Paonia Food Club

06/22/2026

06/19/2026

We have learned over the years that it doesn’t really matter what background you’re coming from, people are curious about meat! We really enjoy safely including people in the process, because our lives center around food, and people have questions we like answering. There are some cool things happening between farm 🐂 plate 🍽️! Thanks for joining us today friends

06/17/2026

Back in the cut room with a full cooler! Eyal’s on grind!

06/08/2026

Good morning everybody, our summer slaughter and processing schedule is starting to fill up for June and July. Here’s what you need to know:
- we've slaughtered and processed just about everything: beef, pork, goat, sheep, poultry, alpaca, horse, elk, deer, bear, moose, lion, you name it.

- we hang beef for 14 days

-we come to you to slaughter and process at our full facility meat locker

-we blast freeze all the meat so it tastes fresh and is ready to take home faster

-our double hand wrapped cuts last 2 years in the freezer

-we take pride in our cuts, and cutting it up just how you like

-we have (delicious) Colorado grown organic sausage seasoning

-we have online cut sheets to fill out or we can walk you through the process
Give Zachery a call at 970-312-4494

05/29/2026

Let’s talk protein, because there is a lot of information out there and people are different!
If you are an adult man, the general consensus is that a minimum Daily intake of 100 g of protein is beneficial or as much as 1.5g per 1 lb of body weight and men over 65 lean towards the higher end of that spectrum of lean protein needs to prevent sarcopenia and muscle loss.
With teen girls and women it gets interesting! Teen girls and women NEED protein first thing in their mornings, it tells their brains theyre safe and ready for a good day. Min daily intake of protein is .5g-1g of protein per lb of body weight with higher needs (1.5g) if you’re a nursing mother or in the latter half of your cycle. This intake is needed for maintaining lean body mass like muscle mass and bone density and supporting body composition!
WOW guys that a lot of protein! A 160g day of protein looks like:

Breakfast- 2 egg omelette with cheese
Lunch- baked potato with shredded meat and guacamole
Snack- summer sausage slices or milkshake
Dinner- nice steak
(obviously add fresh local veg for fiber and hydration;)

There are so many cuisine preferences, and it is fun to learn about our nutritional needs, we’re not professionals but we like to learn from some!
Whatre you getting for protein today everybody?

*comprehensive study on women’s protein requirements
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15502783.2023.2204066?src=recsys
*Nutrition and Physicial Degeneration by Weston Price pdf
https://www.mmclibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Nutrition-and-Physical-Degeneration.pdf

05/26/2026

What is custom processing?
Paonia Food Club is a certified facility for custom processing, that means we have been inspected and approved of by state and federal agencies to process your meat! WOohoo! Although we aren’t a USDA retail facility, we are a custom processor. That means that after the slaughter, we are able to take in the meat you raise or, under Colorado law, meat that you buy directly from the producer, and we can cut and wrap it to your exact specifications. That means if you want an entire beefs-worth of burger that’s what you’re gonna get. It means you can keep your bones and fat and organs if you want. It means we can grind your organs into your grind. It means you get the cuts you want.
It’s a fun process for us to help you consider how you best like to prepare and enjoy your meat. Do you like to prepare lots of big family dinners with roasts? Do you want to buy a whole hog for your daughter’s wedding? Do you want some fun cuts for grilling with your buddies this summer? We are regularly reminded through the collaborative event that is custom processing, that so much of our lives comes back to how we eat, and we are grateful to be a part of that.
What’s the most unique meat cut you’ve ever cooked or eaten?