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Welcome to Sunshine Beef

Welcome to Sunshine BeefWelcome to Sunshine BeefWelcome to Sunshine Beef

Welcome to Sunshine Beef

Welcome to Sunshine BeefWelcome to Sunshine BeefWelcome to Sunshine Beef

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Our Beef

Buying Our Beef

Our Beef

We produce 100% natural, grass-fed beef in Crawford, CO.

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About Us

Buying Our Beef

Our Beef

Sunshine Beef is a small family ranch sustainably producing healthy food while being good stewards of the land, water, soil, plants and animals, and contributing to the  local community and economy.  

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Buying Our Beef

Buying Our Beef

In Stores & Farmer's Markets

Available year round!  

By the cut or carcass.

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In Stores & Farmer's Markets

In Stores & Farmer's Markets

In Stores & Farmer's Markets

FarmRunners - Hotchkiss

Indigo Autumn & Don's Market - Paonia


Regenerative Ranching

In Stores & Farmer's Markets

Regenerative Ranching

We are committed to the principles of regenerative ranching, from land stewardship, to fostering  a healthy community and strong local food systems, to training the next generation of ranchers. 

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In Stores & Farmer's Markets

Regenerative Ranching

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Contact Us

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970-361-7126 

tony.prendergast@me.com

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Our Beef

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Sunshine makes grass. Grass makes beef. You are what you eat.

We buy weaned calves from local ranchers then grow them out on our lush pastures.  They drink snowmelt water fresh from the mountains, lick salt and mineral blocks and feast on a variety of perennial grasses, legumes and forbes.  Once they are fully fleshed out and "grass-finished" we quickly and quietly take them to a local USDA inspected processor.  Thats it!  No supplements, no grain, no imported feeds.  In the winter we feed the same pasture grass cut, baled and preserved as hay.  While we haven't pursued organic certifications, our pastures and the surrounding environment are as clean as agricultural land can get.  We invite you to  come see for yourself!

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The Home Place

Sunshine Beef is raised on XK Bar Ranch, a small family ranch nestled into the foothills of the West Elk Mountains at 6800'.  We also lease other nearby lands.  .

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Tony Prendergast - Rancher

A fourth generation Coloradoan, Tony raised 4-H animals as a kid.  Then he spent years in the mountains as an Outward Bound Instructor, Wilderness Ranger and Outfitter.  He also built homes with adobe, logs, stone, and straw bales.  In 2011 he bought a couple calves to try his hand at raising grassfed beef, and has been growing the herd ever since.

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Apprentices & Volunteers

The hands and hearts of this operation!  In collaboration with the Quivira Coalition we hire a seasonal ranch hand apprentice who is learning the ropes of ranching while keeping the fields green, the cows happy and the fences tight.  Additionally we bring on occasional volunteers thru the Wwoof program to lend extra hands while experiencing country life.

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Family & Friends

Marianna, my kids Tara and Darby, my folks and many, many others keep the place humming.

Buying Our Beef

Buying in bulk

-We sell by the quarter, half or whole carcass. This is the most economical way to buy beef.  A half beef typical 'hanging weight' is 375 - 425 lbs, which would result in about 265 - 300 lbs of 'meat in the freezer.'

- Or buy a cooler full of your  choice selection of cuts and pay wholesale rate.  

-Delivery to your door can be arranged.  Or come pick beef up here at the ranch.  

-We butcher throughout the year so almost always have frozen beef cuts on hand.  

-For quarters and halves call well in advance to be put on the list.  With several months advance notice we can arrange to sell by the carcass any time of year.

-Call, text or email for current prices and details.  

970 361-7126




Buying by the cut

-Our freezers are usually stocked so you can get a holiday roast, a few steaks for a special dinner, or several chubs of burger to keep the family fed.  Or select a cooler full of the cuts you want and pay wholesale rate.

-Our beef is processed under USDA inspection, and we have a retail sales license.

-You can come to the ranch and pick up beef here - call ahead to arrange.

-We will arrange for delivery to your door or a central location once we can consolidate a trip with other orders.

-  Call for details - 970 361-7126






Cuts we offer

Some cuts go fast, so everything is not always available.  Burger & steaks usually on hand.  Meat is packaged in durable, cryovac clear wrap.


Bones  (knuckle & marrow)

Brisket

Burger  (1 lb chubs, 80/20 blend)  

Carne Asada

Chuck Eye Steak

Chuck Roast 

Denver Steak

Filet mignon

Flank Steak

Flat Iron Steak

Hanging tender

Heart

Kidney

Liver

London Broil

Oxtail

New York Strip Loin Roast

New York Strip Steak 

Pikes Peak Roast

Prime Rib Roast

Rib Steak

Round Steak

Rump Roast

Short Ribs

Shoulder Roast

Sirloin Steak (Boneless)

Sirloin Tip Steak

Skirt Steak

Soup Bones (meaty)

Stew Meat

Tenderloin (whole)

Tongue

Tri-tip roast






In Stores & Farmer's Markets

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Stores

FarmRunners - Hotchkiss

Indigo Autumn & Don's Market - Paonia


Summertime Farmers Markets

 Arbol Market Paonia

 Hotchkiss Saturday Market 

 at  the Creamery

Regenerative Ranching

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Holistic Management

We strive to sustainably produce healthy, delicious food, to contribute to our local community and economy, and to be good stewards of our land and water,  By constantly rotating the cattle to fresh pastures we build soil fertility and do not have to use chemical fertilizers.  We control weeds by hand chopping instead of using herbicides.  We share the land with wildlife, preserve open space and sequester carbon.  

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Training the next generation of ranchers

For several years, XK Bar ranch has trained woofers and apprenctices through the Quivira Coalition's New Agrarian Program.

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