Beef · Lomo roast beef · Testing the 2026–27 season
Example Farm
Valle Amblés, Ávila, Spain
- Certified organic
- Free-range all year
- Feed grown on the farm
- 650 hectares
- Beef
Example Farm raises Avileña and Limousin cattle on 650 hectares of holm-oak dehesa, natural meadows and dryland cereal fields in the Amblés valley, near Ávila. The herd grazes freely all year: in winter it moves up the hill to eat acorns, and in summer it comes down to the meadows.
Calves stay with their mothers for seven to eight months. The farm grows its own organic cereals and forage without pesticides, herbicides or chemical fertilisers, mills the grain on site and keeps the herd to the size the land can feed.
In 2015 the farm asked the University of Salamanca to compare the fatty acids and other qualities of its beef with conventional beef. This campaign would test its lomo roast beef from three batches through the year.
Three samples, four reports
The lomo is sampled from three batches through the year, as the herd moves between the meadows and the acorn hill, and each sample gets its own report. A fourth, final report brings the year together with the conclusion, so backers receive four reports in total.
- 1Sample 1Spring batch, from the meadowsReport 1
- 2Sample 2Autumn batch, after the summer grazingReport 2
- 3Sample 3Winter batch, after the acorn seasonReport 3
- Final reportThe conclusion across all three samplesReport 4
What gets tested
Panels unlock in order as the total grows. The Core panel is the minimum for the campaign to run. Every funded panel is run on all three samples.
- A
Core
Next€750 to go · unlocks at €2,200
- ProteinTotal protein in the meat.
- Intramuscular fatThe fat within the muscle, or marbling.
- Iron (Fe)A trace mineral, present in small amounts.
- Zinc (Zn)A trace mineral, present in small amounts.
- Vitamin B12Cobalamin, a vitamin found almost only in animal foods.
- B
Extended
Stretch goal€2,150 to go · unlocks at €3,600
- Omega-3 fatty acidsLong-chain omega-3s, often linked to pasture in the diet.
- Omega-6 to omega-3 ratioThe balance between the two families of fatty acids.
- CLAConjugated linoleic acid, a fatty acid found in ruminant meat.
- Vitamin EAlpha-tocopherol stored in the fat and muscle.
- C
Full
Stretch goal€3,750 to go · unlocks at €5,200
- Antibiotic residue screenA screen for residues of veterinary medicines.
- Heavy metalsCadmium, lead and other metals from soil or water.
Practices
- Certified organic
Organic beef from Ávila, raised without hormones or routine antibiotics.
- Free-range grazing
Acorns on the hill in winter, meadows in summer.
- Rotational grazing
The herd is moved between pastures, and its size is matched to what the land can feed.
- Own organic feed
Cereals and forage grown on the farm without chemicals, and milled on site.
The farm
- Size
- 650 ha
- Breeds
- Avileña, Limousin
- Calves with mothers
- 7–8 months
- Cut tested
- Lomo roast beef
Rewards for backers
From €10
All four reports
One lab report per sample and a final report with the conclusion for the year, with the reviewer’s notes. Sent to you first, whatever they show.
Back this campaignFrom €55
Lomo roast beef
A 1.5 kg piece of organic lomo from a sampled batch, sent chilled, plus all four reports.
43 / 60 left
Back this campaignFrom €80
Your name on the report
Listed as a backer in the report, plus the lomo roast beef.
Back this campaignFrom €150
Farm visit
A day on the dehesa with the herd, plus everything above.
7 / 10 left
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Where the money goes
Shares of the Core panel cost for all three samples. Larger panels add lab costs only.
- Lab analysis 64%
Accredited lab, three farm samples, each tested next to a retail sample.
- Independent sampling 16%
Three sampler visits, retail purchases, cold courier, chain of custody.
- Scientific review 12%
A named reviewer checks the method and signs off the report.
- Platform and publishing 8%
A flat fee, the same whatever the results show.
If the goal isn’t reached
- If the Core panel isn’t funded by the deadline, every backer is refunded in full and the partner’s match is released.
- If Core is funded but a stretch goal isn’t, the Core panel runs and nothing is charged for the panels that didn’t unlock.
- Rewards are only sent once a campaign is funded.
Funded by
- Example Farm
- €600
- 38 backers
- €850
Updated as pledges come in. Our fee is the same whatever the results show.
Sampling and publishing rules
At three points in the season, an independent sampler picks produce at random from outgoing shipments. The farm doesn’t choose it.
The same kind of product is bought at retail the same week and tested side by side.
An ISO/IEC 17025 accredited lab runs the analysis, and a named scientific reviewer checks the method.
Backers receive all four reports first. When the results arrive, the farm decides whether they go public under its name; if not, they join the database anonymised.