The following farms and ranches have certified
that they meet Eatwild's
criteria for producing grassfed meat, eggs and dairy products.
Contact them directly for additional information or to buy their
products:
Albaugh’s Frosty Acres raises purebred
Shorthorn cattle. All our animals are synthetic hormone and antibiotic
free.
Our cattle are unique in that we can date their lineage
back to the 1820s via the American Shorthorn Association. The Shorthorn,
because of its ability to efficiently convert forage and its proven marbling
and early finishing characteristics, is the ideal breed for the production
of choice, gourmet, grass-fed beef.
We believe you will find our grassfed beef to be
of the finest and highest quality you will find anywhere. All of our
cattle are raised on native grass and forage, breath clean, fresh mountain
air, and drink from crystal clear streams and springs from the surrounding
Cascade Mountain Range. Our beef is aged three weeks, cut, vacuum sealed,
then flash-frozen before being shipped to you.
We invite you to browse our website and learn more
about us, our heritage and history, and about the cattle we believe will
provide you with the finest eating experience anywhere.
We sell USDA approved whole, halves and quarter beefs.
Call, e-mail, or visit our website for more information.
Albaugh's Frosty Acres, Andy Albaugh, PO Box 142, Adin
CA 95006.
(530) 299-3261.
E-mail: sales@frostyacres.net.
Website: http://www.frostyacres.net.
Alhambra Valley Beef and Silver Springs
Ranch are located in the Alhambra Valley/Briones Valley Agricultural
Preserve. We are proud that are cattle are 100% grass-fed, and raised
in a stress free open environment, just north of Berkeley and southwest
of Martinez, California.
Our Cattle are Angus and Angus Hereford crosses.
Between two local ranch families, our cattle do extremely well without
over crowding and with plenty of pasture to graze. We have no need to
enhance our cattle with hormones or additives to increase weight or size
to raise excellent beef.
If you wish to make a purchase please contact us
for availability of beef on hand. Our beef is USDA certified start to
finish, and dry aged for 28 days locally. It is then vacuumed packed
and frozen. It is available in individual retail cuts, quarter mix, half
steer, and in whole. From time of harvest to finished product takes approximately
35 days.
Please feel free to contact us by e-mail or to call
the ranch.
Silver Springs Ranch, Steven Kopp, (925) 269-7205
and Alhambra Valley Beef, Darryl Pereira, (925) 228-6560. Martinez
CA 94553.
E-mail: silverspringsranch@earthlink.net.
Website: http://www.silverspringsbeef.com/
Bear Creek Ranch is a diverse CCOF certified
organic farm and ranch
operation. We have a small herd of Angus/Longhorn cross cattle alongside
our subtropical fruits (Swift Subtropicals) and various seasonal vegetables.
Our beef is 100% grass fed.
We have begun to practice planned/rotational
grazing—the mimicking of wild herds—to heal our hillsides,
build topsoil, sequester carbon, retain water, prevent erosion, and facilitate
the rehabilitation of perennial grasses. We view the cows not only as
beef but also as key players in the effort to mindfully steward our landscape.
Our beef is available in quarter, half, or
whole cow shares. The meat comes in a mixed box of steaks, ribs, and
ground beef. It comes butchered, packaged and frozen for a flat rate
of $8/lb. Otherwise our beef is available locally and can be purchased
on the farm or at local markets.
Bear Creek Ranch, Tom Vongnechten, 3698
Clark Valley Road, Los Osos CA 93402. (805) 704-2111.
E-mail: tomvongnechten@sbcglobal.net.
Bear River Valley Beef is a small family
run ranch located in Northern California’s Humboldt County. Our
goal is to provide gourmet tender beef directly to our customers
with satisfaction guaranteed.
Our All Natural 100% Grass Fed Beef has a rich and
robust flavor not found in conventionally produced beef and is as lean
as skinless chicken and wild deer. Our cattle are born and raised on
our ranch. No grains, no added hormones, antibiotics or animal by-products
are used. Our farming practices ensure environmentally friendly agriculture
and helps to sustain our family farm, as well as promoting a healthy
ecosystem. Our beef is USDA certified.
We make ranch truck deliveries in Northern California
and we also ship UPS 2nd day air. We are happy to assist you with your
beef purchase and answer any questions you may have. We want to be your
own personal farmer giving you a connection to our land and way of life.
Please visit our website to learn more about Bear
River Valley Beef.
Bear River Valley Beef, Hugo Klopper, PO box 342/4415
Upper Bear River Road, Ferndale CA 95536. (707) 786-9460.
E-mail: info@bestgrassfedbeef.com.
Website: http://www.bestgrassfedbeef.com.
Belrichard Farms offers 100% grass fed and
grass finished beef without
antibiotics and hormones. We are located in the Sierra Foothills just
east of Merced, and not too far from Yosemite National Park.
We have just been certified “Animal
Welfare Approved.” Periodically an inspector visits to see that the animals
are raised and harvested humanely according to certain guidelines,
as well as actually grass fed. Our pasture has a lot of clover, oat
and rye grass, and we are slowly converting to a mixture of clover,
orchard grass, brome grass and barley grass, to be more in line with
the ecology of the Sierra Foothills.
For those of you who follow Luke Sureshot’s
story, we got him some new girlfriends this year and he hollered for
more, so we got him some more. They are all registered Red Angus. The
animals for sale are born, raised and harvested on the farm and do
not come into contact with other animals. This makes for a very healthy
and stress-free herd. This in turn leads to our beef being very
flavorful, juicy and tender and rich in omega-3 fatty acids—and you
avoid the food scares associated with factory beef.
Orders are taken in advance for spring
harvesting. We sell the animals whole, half or split half (quarter).
Inquire for availability and pricing.
Belrichard Farms, Christel Belrichard, 8093
Hunters Valley Road, Mariposa CA 95338. (209) 376-2382.
E-mail: xtelb@sbcglobal.net.
Big
Bluff Ranch, twenty-five miles from the nearest Northern California town or freeway, sits nestled in the oak woodland savannahs of the Coastal Range foothills. At the ranch, being agriculturalists is not just the occasional choice, it is a conscious lifestyle commitment to sustainability and development of a balanced and viable eco-system for the health of the consumer and the landscape. We offer grass-fed, pasture raised beef, lamb, pork, and chicken.
In the late 1980's, the ranch family took a leap of faith and make a drastic change to the ranch’s operations. The ranch was transformed from a conventional cow-calf operation to a grassfed direct marketing operation based in holistic management. Today, BBR is a family-run diversified operating unit promoting grassfed and pasture animal management, eco-tourism, and wildlife health. Come see us and experience agriculture and the natural world on a whole new level.
Big Bluff Ranch, Frank Dawley, Red
Bluff CA 96080. (530) 529-2291.
E-mail: frank@bigbluffranch.com
Website: http://www.bigbluffranch.com
Bodega Pastures Sheep offers
grassfed lamb and a wide range of organic wool products.
Bodega Pastures Sheep, Hazel Flett, Box 377, Bodega CA
94922.
( 707) 876-3402. Internet enquiries may be directed to Joe Mortenson
at
E-mail: jmortenson@envirolink.org Website: http://www.iplex.com/cgibin/var/iplex/adler/wool/wool.html
Brandon Natural Beef was formed in 2008
by San Francisco residents Bob and Lisa Carey to bring the taste of
Colorado’s traditional
100% grass fed, small ranch beef to market in the San Francisco Bay Area
and beyond. We partner with Elin Parker Ganschow of Music Meadows
Ranch in the Wet Mountain Valley near Westcliffe. Elin comes from several
generations of ranchers and has been doing a grass fed program for over
10 years.
Our cattle graze on 100% native alpine grass in the meadows of the Sangre
de Cristo Mountains in the Wet Mountain Valley. They drink live water
from mountain streams. Our cattle are never administered growth hormones
or antibiotics, nor do they spend time in feedlots. When customers purchase
Brandon Natural Beef, they can be confident in the source of the beef
and how it was processed. Elin personally selects each animal for our
grass-fed program. She cares for each animal, and keeps comprehensive
records, from genetics to veterinary records, on each one.
Our cattle travel just 90 minutes to be processed so they endure minimal
stress. At the processing plant, bar codes ensure that Brandon Natural
Beef stays segregated from other beef in the plant. These records allow
product traceability and source verification. This provides our customers
with the certainty that they are getting humanely processed 100% grass-fed
beef.
Our 100% grass fed beef is superb tasting, tender and sustainably raised
in the tradition of small family ranching. Our fresh product is seasonal.
