Beef Stew

I recently received a meat share from Arnolds Farm in Elizabeth, IL. I chose to go with a package of Grass-fed Beef which included quite a bit of ground beef as well as stew & fajita meat, roasts & a nice selection of steaks. It is nice to have a good source for beef that is close to home (less of a carbon foot-print), grass-fed (instead of grain - which is not good for the cows or in turn for us) and allowed to graze instead of being couped up in a pin (like most cows in the raised in the commercial farm machine). For our first meal we went with a simple stew, filled with the beef, potatoes, carrots, parsnips, peas, onion and celery. I also baked some fresh wheat bread (also pictured). Mmmm..wintery - can't wait for that first snow.