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Live Oak Beef

100% grass-fed and grass-finished beef from the ACE Basin near Charleston, SC

Farm DirectMid-Range · $9–$30/lb (est.)

★★★★½

About This Supplier

Live Oak Beef is run by Dr. David and Becky Baird on Live Oak Plantation near Ravenel and Plum Hill Plantation in the ACE Basin, South Carolina. Cattle are 100% grass-fed and grass-finished with no grain, antibiotics, hormones, or unnatural supplements. Sold by farm pickup in Ravenel and Mt. Pleasant.

Full Profile

Live Oak Beef is raised by Dr. David Baird, a retired general surgeon who grew up on a family farm in Darlington, SC, and his wife Becky, a retired obstetrician, on two Lowcountry properties: Live Oak Plantation near Ravenel (purchased 1993) and Plum Hill Plantation in the ACE Basin (herd expanded here in 2012). Cattle are 100% grass-fed and grass-finished on Lowcountry and ACE Basin pasture, with no grain, antibiotics, hormones, or unnatural supplements at any stage.

Beef is sold by deposit-and-confirm order with pickup at the farm in Ravenel or in Mt. Pleasant, plus a handful of Lowcountry partner retailers. The Bairds and their operation were profiled by the Charleston Mercury in a 2019 feature on their transition from medicine to full-time regenerative ranching.

Certifications & Standards

✓ No Grain✓ No Antibiotics✓ No Hormones

Specialties

·Run by Dr. David and Becky Baird, both retired physicians turned full-time ranchers

·Two properties: Live Oak Plantation (Ravenel) and Plum Hill Plantation (ACE Basin)

·Profiled by the Charleston Mercury (2019) on the farm's story

·USDA Grass-fed certification claimed by the farm

Quick Facts

Sourcing Region: Ravenel / ACE Basin, South Carolina
Supplier Type: Farm Direct
Price Range: $9–$30/lb (est.)
Price Tier: Mid-Range
Delivery Options: ·Online order with farm pickup in Ravenel, SC
·Pickup in Mt. Pleasant, SC
·Available at select Lowcountry partner retailers
Bulk Available: ✓ Yes, bulk ordering available