It is available from early September through early January. We continue
to sell frozen steaks and ground beef while our supply lasts throughout
the rest of the year. For San Francisco Bay Area customers, our product
is fresh now-Fall 2011!
We have just kicked off our fourth season: Join our monthly steaks and ground beef program and order grass-fed, free-range steaks, short ribs, oxtails, brisket, ground beef, and hot dogs from our website. We also have special gift packages available for order too. Our Bay Area Home Delivery program has been a huge success. We deliver free of charge to your door in San Francisco and the Bay Area. Outside SF, we ship Fed Ex Ground or 2nd Day Air. Our beef is also available at several local restaurants and stores; visit our website or Eatwild's California Beyond the Farm page for names and locations.
Brandon Natural Beef, Lisa and Bob Carey, PO Box
472513, San
Francisco CA 94147. (415) 307-2144.
E-mail: eathealthy@brandonnaturalbeef.com.
Website: http://www.brandonnaturalbeef.com.
You can also follow us on Facebook and
Twitter.
CC Family Farm in the foothills
to the east of Sacramento in Penryn.
We are fourth generation egg farmers located in south
Placer County. We are still a family operation with three
generations living on the farm currently.
Our family got into the egg business in the 1940's
in southern California. In those days, they had over 20,000 chickens.
We deal with much smaller flocks now and handle things very differently.
But the same passion for a quality product is carried on.
We utilize sustainable practices without the use
of fertilizers or pesticides. Our chickens are kept in a safe house at
night and then allowed out on our Crimson Clover pasture to eat grass
and bugs all day.
We are very excited to provide our customers with
Pasture Raised Organic (certification pending) eggs year round. We sell
our eggs from the farm, and at the Foothill Farmers Market Association in
Auburn on Saturday mornings year-round, Whole Foods in Roseville
and Sacramento, Confluence Kitchen & Market in Auburn, and Newcastle
Produce in Newcastle.
CC Family Farm, Tim Cheney, 6030
Butler Road, Penryn CA 95663. (916) 663-1630.
Website: http://www.penrynfarm.com.
Chaffin Family Orchards has been
providing local consumers with fresh from the farm products
since 1924. Grass Finished Red Angus Based Beef Cattle,
Grass Finished Cheviot Lambs, Browse Finished Kiko
based Chevon, Pasture Raised Cornish Roasting Chickens,
and Heritage Breed Brown Egg Laying Hens, are all
used in the management of our orchards. The product of this
is meat of uncompromising quality raised in the most natural
and low stress of environments.
Animals are raised on annual and irrigated grasses
with no chemical improvements. Poultry are fed certified organic feeds
in addition to clean pasture. Our animals are truly part of a forage
dependent system receiving minimal human inputs and no hormones or antibiotics
unless ill, they are then removed from food production.
Eggs, beef, lamb, and chevon are available on the
farm by pre-order and at Farmers Markets in Chico, Paradise and Oroville,
California. Beef, lamb, and goat, available year-round, is USDA-inspected,
frozen and vacuum packed. Pastured Chicken is available on the farm by
pre-order. Shipping/delivery may be arranged in some cases.
Please contact us at 530-533-1676 to discuss ordering,
prices, and other arrangements. You may also check our listing at local
harvest website.
Chaffin Family Orchards, Carol and Kurt Albrecht, 606
Coal Canyon Road, Oroville CA 95965. (530) 533-1676.
E-mail: Chris_Kerston@ChaffinFamilyOrchards.com
Website: http://www.chaffinfamilyorchards.com
Chileno Valley Natural
Beef is a family owned business in West Marin, California.
We have been selling grass-finished natural beef for
three years on a ranch that has been in the family since
1862. We take pride in offering beef that has never seen
the inside of a feedlot or kill room. The only grain they
have received is from the grasses that have gone to seed
in the pasture. These animals live their entire life on
the gentle rolling hills and pastures of this 600-acre
ranch. This lean Angus beef is free of antibiotics and
growth hormones. No pesticides are used on the pastures.
Our beef is offered by the split-quarter, half,
or whole. A split quarter is a combination of both the front and rear
quarters. For those wishing less than a quarter, you have the option
of making up your own group, or letting us assist you. A typical quarter
is about 100 pounds, costs approximately $270.00 and includes everything
from lean ground sirloin to prime rib and porterhouse steaks. Since there
are many choices that can be made in dividing up the animal, each customer
decides which of the cuts he wishes and how it is to be packaged. We
can also arrange for delivery if pick-up is a problem. We offer our meat
at near cost in order to introduce the public to our product. We believe
that we offer great value to consumers of our meat.
Purchases can be made or information obtained by
calling the ranch, by e-mail, by accessing our web page, or by writing
the ranch.
Chileno Valley Natural Beef, Mike & Sally Gale,
5105 Chileno Valley Road, Petaluma CA
94952. (707) 765-3936.
E-mail: mgale22601@aol.com Website: http://www.chilenobeef.com

Clark Summit Farm is located in
North West Marin. We are a small fourth generation farm.
We raise our grass fed cattle, hogs and laying hens with
the greatest of care. We strive to reach the diversification
and sustainability of my Grandfather’s farm and the
environmental awareness of our own generation. We are located
a few miles inland from the ocean, between Tomales and Bodega
Bays. The fog mists shroud the land frequently, extending
our green grazing season, and keeping our livestock comfortable
within the moderate marine layer.
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Our chicken and eggs are certified organic,
as will our pork be in the 2006 season. Our cattle are raised on organic
pasture, fed organic hay in the winter and are free of antibiotic or
hormone treatments. They live their lives contently in the peacefulness
of gentle rolling hills. We sell our delicious grass finished beef by
the split quarter, half and whole; our pastured hogs by the half
and whole and our free-range organic chicken eggs by the case
(15 dozen). We also offer, free range organic spring and stewing chickens.
Clark Summit Farm, Liz Cunninghame and Dan Bagley,
PO Box 105, Tomales
CA 94971. (707) 876-3516.
E-mail: liz@clarksummitfarm.com
Website: http://www.clarksummitfarm.com.
Connolly Ranch, located in southern San Joaquin and Alameda Counties,
is a family owned and operated cattle ranch providing all natural, all
grass-fed beef direct to consumers.
For over 135 years and through five
generations Connolly Ranch has served as good stewards of the land and
has a long history of working with government and universities on habitat
restoration and research projects. Connolly Ranch Natural Beef is
from our Black Angus herd. Animals are born and raised on Connolly Ranch
on open range land until they are gathered on horse-back into the corral
and readied to sell.
Other than milk from the cow, Connolly Ranch
Natural Beef calves graze only on nature’s grasses. They
are never kept in a feed lot and are not fed any corn or grain to finish
them. We supplement with only salt blocks and occasional locally grown
hay primarily when we gather, or if annual grasses are low due to drought. Connolly
Ranch Natural Beef cattle are not given any hormones, implants,
antibiotics or grain and they are not fed any supplements with animal
by-products. Current veterinary and animal practice guidelines are
followed to ensure cattle are healthy, well cared for and humanely treated.
These management practices combine to provide locally grown natural beef.
Our beef is young and lean. The little fat
that the animal has naturally
may be yellow from the grasses the animal was eating prior to sale. Also,
because our beef is younger, the cuts will be smaller in size. When
we say Locally Grown, All Grass Fed, All Natural, we mean it.
Check our
web site or
email us for
information about how to order Connolly Ranch Natural Beef.
Connolly Ranch, Inc., Mark Connolly and Celeste Garamendi,
PO Box 1122, Tracy CA 95378 or 121
East 11th Street, Tracy CA 95376.
(209) 836-0768.
E-mail: crnb@connollyranch.com.
Website: http://www.connollyranch.com.
The Copeland Family has been ranching
in Siskiyou County, California since the 1870's. In all that
time we have believed and been taught to preserve and respect
God's creation. Our motto is " Raising our children
and livestock to the Glory of God."
We sell USDA Goat meat that is raised all
naturally on high mountain grasses and naturally grown hays. We do not,
as a rule, grain our goats, and they are fat and slick. We do use all
natural alfalfa pellets for our milk goats. We added all naturally grown
Mediterranean Lamb and grass fed beef to our sales in fall
2005. We also supply a fine line of all natural raw pet foods through
our country chef gourmet pet food store. We ship coast to coast USDA
meats. We do not sell anything we would not be proud to serve ourselves.
