranchers. “That’s what we’ve done
A little-known loophole in meat labeling laws has been misleading consumers for years. If you pick up a grocery store package of beef labeled “Product of USA,” you might not be getting what you think you are. It’s perfectly legal for meatpackers to import the meat from other countries like Australia, Argentina, or Mexico, and
Panorama Organic believes that each link in our food chain is inextricably linked and that, in order to provide healthful, delicious food, we must consider how each of these links impacts the overall food system. From our livestock to our ranching partners and ultimately to you as eaters, it’s important to understand how these parts
The past 15 months have been a scary time for many people. Trying to stay mentally and physically healthy and pay the bills when businesses are shut down or suffering through reduced capacity, offices are closed, and kids are stuck at home with distance learning has stressed everyone. In Sacramento, the situation has been no
Nebraska’s Sandhills are one of the country’s most fragile ecosystems. The remnants of large wind-blown sand dunes, the rolling hills are covered in a broad assortment of perennial grasses. With roots stretching as deep as 13 feet, the grasses anchor the dunes in place, creating an enchanted land of wildlife, natural springs, and bird life.
How Panorama Organic and the National Audubon Society Are Working Together to Save All Three What does a grazing cow have in common with a Western Meadowlark? Both the cow and the bird inhabit the grasslands and prairies of the Western U.S., land that’s under assault from rampant development and the quest to create more farmland for row crops—among them corn, soy, field peas, and wheat.
New York, NY, April 6, 2021 — Panorama Organic Grass-Fed Meats to Certify One Million Acres of Wildlife Habitat with the National Audubon’s Conservation Ranching Initiative The National Audubon Society today announced the largest market-based regenerative grasslands partnership in the U.S. with Panorama Organic Grass-Fed Meats®, the nation’s largest producer of 100 percent grass-fed, grass-finished
What do cattle ranching, the blunt-nosed leopard lizard, and Burning Man have in common? That would be Nick Etcheverry of Eureka Livestock, LLC, one of Panorama’s network of organic, grass-fed ranchers. Etcheverry is a third-generation rancher in Maricopa, CA, just outside of Bakersfield. With his father Jim, he raises cattle over a patchwork of leased
You wouldn’t necessarily think that eating a steak or a fat, juicy burger has much to do with saving ecosystems, but when you eat organic, grass-fed beef from one of Panorama’s 34 American family ranches, you truly are making a difference. Cattle raised on organic pastures and fed nothing but grass and other forage from
Many Americans have a fraught relationship with food. Some fear it, some love it, some think of it as medicine while others believe much of it is toxic, there’s the judgmental “good food versus bad food” camp, and myriad variations on all of the above. That’s one reason the weight loss industry is a 70+
Kay Cornelius is Panorama’s general manager, and last fall, she decided to try the Whole30 eating plan. Panorama Organic’s organic, grass-fed meats are all Whole30 Approved, so it seemed a natural fit when she was looking for something to try to overcome some minor health issues she and her husband were experiencing. This is her
Panorama rancher Gilbert Hintz of Benchmark Farms and Benchmark Beef in Ephrata, WA says he was born with soil in his veins. When he graduated from high school, his father, also a farmer, took him to meet the local banker so he could begin his own small farm. He started with four acres of onions,
Daniel Sinton is the fifth generation of his family to ranch on the same land near Paso Robles, California for the past 140+ years. Avenales Ranch has become one of Panorama’s valued producers, known for their excellent Hereford/Angus beef. But the ranch is also home to an award-winning vineyard and winery. In the 1970s the
Since the early days of the grass-fed beef business, Darrell Wood and his family, multi-generation ranchers, have been raising organic, grass-fed beef on their ranches in Northern California. Woods founded Panorama Meat Company more than twenty years ago, and he’s been happy to see more consumers understanding the value of grass-fed, not only for themselves,
May 23, 2019 Woodland, CA – Panorama Meats®, the nation’s largest producer of 100 percent grass-fed and grass-finished certified organic beef, today announced they were joining Perdue Premium Meat Company, Inc., an industry leader in sustainable agriculture and humane animal care. Panorama will be the most recent brand to join the Perdue Farms family of
