Nestled in central Alberta at Pine Lake (previously named Ghost Pine Lake in the 1800’s) is where Ghost Pine Dexters began.
We choose to raise our cattle with no antibiotics; no vaccines; no feedlots; no grain; no stress; our cattle are 100% finished with all natural Alberta grown grass/hay. JUST CLEAN BEEF!
ANIMAL WELFARE / RESPECT
We believe our cattle deserve to be treated with respect and live a healthy and happy life. Seeing as they bring so much joy to our homestead; we believe they deserve the same in return.
WHY DEXTERS?
Dexter cattle are a hardy breed with a robust immune system that don’t require the chemicals typically used in a commercial cattle operation. They are easy handling; easy calving and provide a high quality beef as well as milk. Their calm, gentle nature have given them the honor of being labelled the ideal family cow.
WHAT IS GRASS FINISHED?
Not all beef cattle are raised on pasture after they’re weaned. Most, conventionally raised cattle are sent from pasture, to feedlot, where they’re “finished” on a concentrated grain diet (usually corn and barley) in an effort to fatten them up quickly for market.
Grass-fed cattle, on the other hand, spend their entire lives eating only grass: they are not fed any grains. In the spring, summer and fall, cows graze on pasture and in the winter they eat hay and haylage.
Unlike grain-fed cattle, 100% grass fed animals take six to 12 months longer to reach market weight. Up to one year of extra grass, care and labor is predominately way grass-fed beef is a higher price than most cuts of conventional beef
We offer free delivering within Central Alberta
All cuts are vacuum packed, chemical free, gluten free and government inspected
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History of Pine Lake
The name "Pine Lake" recalls a very colourful chapter in Alberta's history. In about 1830, Blackfoot Indians raided a sleeping band of Cree Indians on the east shore of the lake and killed every man, woman and child in the camp. Only one Cree warrior survived, having been away hunting at the time. This lone man painted his face black in mourning, then set out to avenge his family and comrades. Stealthily creeping into camp at night or ambushing individuals, he managed to kill and scalp many of his enemies. For years afterwards both tribes avoided the lake in the belief that the region was haunted by ghosts of the murdered Cree. A contorted old pine tree grew near the shore and the lake was named Ghostpine or Devil's Pine Lake. Stories also report a headless horseman rising out of the swamp southeast of Pine Lake, then galloping along high banks in the light of the full moon (Elnora Hist. Commit. 1972; Holmgren and Holmgren 1976). The name "Devil's Pine Lake" is on an 1892 survey map and in an 1894 Northwest Mounted Police report, but when the post office opened in 1895, that name was thought to be "too cumbersome" and it was shortened to Pine Lake (Elnora Hist. Commit. 1972). The creek draining the lake is still named Ghostpine.
information credit to http://albertalakes.ualberta.ca
