Buffalo Rising Online

Aug 1st 2007, 10:42am By Christa Glennie Seychew

Hanova Hills Farm, an earth friendly Forestville, NY farm, is so esteemed by beef cognoscente, that its fine cuts of meat are carried at the prestigious Lobel's, a premier butcher shop that has provided Manhattan with exceptional meats since 1840.

Hanova, arguably one of our area's best kept secrets, brings its bounty to the Elmwood Farmer's Market every week. Those that aren't able to visit the market on one of Buffalo's sunny Saturday mornings can sometimes find Hanova's products at the Lexington Co-op, just a few blocks down the road.

Hanova's beef, a truly delicious alternative, incomparable to the options available at supermarkets and local butchers, is derived from hormone free cows raised in green pastures and fed a healthy diet of hay and corn.

Happy and well cared for animals make for happy taste buds. Hanova Hills' beef is particularly tender and succulent, and according to them, its “the way beef ought to taste”. After the roast I recently purchased, I have to agree.

Prices range from the remarkably low $4.99 per lb. for Top-Round Roast, to Top Sirloin at $10.60 per lb. on up to the well-worth-it $22.99 a lb. for Filet Mignon. With 16 varieties of beef available, there's certainly something here for every chef and their chosen preparation. Though Hanova does not carry every cut at the Village Market every week, there's always a good selection. Their product moves fast and an early morning stop will award you with a wider selection to choose from.

It's not only about beef. A phone call to the farm on the Thursday before the market gives shoppers the opportunity to order freshly butchered chickens raised with the same standards as Hanova's beef. Poultry can be picked up at the market during its normal operating hours.

I'm interested to see if this post, much like the recent one about the market's White Cow Dairy will lead to an increase in customers for this vendor. I'm thrilled to hear that local grocers are now beating down White Cow's door to carry their products in our area. The appreciation for whole, artisan products leads to a better quality of life for our farmers, our earth, our children and ourselves.

Hanova Hills Farm
775 Hurlburt Road, Forestville, NY 14062
716.965.2249
hanova@netsync.net


Elmwood-Bidwell Farmer's Market
Elmwood Avenue and Bidwell Parkway, Buffalo, NY 14222
http://www.elmwoodmarket.org


Lexington Co-op
807 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 14222
716.886.COOP
www.lexingtoncoop.com