USDA Goat Sausage. We are starting our own
all natural goat sausage products, just all goat, no added fat or any
other meat. Our seasonings are all natural, no nitrates, nitrites or
anything but all natural ingredients. Our store with secure checkout: http://www.goatmeats.com/Comersus/Store/comersus_index.asp
Copeland Family Farms, LLC, Dusty Copeland, 1912
Timmons Road, Grenada CA 96038.
(530) 436-2348.
E-mail: dusty@goatmeats.com.
Website: http://www.goatmeats.com.
The D2 Ranch is our small, family-owned,
50-acre ranch where we raise Black Angus beef. We
allow them to graze freely on 40 acres of land with two spring-fed
ponds. We follow all organic practices set out in the
Eatwild criteria. None of the steer we raise receive anything
but good grass and water.
We started raising of the steer because we did not
want to eat the commercial fed beef in the stores with all their growth
hormones and antibiotics, along with how inhumanely they are raised and
slaughtered. We have only two steer available at this time and do
not plan on raising more than six to eight steer on the land to allow
them plenty of room to grow.
Please contact us for shipping and pricing information.
D2 Ranch, Jeff and Andrea Olson, 3041
Deer Valley Road, Rescue CA 95672. (916) 337-1376.
E-mail: olson145@sbcglobal.net.
DeyDey's Best Beef Ever is the marketing
arm for Circle JN Ranch where we focus on producing the best
beef we can. Our quality program starts with the right genetics
of cattle. We
have chosen Lowlines, a derivative of Angus, because they are smaller
(60% the size of Angus), gentle and easy to handle, finish well (i.e.
marble well) on grass, and taste great.
We
are great believers in Joel Salatin’s “Salad Bar Beef”program
and are proud to follow it pretty closely. Beef
is very much like honey in that the taste will vary with the
particular grasses the animals eat. Our irrigated pastures
are filled with grasses that produce great tasting beef. We
rotationally graze our cattle on our pastures, providing them with an
all-you-can-eat salad bar of grasses each and every day, and recycling
the beeves' waste products directly back to our pastures. We raise
all our grasses for our cows ourselves. We purchase mineral
supplements and salt to insure the cows stay healthy. We
do not feed any hormones, antibiotics, animal byproducts, or use any
chemicals such as insecticides in our program.
In order to produce quality meat, beeves
must have some intramuscular fat to be juicy and tasty. Using
ultrasound technology, we are able to determine prior to harvesting that
our beef will grade “Choice” on
the USDA grading system. We process our
beef at a local Abattoir and have monitored their process from their
humane harvesting, through dry aging to final vacuum packing and slow
freezing. Our beef is dry aged for two weeks to tenderize and concentrate
its flavor. Vacuum packing right after freezing preserves
its freshness.We are not certified organic at this time but adhere to
all practices of the National Organic Program for Beef.
In addition to beef, we also raise broilers seasonally,
beginning April 1st after the danger of frost has passed and continuing
until the end of November. We believe that there is a great synergy between
our beef flock and our chickens and that they both contribute to a sustainable
system which produces quality meat and enhances the environment. Our chickens are certified
organic through Organic Certifiers in Ventura, CA.
We
look forward to helping you with your beef and chicken needs. We appreciate
the opportunity to be listed with folks like us who care about
their health, the environment, and the quality of life of their animals.
DeyDey's Best Beef Ever, John and Nadine de Bruin,
Business address: 229
Arboleda Road, Santa Barbara CA 93110. Ranch
Address: 7261 Domingos Road, Lompoc CA 93436. E-mail: bldegl@sbdebruin.com.
Website: http://www.bestbeefever.com.
Douglas
Ranch produces grassfed beef, lamb and pastured natural pork in a rural
valley near Paicines, California near San Francisco/San Jose Bay Area.
The
ranch is run by Rani and Don Douglas with organic practices and is sustainably
managed. The pastures are not sprayed with chemicals and are kept
lush with rotational grazing. Animals are treated humanely and
are not confined in barns or small enclosures. Mothers and babies
are sometimes briefly fenced away from other herd animals during the
first few days of birth. They all enjoy the lush irrigated pastures as
well as native natural pastures giving them daily choices of what they
naturally prefer to browse on. The animals are never given antibiotics
or hormones.
We raise Angus cattle (the meatiest and most
tender), Dorper sheep (the mildest and tastiest), and several cross
breeds and heritage Berkshire pigs (more marbling in the meat). Cattle
and sheep are raised on grass only—no grain. Pigs are raised
with free choice on pasture, and supplemented with organic milk and
an organic feed supplement. The pigs are happiest when they are sampling
grasses and forbes and allowed to wallow in cool pools of mud.
Animals are born and raised on the ranch, and are
harvested humanely and taken to an organically certified processor. The
meat is vacuum sealed and frozen at the plant to ensure you will receive
the freshest products. Cuts are packaged in small quantities to
allow our customers more flexibility for meals. Beef is gently aged for
delicious flavor. The lamb meat is not “gamey” tasting
because Dorpers are “hair” sheep with much less lanolin than
wool sheep. This prevents the stronger taste many people object
to in lamb. The pork cuts are very moist and delicious. Ham and bacon
are naturally smoked without nitrates and nitrites. We sell meats
in many sizes but most popular are the Sampler Pack, ½’s
and ¼’s.
We
deliver to most of the Bay Area, Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito counties,
and we ship anywhere.
Douglas Ranch, Rani Douglas, 34220
Panoche Road, Paicines CA 95043. (831) 628-3800.
E-mail: douglasr@garlic.com. Website:
http://www.douglasranchmeats.com.
Drakes Bay Family Farm - Lunny Ranch.
The Lunny Family has produced high quality farm products
on the Lunny Ranch in Marin County for most of the twentieth
century, and they continue to do so into the twenty-first. Today,
the Lunnys raise Marin County’s only certified organic
beef herd and Marin County’s only certified Grass-Fed
beef herd on Marin County’s first and largest certified
organic pastures for livestock production.
By managing this herd as a “closed” herd,
the Lunnys have eliminated the potential of importing diseases with purchased
cattle from out of the area. The ranch is situated in the heart
of the Point Reyes National Seashore, with the Pacific Ocean bordering
one side of the ranch and Drake’s Estero bordering the opposite
side. This moist, marine environment provides for excellent pasture quality. The
winter supplementary feed provided to their herd is certified organic
grass haylage produced by the Lunnys on their ranch.
Ultrasound has become an important component of their
herd management. This technology provides “inside”
information that is invaluable to the grass finisher. Rib eye area, intramuscular
fat %, back fat thickness, a tenderness score and a stress score are
all recorded for each and every calf. These traits are all highly heritable
(except the stress score), making more rapid genetic gain possible in
their closed herd. Most importantly, over the years this information
has been giving the Lunnys the information needed to project the likelihood
that the individual animal will finish well on grass and provide a wonderful
eating experience.
Beef is all USDA inspected and vacuum packaged. Quarters
and halves are also available by pre-orders.
Drakes Bay Family Farms - Lunny Ranch, Joe Lunny,
Kevin Lunny, 17171
Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Inverness CA 94937, (415) 669-1149.
E-mail: info@drakesbayfamilyfarms.com.
Website: http://www.drakesbayfamilyfarms.com
Fair Oaks Ranch in Paso Robles,
California provides Angus grass-fed beef direct ‘From
our fresh pastures to your plate!’ Are you looking
for delicious, juicy, and tender and 100% natural Angus beef
with no added hormones or antibiotics? Our beef is:
- 100% free range pastured on sweet clovers, filaree,
chicory and native wild oat forages
- Hand selected for consistency, tenderness and quality
- USDA cut and vacuum packed for freshness
- Free local delivery with added fee for out of area customers
We live here and raise our cattle on our 1,200 acre
family owned ranch [1959]. You can depend on the purity of lush grasses
to produce great tasting meat that is high in healthy omega 3 essential
fatty acids, rich in beta carotene, vitamin E and CLA. We are a model
for sustainable family ranching at its finest.
Call or visit us on the web.
Fair Oaks Ranch, Coco Collelmo & David Foss, 7365
Adelaida Road, Paso Robles CA 93446. (805) 238-3811.
Website: http://www.forbeef.com.
Felton Acres is a small hobby
farm located west of Sebastopol, CA. We produce small batches
of pasture-fed eggs, broiler chickens, lamb, and pork for
our community.
