Frequently Asked Questions

BDA

BDA is an abbreviation of Bois D’Arc. Bois d’Arc is the French word for the Native American description of the Osage Tree (“bow-wood”). Native Americans used the Osage Tree to fashion bows and arrows.

Regenerative Agriculture is farming and ranching in synchrony with nature and the four ecosystem processes to Repair, Rebuild, Revitalize and Restore ecosystem function starting with the life beneath the soil and expanding to life above the soil.

Pasture

BDA adheres to Grass Fed regulations. Our land is certified organic. However, we do not raise our animals under the Certified Organic label.  No chemicals or synthetics are used on our land. 

All our animals are raised on organic pasture and annual fields, so their diet consists of mainly grass and forb species, with additional supplementation. We supplement the feeder ruminants (cows) with Citrus pulp and Canola meal.

We do not administer hormones or feed antibiotics to our animals, but we provide humane treatment to ill animals if needed. Animals treated humanely with antibiotics are separated from our Grass-fed/Pastured animals and transferred into the conventional market.

We believe that an ‘across-the-board’ system or protocol is not always the most beneficial and therefore strive to be observant of what nature is telling us and adapt accordingly. We do not use medication indiscriminately, but weigh our actions against the welfare of the animal. In our environment in the South East we are prone to certain diseases and vaccinate the animals against those specific pathogens with the animal’s health and care in mind.

Store

** NOT APPLICABLE TO WHOLE/HALF BEEF SHARES**

We offer local Home deliveries weekly to the select Alabama counties below. The deliveries are made on Thursdays.

• Tuscaloosa, Hale, Bibb, Perry, Dallas, Birmingham, Jefferson, Shelby, Chilton.

We also ship certain products to areas outside the Home Delivery zone, and within a 2-day radius of the farm (see map below). Orders are sent out on Mondays/Tuesdays to ensure delivery before the weekend.

Your delivery options are based on your zip code. Upon check out you will be able to select the service available to your area.

Please note that orders should be placed 24 hours before delivery date.

Meat and Honey are available for 2-day shipping orders.

If you select the On-Farm Pickup option, we will contact you to coordinate when you want to pick up your order.

Our pickup hours are Monday-Friday 9am-4pm.

1.     Bring your steak to room temperature before cooking (this helps the heat spread evenly during cooking)

2.     Sear the steak under high heat to lock in moisture, then lower the heat and cook to desired degree of tenderness.   

3.     Rest the steak for 5-10 minutes before slicing and serving. This allows the juices to redistribute.

4.     Slice against the grain to enhance texture and tenderness.

Please read our announcement for detailed instructions on reserving your whole/half beef share. If you have any questions, please reach out to Sally at swashburn@bdafarm.com.