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KUNA FARM LOOKS TO RAISE OSTRICH FOR YOUR DINNER
KUNA FARM LOOKS TO RAISE OSTRICH FOR YOUR DINNER
On 20 acres in Kuna, bird is the word and that bird is ostrich.
 
Alex McCoy gave up his career in banking to embark on a new business adventure to bring the world's largest bird to your dinner table.
 
He started American Ostrich Farms. From eggs so big they would make the golden goose jealous, to the chicks that grow six feet in just six months, American Ostrich Farms says it uses state-of-the-art technology to be environmentally sustainable. McCoy also says they don't use hormones or antibiotics and that the birds don't taste like chicken, but steak. McCoy says they are the unsung hero for the protein aficionado.
OSTRICH RANCHER EXPECTS TO MAKE BIG STRIDES THIS YEAR
OSTRICH RANCHER EXPECTS TO MAKE BIG STRIDES THIS YEAR
By: Benton Alexander Smith April 4, 2016   Alexander McCoy was working as a financial adviser for Citigroup in South Africa when he first encountered ostrich meat. McCoy was fascinated with the taste of the red meat, which is leaner than pork...
THE LITTLE-KNOWN RED MEAT THAT'S MORE SUSTAINABLE THAN BEEF
THE LITTLE-KNOWN RED MEAT THAT'S MORE SUSTAINABLE THAN BEEF
“It’s a bird, but it tastes like a mammal and cooks like a fish,” Lou Braxton said as he extended a frozen fillet towards me. It’s a line he’s perfected over his four years selling ostrich at the Union Square greenmarket in Manhattan. The cut, no larger than a filet mignon, was dark red—nothing like the white meat I associated with poultry.
REVOLUTIONIZING THE MEAT INDUSTRY: AN INTERVIEW WITH AMERICAN OSTRICH FARMS
REVOLUTIONIZING THE MEAT INDUSTRY: AN INTERVIEW WITH AMERICAN OSTRICH FARMS
Located on a 120-acre farm in Boise, Idaho, American Ostrich Farms (AOF) is working to provide an unexpected source of protein to American consumers. Ostrich meat is both high in protein and iron and low in fat and cholesterol. Food Tank had the opportunity to speak with Alexander McCoy, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of AOF.
OSTRICH...IT'S WHAT'S FOR DINNER
OSTRICH...IT'S WHAT'S FOR DINNER
Ostrich meat tastes like steak, has less fat and more iron, and is easier on the environment to produce than beef. So why isn't it more popular to farm and eat?