Chickens are raised outside in chicken tractor pens,
and are moved onto fresh pasture daily, which provides a large portion
of their nutrition. Although not certified organic, the chickens are
raised humanely and eat grass on a pasture that is never sprayed with
chemicals. Of course the lamb is grass fed, but instead of being turned
out in a single pasture that they'll overgraze and undergraze simultaneously,
they are moved frequently to keep them on rapidly growing grass. The
pigs are also raised on pasture, and are moved to new areas several times
in their lifetime.
Details about availability, pricing, and frequently
asked questions are on our website.
Felton Acres, Marc Felton, 1599
Watertrough Road, Sebastopol CA
(707) 861-0060.
E-mail: orders@feltonacres.com.
Website: http://www.feltonacres.com.
Ferndale Farms is
a small, diversified family owned grazing business located
in Humboldt County, California. We
turn sunlight into protein! We
grow green clover, grasses, and sell 100% range and pasture
raised, all natural, beef, lamb and goat meat.
We are
committed to farming with nature, producing contented, healthy
animals and good food. We provide a quality, healthy,
sustainable source of protein for our customers. Our
customers care how their food is raised and where it comes
from.
Our Mission is to produce the best quality meat
in balance with our natural environment.
Please call or visit
our website if you would like more information. Look
for us at the Arcata Farmers Market, Saturdays, 9am–2pm,
April 10–November 20, 2010.
Ferndale Farms, Jill Hackett, 1787
Howe Creek Road, Ferndale CA 95536. (707) 986-4322.
E-mail: jill@ferndalefarms.com. Website:
http://www.ferndalefarms.com.
Field
to Feast is your personalized delivery service of
beyond organic pastured eggs (not certified) and grass
fattened
beef, lamb and pork, as well as
certified organic fruits and vegetables
and honey. In
addition, we offer a selection of specialty items such as
organic coffee, canned fish, artisan crafted
chocolates, sauces, breads, pastries, certified organic
beer, wine, and artisan crafted furniture.
As a member
of CAFF (Community Alliance with Family Farmers), Field to
Feast honors the farmer and supports the local family farming
and ranching that is currently taking place in San Benito
and Santa Cruz County. Our CSA (Community
Supported Agriculture) Membership gives you access to these
farms and guarantees a weekly delivery of their farm fresh
goods and specialty items.
Field to Feast was formed
in an effort to raise awareness about the Organic and Sustainable
Farming Practices being employed by the farmers and ranchers
in Panoche Valley, so that Panoche Valley would forever be
preserved. Please go to our non-profit
website http://savepanochevalley.org for
more information.
Field to Feast, Christie Kissinger, 4601
Prescott Road, Soquel CA 95073. (831) 479-1114.
E-mail: fieldtofeast@yahoo.com. Website: http://www.fieldtofeast.org.
At Foothill Grassfed farm we are
moving into our third year of providing healthy wholesome
meats. We are committed to following the best practices to
provide tender grass-fed products. We are currently providing
our customers with grass-fed beef, grass-fed Cornish-cross chickens,
grass-fed pork and grass-fed boar meat goats.
We have well-managed pasture rotation so that our
animals are moving onto the highest nutrients found in grass. Our pasture
consists of clovers, rye, and native, and all seed is bought organically
from Peaceful Valley Farms. Our chickens are fed whole grains, vegetables
and fruits, and of course grasses, throughout their life time.
My husband loves to have visitors and we welcome
you to come and check us out before ordering meats. Fresh air and views
of the Sierra Nevada mountains are some of the pleasures that await you
when you visit us. Check out our web site to learn more.
Foothill Grassfed, Rob or Candy White, PO Box 311,
Snelling CA 95369 or 8191
Milpitas Road, La Grange CA 95329. (209) 484-2249.
E-mail: rcwhite@hughes.net.
Website: http://www.foothillgrassfed.com.
Fouch Farms is a family farm
dedicated to sustainable, natural and humane farming. We
raise grass fed/finished cattle, free-range chickens and eggs,
pastured pork and pastured goats.
All of our animals are on pasture 100% of their lives,
receive no antibiotics or growth hormones and are raised with better
than organic principals. We believe in farming as close to nature as
possible and strive to live a sustainable and biodynamic lifestyle.
Our goal is to produce quality products while improving
our environment at the same time. We raise many heirloom/rare-breed animals
including Dexter cattle, Tennessee Fainting goats and Old Spot pigs.
Please see our website for more information.
Fouch Farms, Hannah and Jesse Fouch, 5610
French Camp Road, Mariposa CA 95338. (209) 966-7315. E-mail: hannah@fouchfarms.com or jesse@fouchfarms.com.
Website: http://www.fouchfarms.com.
Fowler
Family Farm is a small family farm offering
chicken, turkey and pork as well as pasture raised eggs.
All
our animals are raised on fresh green
pasture, without the use of hormones or antibiotics and supplemented
with organic grains. We use cows and goats in a rotational grazing
system to maintain pasture integrity.
We believe raising happy,
healthy animals in their natural environment transfers to offering
the healthiest, most nutritious meats and eggs, high in omega 3s and
CLAs as a result of consuming high quantities of green pasture. Our
birds and pigs are allowed to roam freely and our laying hens
call our "mobile coop" home.
Currently
all sales are directly off the farm. We have pick-up days for
chicken every month, turkeys are available fresh the Saturday before
Thanksgiving, and pork will be available in August 2010.
If you'd
like to place an order for any of our products please e-mail us or
visit our website for an order form.
Fowler Family Farm, Alana Fowler, 14561
Clover Ridge Lane, Penn Valley CA 95946. (530) 477-6878.
E-mail: fowlerfamilyfarm@yahoo.com.
Website: http://www.fowlerfamilyfarm.com.
Freestone Ranch is a small, family-owned,
ecologically sound collaboration with the land in Western Sonoma County,
CA. The Gay and Brady families
are replanting our farm-family roots from Ohio and Utah for the next
generation.
We raise moderate-framed Black Angus with good grassland
genetics on gorgeous fog-kissed hills just inland from the Pacific Ocean.
We don't use antibiotics, vaccines, or growth
hormones: the herd's primary ration is grass, supplemented with top-quality
alfalfa, kelp meal, and sea salt for minerals. Many of our customers
say our beef is the best they've tasted.
Our beef is available by the quarter for pickup in Western Sonoma County.
Freestone Ranch, Jon and Misty Gay, PO Box 314, Valley
Ford CA 94972. (707) 876-4610.
E-mail: nourish@freestoneranch.com.
Website: http://www.freestoneranch.com.
Full of Life Farm is based out of our home
in Concord, California. While we live in Concord, we raise our animals
on our fourth-generation family farm in Oregon's Willamette Valley, where
deep fertile soil and abundant rainfall provide what has been called
the most fertile farmland in the world. We have modeled our practices
after Joel Salatin's Polyface Farm. Our goal is to raise the healthiest,
most nutritious food available for customers that are concerned about
the food they eat and how it is raised.
We offer pastured poultry, grass fed and grass finished beef,
pastured pork, free-ranging goat, and eggs from
hens that are moved regularly to fresh grass/clover pasture. Though we
have chosen to not seek organic certification, we follow practices that
preclude the use of pesticides, herbicides, chemical fertilizers, growth
hormones and routine antibiotics on our farm.
You can purchase our products online and
pick them up at our home in Concord or at the Mountain View Farmers
Market. Please visit
our website for location information.
Full of Life Farm, Bernard Smith, 890
Navaronne Way, Concord, CA 94518. (925) 876-6720.
E-mail: bernard@fulloflifefarm.com.
Website: http://www.fulloflifefarm.com.
Genesee Valley Organic Beef is
located in Northern California in the beautiful Sierra Mountains.
Our beef is never given growth hormones, antibiotics, or
feed that has been exposed to pesticides and is 100% Grass
Fed. All of our beef are raised on USDA Certified Organic
pasture and are USDA certified Organic.
We raise all our beef from start to finish on our
ranch with a focus on reduced stress. Our beef roam freely in our lush
green pastures grazing on native grasses and drink from our crystal clear
creeks surrounding the property. All of our beef is dry aged 21 days
the "old fashioned" way providing a more flavorful and tender
cut of beef. Our beef is processed in a USDA certified Organic processing
plant where only knives are used in the cutting process to ensure a clean,
bone fragment free cut.
We sell every individual cut imaginable. Our cuts
of beef range from steaks, roasts, ribs, offal meat, hamburger and variety
of soup bones. We also have 1/8, 1/4, and 1/2 steer options along with
a variety of packages. An example of our package options are the Small
Family Value Pack which includes 6 steaks (NY, Rib Eye, Top Sirloin,
Filet Mignon), 10 lbs of our Gourmet Hamburger, 1 Roast and 1 lb of our
steak quality Fajita meat.
