Eindegooi

Eindegooi is a beef farm on the Einde Gooi estate in Hilversum, in a nature reserve owned by Natuurmonumenten, where one family has farmed since 1989 and breeds Limousin cattle for meat sold directly from the farm.

The estate covers more than 150 hectares on the boundary between dry sandy soil and wet peat meadow. The cattle graze outside in summer on grassland managed in a nature-friendly way, and in winter they are housed and fed grass silage from the estate. Their website calls the beef grass-fed but is inconsistent about the rest of the ration: some pages say only minerals are added as needed, others that the feed is supplemented with concentrate and minerals all year. Besides steaks, mince, stewing beef, burgers and all-beef sausages, the shop lists beef bones for stock, marrow bones, shin, oxtail, liver and tongue.

Meat is ordered through the webshop, as L, XL or barbecue packs or by the cut, and collected at the farm, where the exact price is worked out by weight. Beef comes in batches as animals are slaughtered, so buyers can sign up to hear when the next batch is ready, and the farmer can be reached by WhatsApp or email.

The Limousin was originally a draught breed, and their website says it calves easily, so the vet rarely needs to come.