Maple Hollow Farm

A cow-calf and finishing operation on 360 acres. Cattle graze from May to October and finish on the farm's own hay and corn. Beef is processed a few miles away at Hometown Meats.

Quarter beef

about 130 lb take-home, custom cut

$1,220.00

Pick up at Hometown Meats (Tue to Sat, 9 to 5) or at the Saturday Farmers Market (Sat 8 to 12, May to Oct).

Conventional purchase 2.52 t CO₂e

This purchase net 0

We retire 3.02 t of carbon removal credits with it: the 2.52 t footprint plus a 20% buffer. The food still has emissions; the credits compensate for them.

Where your money goes

Goes to the farm: $1,050.00
Buys carbon removal credits: $135.97
Measurement and verification reserve: $34.03
You pay: $1,220.00

Credits cost $45.00 a tonne. The reserve pays for better measurement over time, such as soil tests and a farm-specific study, so the numbers get more accurate. How we count

Sustainability Facts

520 servings per package
Serving size 4 oz (113 g)

Amount per serving

Footprint, kg CO₂e4.8

% of footprint

Raising cattle and their feed83%

Harvest and processing4%

Retail and transport7%

Home storage, cooking, and waste7%

Methane from cattle, share of total43%

With this purchase

Credits retired per serving5.8 kg

Buffer above the footprint 20%

Net footprint after credits 0 kg

Water used281 L

Land used22 m² for a year

BiodiversityNot yet measured

U.S. beef, cradle to grave (national average) (factor set 2026.1), not measured on this farm. Water and land aren't offset. Credits: Nature-based soil carbon removal, ICVCM CCP-labelled. See How we count.