We ship all of our beef on dry ice and Fed Ex 2 Day
delivery to ensure your beef arrives on your doorstep the same way it
left our ranch. Visit our website for a complete list of our products
and to find out more about our amazing ranch. You can also call to place
an order over the phone or ask any question you may have. We are always
happy to help.
Genesee Valley Organic Beef, Michele Haskins and
Alicia Hammerich, 4130
Genesee Road, Taylorsville CA 95983. (530) 284-6371.
E-mail: info@geneseevalleyorganicbeef.com
Website: http://www.geneseevalleyorganicbeef.com
GrassRoots Meats is committed
to supplying all natural, grass-finished, hormone and antibiotic-free beef and lamb to
health and quality conscious individuals who desire an enjoyable
and flavorful alternative to standard commodity meat products.
From birth until market our animals breathe fresh
clean air, graze on lush green grass, and drink crystal clear water.
Our business is built on the foundation of placing God and family first,
and maintaining honesty and integrity throughout all phases of our operation.
We like to think of our customers as friends and partners, and we want
you to feel comfortable about buying your meat from someone you know
and trust. Your comments and questions are welcome.
GrassRoots Meats is located in the San Juan Mountains
of southwestern Colorado, but we also have grazing leases in Oklahoma
and New Mexico. Our meat is available year round, and is shipped in
thermal lined freezer boxes. We can ship quite reasonably throughout
the entire United States. Your meat will arrive still frozen and
ready to put into your freezer.
Our meat is dry-aged and USDA inspected. Select
the individual retail cuts that you want or choose from one of our many
packages. The meat is vacuum packaged, in stock and ready
to ship, but halves and wholes are available by advanced order only.
For more information, or to order our delicious
meat, visit our website or e-mail us. For references be sure to check
out the testimonials posted on our website.
GrassRoots Meats, PO Box 429, Pagosa
Springs CO 81147.
(970) 731-1471 or toll-free (800) 681-2260.
E-mail: grassroots@centurytel.net.
Website: http://www.grassrootsmeats.com
Hain Ranch Organics is a small
family farm / ranch bordering the Tres Pinos Creek five miles
south of Hollister in the central coast region of California.
This CCOF certified organic operation blends the production
of organic walnuts with a Salatin style pastured poultry system.
A section of orchard is planted with permanent pasture
to provide green forage to the poultry during the May thru November seasonal
production period. The poultry provide pest control benefits and contribute
greatly to the fertility of the soil while receiving all of the fresh
air, sunshine, grass and bugs that they desire. We also feed the poultry
a high quality organic feed.
On farm processing provides on-farm and farmers’ market
friends and customers with the highest quality fresh chicken possible
while reducing stress on the poultry to a minimum. We are expanding our
supply of frozen chicken to serve a couple of CSAs both on and
off season. We currently produce 4000 broilers, 50 turkeys, and
maintain a small pastured laying flock for eggs.
Our main markets are the San Francisco, Silicon Valley,
and Monterey Bay areas. We don’t ship out of area.
Blending organic walnuts and truly free range poultry
production is a work in progress and we welcome the public to visit the
ranch and see how their food is grown.
Hain Ranch Organics, Paul Hain, PO Box 549 / 608
Bolado Road, Tres Pinos CA 95075. (831) 628-3390. E-mail: paulhain@hotmail.com.
Hat Creek Grown is located in a beautiful valley between Mt. Shasta
and Mt. Lassen in northeastern California. Our beef live their entire
lives eating grass raised here or on our native grass rangelands in Oak
Run, California, 50 miles from our home ranch.
We have bred our cattle
to have superior genetics for marbling and conversion of grass and sunlight
into delicious, natural beef. They are raised humanely and free range
their entire lives, never to enter a feedlot! They are artificial hormone-
and ionophore-free and are never fed antibiotics or animal by products.
Our beef are the best of the art and science of true grass finishing.
We are fourth generation, managing the lands that
our forbears managed … in a sustainable manner. We are beyond
organic, but we are not certified organic. We haven’t used fossil
fuel inputs or chemicals of any kind on our property for over six years.
We make our own compost that we spread on our fields and we rotate our
cattle through lush pastures. We can truly tell in the response of our
soil and the sweetness of the grass we produce.
Once perfectly raised and finished, we transport
them to our USDA inspected and certified organic butcher where they are
dry aged for at least three weeks. Then they are cut and wrapped to our
specifications and flash frozen. We bring the beef back to our home freezer
where we deliver and ship to customers all over the United States.
Customers can buy direct from us by calling, emailing or going to our
website and using our online order form. We will deliver locally (Redding
area), ship to all of California, Arizona, Oregon, Nevada and Washington
using UPS ground. We ship across the country using UPS three day select.
One customer's response was “Quite
frankly, the best beef I have ever eaten!” We have many repeat
customers that now just drop us a line and say,“we are ready
for another wonderful shipment, please send along what you did last time.”
We welcome your inquiry into our beef!
Hat Creek Grown, Henry or Pam Giacomini, 41363
Opdyke Lane, Hat Creek CA 96040. (530) 335-7016.
E-mail: pam@hatcreekgrown.com. Website: http://www.hatcreekgrown.com.
Hearst Ranch Beef. Since 1865,
the Hearst family has raised cattle on the rich sustainable
native grasslands of the Central California Coast.
Hearst cattle are grass-fed and grass-finished and
humanely raised. Our animals are not given growth hormones or antibiotics
ever. The result is sustainably produced grass-fed beef that is
as memorable and natural as the surrounding landscape.
Order our grass-fed, free range beef from our website
or at the Hearst Castle Visitor's Center in San
Simeon. All orders are shipped overnight. We are Food Alliance certified
for sustainable practices and we are certified as a humane producer by
Humane Farm Animal Care.
Hearst Ranch Beef, Brian J. Kenny, Hearst Ranch, Highway
1, San Simeon CA 93452. (866) 547-2624.
E-mail: info@hearstranch.com.
Website: http://www.hearstranch.com.
Heartfelt Foods Gourmet Pet Treats is
located in Northwest California's beautiful Humboldt County
where we manufacture organic grass-fed all-beef jerky-stick
dog treats. Using only local free-range Humboldt grassfed
beef we combine human food-grade ground beef with organic
grass-fed beef heart and liver. That's it! What dogs evolved
to eat and the reason they have sharp teeth, Meat!
Heartfelt Foods uses nothing but real beef because we believe
that dogs were not meant to digest grains, wheat flour, crude
protein, or some of the other fillers that you'll find in
many pet products. These products have ingredients in them
which can, over time, contribute to skin conditions and allergic
reactions in your pet. Besides, dogs didn't evolve with sharp
teeth so they could eat wheat-flour biscuits!
Our dog treats are so good that there's really no reason
you shouldn't try them. Seriously, they're good enough that
you can eat them and your dogs will absolutely go nuts for
them! There is nothing in our product that people wouldn’t
eat themselves, so it has to be a better product for their
dogs. Every ounce contains approximately 1/4 pound of beef
before cooking!
Heartfelt Foods uses only free-range organic grass-fed beef
products to make our treats. There are no hormones, antibiotics,
or steroids in our ingredients and we don't use any preservatives
or seasonings. They are the closest thing to raw beef that
you can give your dog, with no funny stuff. And that’s
why we say that Heartfelt
Foods is “People Food For Your Pets!” Made
from 100% meat with nothing weird.
Treats are a vailable in one and three
ounce packages, or you can buy a whole pound. Orders usually
ship within two business days. Please visit our website to
order.
Heartfelt Foods Gourmet Pet Treets, David
Johnson, PO Box 2176, McKinleyville
CA 95519.
E-mail: info@heartfeltfoods.com.
Website: http://www.heartfeltfoods.com.
Holding Ranch in Little Shasta
Valley offers beef that is wholly raised on grass,
never receiving any supplements, antibiotics, corn, or other
feeds that are unnatural to ruminant animals. Hunter's family
had a dairy in upstate New York, but Hunter and Anne started
raising Angus cattle in 1994 in the LaMorinda hills and moved
to Montague in June of 2008 so they could expand their
operations.
We raise our beef using
rotational grazing practices that utilize natural methods
to optimize the health of the native grasslands. Our
animals are treated humanely, using techniques developed
by leading animal behavior experts. (In fact, the Holdings
founded and ran a non-profit educational organization called
Deer Hill Ranch in Lafayette for 12 years; it provided Humane
Education Programs for thousands of children each year.)