Panorama Meats Releases Organic Grassfed Beef Hot Dog July 24, 2018 Grassfed beef leader Panorama Meats adds organic grassfed and grass-finished hot dogs to its product portfolio. Panorama’s hot dogs will be added to an already diverse and widely distributed line of products including a full line of sub-primals, case ready ground beef, portion cut
Woodland, CA, May 19, 2015 — Long-time Whole Foods Market supplier one of 17 vendors to win awards in 2015 Panorama Organic Grass-Fed Beef won the Whole Foods Markets 2015 “Product with a Purpose” Supplier Award. Panorama, which has had its product in the meat cases of Whole Foods Markets since 2006, was one of
VINA, Calif., August 28, 2013 — Darrell Wood, a national leader in rangeland conservation and President of Panorama Meats the largest grass-fed beef producer in the U.S., has joined the board of directors of the Land Trust Alliance in Washington, D.C. A sixth-generation California cattleman, Wood raises certified organic, grass-fed cattle on his 40,000-acre Leavitt
Denver, CO, October 9, 2012 — During October and November, all of the grass-fed beef sold at many Colorado Whole Foods Market stores will be from cattle raised by Colorado family ranchers. Despite a historic drought that has made life difficult for farmers and ranchers alike, the seven Colorado ranchers who provide beef to Whole
Vina, Calif., November 16, 2011 — Through a unique partnership between some of Colorado’s oldest family ranchers and Panorama Meats, Colorado shoppers can now purchase locally raised and processed grass-fed organic beef at seven Colorado Whole Foods Market stores. And the seven Colorado ranchers will be able to see their beef in local
Vina, Calif., December 1, 2010 — Panorama Meats, the nation’s largest producer of USDA Certified Organic and 100 percent grass-fed and grass-finished beef, introduced local beef raised by Kiowa Valley Organics in Ft. Lupton, Colo., to Whole Foods Market’s Pearl Street store in Boulder this week. Kiowa Valley Organics is a family-owned farm that raises
Vina, CA, November 22, 2010 — Panorama Meats founding ranchers Darrell and Callie Wood of Leavitt Lake Ranches were awarded the 2010 California Beef Cattle Improvement Association’s Commercial Producer of the Year Award by the California Cattleman’s Association. The award recognizes progressive beef cattle breeders who use practical, scientifically accepted selection and management methods and integrate them
Vina, California, August 4, 2010 — Panorama Meats, the nation’s largest producer of USDA Certified Organic and 100 percent grass-fed and finished beef, has developed a unique program that brings beef raised on its Marin County, Napa County and Sonoma County ranches directly to Whole Foods stores in those three counties. Whole Foods Market’s new
Vina, Ca., May 12, 2010 — For Immediate Release Panorama Meats and Wellshire Farms Partner on Organic Grass-Fed Beef Hot Dogs for Whole Foods Market Stores in Northern California Vina, Calif., May 12, 2010—Panorama Meats, the nation’s largest producer of USDA Certified Organic and 100 percent grass-fed and finished beef, has partnered with Wellshire Farms
Vina, Calif., April 29, 2010 — Demand for organic grass-fed and finished beef growing Panorama Meats, the nation’s largest producer of USDA Certified Organic and 100 percent grass-fed and finished beef, is enlisting new family ranchers for its program. Panorama seeks to increase its supply of organic grass-fed and finished cattle in order to meet
Vina, Calif., February 1, 2010 — Vina, Calif., Feb. 1, 2010 – Panorama Meats producer Leavitt Lake Ranches was awarded the 2009 National Environmental Stewardship Award at the 2010 Cattle Industry Annual Convention in San Antonio on Jan. 28. Owned and operated by Darrell and Callie Wood along with their son Ramsey and daughter Dalice,
Sacramento, Calif., and Vina, Calif., July 7, 2009 — News from Panorama Meats, Inc. For Immediate Release California Rangeland Trust Contact: Erin Davis Director of Communications edavis@rangelandtrust.org 805-801-1709 Or Panorama Meats, Inc. Contact: Michele Wells Wells Communications mwells@wellscommunications.net 303-417-0696 California Rangeland Trust and Panorama Meats Partner to Protect Threatened Rangelands Sacramento, Calif., July 7, 2009
Petaluma, Calif., and Boulder, Colo., May 19, 2009 — News from Panorama Meats, Inc. and Whole Foods Markets For Immediate Release Panorama Meats Contact: Michele Wells, Wells Communications, Inc. (303) 417-0696 mwells@wellscommunications.net Whole Foods Markets Contact: Jen Marshall, The Fresh Ideas Group (303) 449-2108 x 18 Jen@freshideasgroup.com Panorama Meats Exclusively Supplies Organic Grass-Fed Angus Beef