Our beef is processed and USDA inspected
at a small, family-owned plant. The beef is dry-aged for
approximately 30 days, then cut, wrapped and frozen. Our
portable freezer facility transports the beef directly to East
Bay Farmer's Markets (Walnut Creek, Moraga, Orinda, Pleasanton,
Montclair and San Mateo). Customers consistently comment
that Holding Ranch beef has excellent flavor and is very
lean.
Depending on the season, we also sell
pastured poultry which has been fed 100%
organically. We grow Cornish Cross hens for our customers
who want a meatier bird and also grow Red Bro hens which
are similar to the French Label Rouge hens. These hens grow
more slowly but the meat is succulent!
Our Dorper sheep are
hair sheep and do not produce as much lanolin. Many people
believe that their meat is milder tasting than meat from
wool sheep. Once we moved to Montague, we were
able to expand our sheep flock and produce lamb for Bay Area
Markets. Seasonally, whole lambs can also be ordered and
delivered to the Bay Area.
We are also raising a few Berkshire Hogs because
the meat, according to Florence Fabricant of The New York
Times, is "darker, more heavily marbled with fat,
juicier and richer-tasting than most pork, and perfect for
grilling." Because feeding them 100% organically
is so expensive, we will only do a few each year.
Turkeys (free range
and fed 100% organically) can be special ordered for
2009 on a limited basis.
BULK BEEF and LAMB ORDERS: Many
of our customers are ordering in bulk as an economical and
convenient way to provide their families with nutritious,
clean food. Fall and early winter are the best times for
Bulk Orders. Beef Quarters, Halves and Whole can be ordered
and delivered to a central location in Walnut Creek. Whole
Lambs can be ordered and delivered as well.
We truly enjoy sharing the food we produce
for our family with other people. You can reach us by
e-mail or phone.
Holding Ranch, Hunter and Anne Holding, 9534
Swigart Road, Montague, CA 96064. (925) 997-1072.
E-mail: office@holdingranch.com.
Website: http://www.holdingranch.com.
Holy Cow Natural Grass Fed Beef/Moses
Farm. First, I am a woman farmer. I am a one woman
show and working on getting my USDA organic certification.
I farm 128 acres of grass hay, breed over 100 cows in our
closed herd and pasture finish their calves. The beef we
sell has been born, raised and finished on the highest
quality irrigated grass pastures.
Moses Farm is passionate about providing
our customers with the healthiest, safest and best quality
100% natural grass fed beef on the planet. We have a high
vigor breeding program and the marriage between the two breeds,
Angus and Limousin, is known for their marbling and longer
loin muscle.
Beef is available year-round and can
be picked up at the farm, or we have two low-cost delivery
options: 1) I make regular deliveries to pick-up spots in
the Portland, Vancouver and Seattle metro areas; and 2) we
have our own refrigerated truck and can deliver quarters,
halves or wholes to Sacramento or San Francisco or to Sand
Point, Idaho. We can also ship anywhere in the country via
UPS.
We offer great taste at a great price.
Visit my website for ordering information and look for me
in 2011 at the Yakima Farmers Market.
Holy Cow Natural Grass Fed Beef, Janelle
Moses, Wapato WA 98951. (509) 848-2598 or (509) 985-9457.
E-mail: sales@holycowgrassfed.com.
Website: http://www.holycowgrassfed.com.
Humboldt Grassfed Beef produces
cattle on the North coast of California. The long feed growing
season of this area provides us with the unique opportunity
to raise high quality grassfed beef and supply our
markets with a fresh product on a weekly basis all year round.
Our cattle are selected for traits such
as temperament, confirmation, and disease immunity. We raise
them using a strict quality assurance program without antibiotics,
synthetic hormones, or other feed additives commonly used
in the commercial cattle feeding industry.
HGB sells carcass beef to retail outlets.
In this way, we believe we are helping the meat department
become a truly full-scale meat market. Carcasses are dry
aged 14–21 days. Skilled butchers break each carcass
in-house instead of being mechanically deboned at the large
industrial slaughterhouses. Ground beef comes from a single
source and is ground daily thus insuring food safety and
freshness.
Our meat markets can be confident that
HGB is safe and wholesome. We are in complete control of
each individual animal and maintain the highest standards
our customers have come to expect and trust.
Humboldt Grassfed Beef, Leland Mora,
PO Box 313, Fortuna
CA 95540. (707) 845-7188.
E-mail: grassfed@northcoast.com.
Website: http://www.humboldtgrassfedbeef.com.
At Johansing Farms our mission
is to provide delicious grass-fed beef for our
customers while continuing our commitment to responsible
livestock handling and sustainable ranching techniques. We
believe that a stress-free animal yields a higher quality
product, and we strive to maintain the utmost standard
of care and respect in the treatment of our cattle.
All of our cattle are born and raised
on our farm in northern San Luis Obispo County. The bulls
are selected for grass finishing qualities and turned out
with the cows so that the calves will be born in the spring
when the grass and legumes are most abundant.
Johansing Farms grass-fed beef is
available year round. You
can swing by the ranch to pick up your beef or we
can make arrangements for delivery. We also sell our
beef at local farmers markets in San Luis Obispo County and
Monterey County.
Johansing Farms, Alan Johansing, 6242
Estrella Road, San Miguel, CA 93451. E-mail: johansing@wildblue.net.
Website: http://www.johansingfarms.com/
John’s Natural Products provides
local consumers with high quality grass fed beef raised
on our second-generation family owned and operated ranch
in the Gold Country of Northern California.
Our cattle graze on well tended pastures scattered
with native oak trees and are never confined to crowded and unsanitary
feed yards. They live peaceful and natural lives. We tend them with humane,
low stress methods to insure that their health and nutrition are the
best. Customers praise our beef with comments like “loved the meat” and “the
best I’ve ever had.”
Our beef eat only grass with occasional small amounts
of hay. They are not fed grain, antibiotics, hormones or other growth
stimulants. When you taste our delicious, tender, and juicy USDA inspected
beef, you can be assured that you and your family are receiving the best
nutrition and healthiest food available.
Unfortunately we must limit production in order to
maintain top quality. We finish our beef on natural spring grasses, and
only offer beef one time per year. This allows us to harvest animals
while they are on the gain, maximizing the healthy grass fed benefits.
John's Natural Products, John or Mary Fitzpatrick, 5455
Log Cabin Drive, Murphys CA 95247. (209) 728-0505.
E-mail: john@seamagicco.com.
Website: http://johnsnaturalproducts.seamagicco.com.
Lazy 69 Ranch is a family ranch
in Northern California where the Sierras meet the Cascade
Range, between Mt. Lassen and Mt. Shasta, less than an hour
east of Redding, CA.
Many families have a trusted family doctor, we are
committed as your Family Farmer. We take an organic, environmentally
responsible approach to raising natural, Pastured Beef, Poultry, Pork
and Eggs without the use of hormones, antibiotics or additives. Our
cattle, chickens and pigs thrive on native pastures and fresh spring
water in a humane, stress free environment.
Our pastured products and sustainable philosophy
have instilled a level of accountability that only a Family Farmer can
offer in today's era of factory farming. Enjoy the satisfaction of knowing
your Family Farmer and where your food comes from.
Our beef is dry aged, the old fashioned way, at
least 21 days for full flavor and tenderness. Each cut is then hand carved
and vacuum packed under USDA inspection.
Free shipping on all 1/10 packs throughout California. For
those with limited freezer space, we offer a convenient one tenth beef
pack (35 lbs). You can also order our USDA Grass-Fed Beef by the
quarter (88 lbs), half (175 lbs) or whole beef (350 lbs).
Choose your favorite cuts from our Beef
Menu with no minimum order.
Send Dan an email and he will work with you on developing a cut list
for your specific taste.
We also offer seasonal Pastured Organic Poultry,
May through October, and an annual fall batch of our home raised pork (pre-order
early).
Your order will be shipped frozen directly to you
in a food safe insulated container.
Contact us on bulk Free Range Organic Egg shipments.
Visit us at www.Lazy69ranch.com to
order using our easy payment options and to learn more about the many
health benefits of pastured products in your diet!
Lazy 69 Ranch, Dan Martin, PO Box 345, Round
Mountain CA 96084.
(530) 355-3451.
E-mail: dan@Lazy69ranch.com.
Website: http://www.Lazy69ranch.com
LeftCoast™ Grassfed offers 100 percent
grass-fed and grass-finished beef. Our beef is certified American Grassfed Association,
Food Alliance, and Animal Welfare Approved. We never use pesticides or
herbicides on any of our ranches.
Our cattle are angus crossbreds, which provides a
tender finished product. They are raised on perennial grasses with no
chemical improvements. We never give our cattle hormones or antibiotics
(unless they become ill, in which case they are removed from the beef
production)—just fresh air, clean water, and good forage. Our beef is
naturally high in Omega 3s and low in saturated fats.
We are located just a few miles inland from the Pacific
Ocean in the lush, rolling hills of Pescadero and San Gregorio. Our cattle
not only provide us with a healthy food source, but are a land-management
tool that helps keep us in balance with the environment.
We sell our beef in 50 pounds or 25 pounds of assorted
steaks, roast, and ground beef, or you can buy 25 pounds of ground beef
(in 1 pound packages). All our beef is USDA inspected and vacuum packaged
for freshness.
To order, go to our website, e-mail or give us a
call.
LeftCoast Grassfed, Kathy Webster or Bob Stent, PO
Box 726, Pescadero
CA 94060. (650) 879-2147.
E-mail: info@leftcoastgrassfed.com.
Website: http://www.leftcoastgrassfed.com.
The Lindner Bison brand
means premium grassfed bison meat. Just as nature
intended.
Lindner Bison forage on northern California grasses
in the spring and summer, then hay (dried grass) during winter months.
No feedlots, animal by-products, hormones, or antibiotics are used!
Our holistic and humane management practices include
a low stress, “hands-off” approach. Bulls remain with cows
year-round, creating their own natural breeding cycle and keeping in
sync with Mother Nature to produce robust offspring.
All meat is dry aged 7–10 days, then frozen
and either vacuum packaged or double-wrapped with clean plastic and freezer
paper. Only USDA or state HACCP-approved processors are used.
Lindner Bison, Kathy and Ken Lindner, Valencia CA 91355
(near Los Angeles). (866) 247-8753.
Website: http://www.lindnerbison.com
The Lost Coast Ranch is located
on slopes overlooking the Pacific Ocean, straddling the Mattole
River in Humboldt County, California—the northern end
of BLM's Lost Coast Trail. Pastures have green feed
year round owing to the abundant winter rains and periodic
summer fogs. Temperatures are moderate, very rarely below
freezing and not exceeding 80 degrees F in summer.
Our herd of CCOF certified organic grass fed beef enjoy
the peace of an ocean view and extremely low stress management. Cow families
are kept together, rather than separated according to age and size. Density
is low and we employ rotational grazing, moving them on horseback, and
not by trailer. We like the animals entrusted to our care to have the
same stress-free life we choose for ourselves.
If you would like to purchase meat directly from
us, we offer quarter, half or whole beef or boxed select cuts. Shipping
is by FedEx 2nd Day delivery anywhere in the US or you can pick meat
up on the ranch.
There's a lot more to our practices, philosophy and
product than can fit on this entry. So, if you are interested,
give us a call or e-mail.
You can also come visit us and enjoy life on the ranch, beach or river.
Lost Coast Ranch, MooreHill Ranch, Michael Evenson,
PO Box 157, Petrolia
CA 95558. (707) 629-3506.
E-mail: evenson@igc.org.
Luckybird Farm uses organic practices
to sustainably raise flavorful, wholesome pastured poultry
on our small farm. We began raising chickens in 2007 and
are slowly developing our business to provide our local community
with fresh, healthy, delicious chickens (broilers), turkeys and eggs.
We are currently raising three different meat bird
breeds which have been carefully selected for slow growth and foraging
ability, which adds to the nutritional value and flavor of the meat.
Our egg layers are a mix of heritage and production breeds and our limited
number of turkeys are all heritage breeds.
All of our birds are fed certified organic grains,
kept on pasture once feathered and receive daily treats such as heirloom
vegetables straight from our organically managed garden. Although
we have never used herbicides, pesticides, or other chemicals on our
land, we are not a certified organic farm.
Our goals are to live responsibly on the land by
providing habitat for native animals and plants (30% of our farm is dedicated
to wildlife habitat) and by building the soils by careful livestock management
to provide wholesome, healthy foods for ourselves and our local community.
Luckybird Farm, Tom and Katie Schrupp, 25426
County Road 23, Esparto CA 95627. (530) 787-3409.
E-mail: luckybirdfarm@gmail.com.
Website: http://luckybirdfarm.googlepages.com.
Marin Sun Farms is a family farm
nestled in the rolling grassland of Point Reyes National
Seashore in Northern California. We are committed to producing
local, humanely-raised, healthy, food products for our community.
We understand that the holistic management of our grazing
lands is vital to maintaining the functioning stability of
our ecosystem. To that end, we raise 100% grass-fed beef and
simply the best eggs you've ever had.
Visit our NEW BUTCHER SHOP & EATERY at 10905
Shoreline Highway One in Point Reyes Station, CA 94956 (415) 663-8997.
We are featuring Local Sustainable Food at an affordable price!
Our mission is to actively participate in the creation
of a sustainable agrarian culture that restores, conserves, and maintains
the productivity of our land. We practice Holistic ranching to help guide
us through the decisions about our land that help to sustain the whole
community, including us. Holistic Management is the understanding of
a process where we manage our resources to promote biological diversity,
producing a healthy and vibrant landscape for all life. The Holistic
view looks at the natural world as an interconnected whole—the
web of life—rather than a collection of many different parts. If
we destroy separate strands of this web, we end up destroying the web
itself; if we do that, we destroy ourselves. We strive to produce a healthy
landscape where all forms of life are sustainable, generation after generation.
Most of our pasture lands are now certified organic!
Marin Sun Farms, David Evans, Owner, PO Box 1136/10905
Shoreline Highway One, Point
Reyes Station CA 94956. (415) 663-8997.
Fax: (415) 663-8987.
E-mail: david@marinsunfarms.com
Website: http://www.marinsunfarms.com
Markegard Family Grass-Fed provides
the community with locally born, raised and processed beef
and lamb through a community supported agriculture program
where individuals and families purchase shares of grass-finished beef and lamb. Markegard
Family Grass-Fed is certified with the American Grassfed
Association.
We offer large shares of beef and lamb as well as
10-20 lb. family packs of beef. Our large shares of beef are available
fresh in mid-summer when the forage conditions are at their peak of nutrition.
Our beef and lamb are available in local restaurants such as Pasta
Moon and Chez Shea in Half Moon Bay and Cafe Gibralter in
El Granada.
Our standards:
- Never grain fed
- Ranch is pesticide and chemical fertilizer free
- No synthetic hormones or antibiotics
- No genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
- We support small family farms
- No feedlots
- We feed only the forage the range provides
- Our grazing methods improve the biodiversity of the land
Markegard Family Grass-Fed, Doniga and Erik Markegard, 350
Madera Lane, San Gregorio CA 94974. (650) 747-0205.
E-mail: doniga@designsbydoniga.com.
Website: http://www.markegardfamilygrassfed.wordpress.com.
Masút Organic Grass-Fed Beef is
a family farm that produces certified Organic Black Angus beef that
is 100% grass fed! Our animals are born and raised on our
7000 acre ranch in Round Valley, California.
Our meat is dry-aged for 3 weeks and is sold frozen
in vacuum sealed packages. Whole, half and quarter animals are available
at request. We serve Mendocino County.
Our products are also available at the Mendocino
County Farmer's Markets in Ukiah, Fort Bragg, Laytonville and Willits;
the Ukiah Natural Foods store, Mariposa Market and Westport
Store, and at the Ukiah Brewing Company restaurant.
Masút Organic Grass-Fed Beef, Jacob Fetzer,
PO Box 348, Redwood
Valley CA 95470. (707) 485-5466.
E-mail: info@masut.com.
Website: http://www.masut.com.
Morris Grassfed Beef—See T.O.
Cattle Company below.
Music Meadows Ranch—See Brandon
Natural Beef above.
Napa Free-Range Beef offers
grass-finished Angus beef from Napa County, California.
Produced on the Gamble Ranch, the beef is available in convenient
packages for the home freezer. The beef is produced using
management intensive grazing techniques to ensure healthy,
biologically diverse rangeland as well as healthy cattle.
Dry-aged for at least 14 days, vacuum-packed and frozen,
Napa Natural Beef is available to households in San Francisco
and the greater Bay Area.
Napa Free-Range Beef, Bill Davies, PO Box 670, St.
Helena CA 94574. (707) 963-6134.
E-mail: contact@napafreerangebeef.com
Website: http://www.napafreerangebeef.com
Nevada County Free Range Beef takes
great care in raising 100% grass-fed, grass-finished, free
range beef without the use of hormones or antibiotics.
Located in Nevada County, California, our cows spend their
days grazing over hundreds of acres of open spaces, and are
allowed to mature at their natural rate. Building on generations
of ranching expertise, we emphasize low-stress management
of our cattle as well as sustainable ranching techniques.
We work within the natural constraints of our region, always
using sustainable practices, to bring you nutritious meat
from healthy, happy animals.
At Nevada County Free Range Beef, we do our best
to maintain affordable prices because we believe that everyone should
be able to enjoy high quality beef that is healthy for our bodies, the
animals, and the environment.
Our beef is available “locally” to individuals
interested in a quarter, half, or whole beef (cut to your specifications)
as well as to restaurants and retailers interested in our exceptional
ground beef.
To order or for more info visit us on the web, call,
or e-mail.
Nevada County Free Range Beef, Jim Gates, PO Box
413, Rough
and Ready CA 95975. (530) 273-1025.
E-mail: orders@nevadacountyfreerangebeef.com.
Website: http://www.nevadacountyfreerangebeef.com.
NFR Natural Beef is located in
Northern California in the beautiful Sierra Mountains. Our beef are
never given growth hormones, antibiotics or feed that has
been exposed to pesticides. All of our beef are raised on
USDA Certified Organic pastures where they roam freely grazing
on native grass's and drink from crystal clear creeks. We
raise all our beef from start to finish on our ranch with
a focus on reduced stress.
All of our beef are dry aged 21 days the "old
fashioned" way, providing a more flavorful and tender cut of beef.
Our beef is processed in a USDA certified Organic processing plant where
only knives are used in the cutting process to ensure a clean cut, free
of bone fragments. Our cuts of beef range from steaks, roasts, ribs,
offal meat, hamburger and variety of soup bones, all of which can be
bought individually. We also have 1/8, 1/4, and 1/2 steer options along
with a variety of packages. One package option is the Small Family
Value Pack which includes 6 steaks (NY, Rib Eye, Top Sirloin, Filet
Mignon), 10 lbs of Gourmet Hamburger, 1 Roast and 1 lb of our steak quality
Fajita meat.
We ship our beef all over the United States on dry
ice and FedEx 2 Day delivery to ensure your beef arrives on your doorstep
the same way it left our ranch. Visit our website for a complete list
of our products and to find out more about our amazing ranch. You can
also call us to place an order over the phone or ask any question you
may have. We are always happy to help.
NFR Natural Beef, 4130 Genesee Road, Taylorsville CA 95983.
(530) 284-6371.
E-mail: info@NFRnaturalbeef.com
Website: http://www.nfrnaturalbeef.com.

The Nick Ranch is located in the
Pozo Mountains in Central California.
A family owned and operated working cattle ranch
since 1918, the Nick Ranch was the first livestock producer in
San Luis Obispo County to become Certified Organic.
At the Nick Ranch the cattle are 100% Grass
Fed and Grass Finished, naturally "from start to finish."
We do not import or buy any outside cattle; we raise and harvest only our
own cattle & we raise them on our own Ranch. Our Gourmet Beef is
USDA inspected at the small, family owned, Certified Organic Processing
Plant near our Ranch.
Retail outlets carrying our products:
- Grande Foods Market, 1154 E Grand Ave, Arroyo
Grande
- Harvest Natural Foods, 6985 Pueblo Avenue, Atascadero
- Main Course California, 1363 Donlon Street #11, Ventura
- Nature’s Touch Harvest & Nursery, 140 7th Street,
Templeton
- New Frontiers Marketplace, 896 Foothill Blvd, San Luis Obispo
- Paso Robles Health Foods, 1191 Creston Rd, Paso Robles
- Spencer’s Fresh Marketplace, 8665 El Camino Real, Atascadero
- Thomas Hill Organics, 1305 Park Street, Paso Robles
Orders can be placed by phone, email or direct from
one of our websites.
We offer FREE local delivery to San Luis Obispo County and offer different
Package Deals to meet your needs. We always welcome Custom Orders.
Shipping is available throughout the USA, also very reasonable rates,
shipping to set drop off sites on delivery routes within California.
Ranch Pick Up is available by appointment, on pre-ordered
products.
Nick Family Farm, Fred & Donna Nick and family, 13580
Avenales Ranch Road, Santa Margarita CA 93453. (805) 438-4875 or
(800) 745-0056.
E-mail: sales@beyondorganicgrassfedbeef.com.
Website: http://www.enjoygrassfedbeef.com or http://www.BeyondOrganicGrassFedBeef.com.
Open Space Meats is a family-run
grass fed beef company, not some big corporation or
factory farm. Like most family farms we consider our customers
our neighbors and friends. We started this company to bring
what we think is a great tasting, healthy product to the
rest of the world.
Responsible stewardship for the earth and the animals
under our care is our responsibility, but more than that we love the
taste of Open Space Grass Fed Beef. That’s why we don’t use
steroid implants, needlessly feed antibiotics to our cattle, or push
our cattle production faster than nature intended. You can tell in our
motto…”By nature…With nature…The way nature intended.”
Ordering is easy! Just send us an email, or place
your order from our website using our secure PayPal account, or contact
us by phone! We would like to talk to you personally in order to
best meet your needs and supply a beef package that is right for you.
One of our representatives will contact you to arrange delivery and answer
any of your questions.
Delivery is available on all purchases in California.
On larger packages we will deliver to you personally, or on small packages
your beef will arrive via overnight courier. A small fee is charged for
delivery.
We want to deliver to you personally. Most people
say they don’t know where their food comes from. You can!
Open Space Meats, Seth Nitschke, 1215
S Street, Newman CA 95360. (209) 262-8780.
E-mail: orders@openspacemeats.com.
Website: http://www.openspacemeats.com.
Page River Bottom Farm offers pastured eggs,
broilers, turkeys and grass-finished goats, pigs & Black Angus this
year.
Check
our website for dates of availability for meat. The eggs
are now available. Our Heritage turkeys will be available
fresh, and frozen if mailed, in time for either Thanksgiving
or Christmas. We are offering these through a CSA structure in
the Fresno-Reedley area. Anyone is welcome to join and membership
is free. You pay only for your product except in the case
of turkeys where you will also pay shipping.
Our layers are Heritage Black Australorps
and Barred Plymouth Rocks. Our Heritage Turkeys this year are Red Bourbons.
Our eggs are from excellent layers to give us a good supply over the
winter. For further information on prices and drop-off spots and
how to become a drop-off spot, see our website under
the tab CSA.
We have a limited supply of Heritage Red Bourbon turkeys left for sale. See
our website for prices, delivery dates and charges posted on our Order page.
We do not use any pesticides, hormones,
or antibiotics.
Our poultry feed is GMO-free. They are raised in a humane, creature-friendly
way on year round irrigated pasture. This method is good for the animal,
builds the soil, and is healthier for us (see “Why Grass Fed is
Best” on the website).
Thanks for supporting your local farmer. For any questions, call 9am
to 6pm California time.
Page River Bottom Farm, 17780
E Vino Avenue, Reedley CA 93654. (559) 638-3124 Website: http://www.pageriverbottomfarm.com
Historic Paicines Ranch in the
picturesque Cienega Valley just 15 minutes south of Hollister,
California, offers year round availability of grass-fed/grass-finished beef by
the cut or by the split-half, half or whole beef. We
also offer pastured lamb, beef jerky, beef snack
sticks and a large variety of sausages.
Paicines Ranch has been a working cattle ranch since
the 1840's. We are committed to preserving its resources, both
natural and man-made, for the benefit of future generations.
Our animals spend their lives roaming on our organic
pastures eating only grass and mineral supplements. No growth hormones,
antibiotics, or chemical fertilizers are used. We are constantly assessing
how we use the land to better understand and improve its health, as well
as the health of the cattle.
Our animals travel directly from the ranch to the
USDA harvest facility which is certified in humane animal handling by
an independent third party. All of our meat is vacuum packed in
clear plastic packaging clearly labeled by cut and weight.
We offer delivery to San Jose, California, and surrounding
areas, and we ship within California. Visitors are always welcome to
visit the ranch to see the cattle and pick up an order any time by appointment.
Paicines Ranch, Sherry Makabe, Controller, Chris
Ketcham, Ranch Manager, PO Box 8, Paicines CA
95043. (831) 628-0288 or (831) 628-0289.
E-mail: info@paicinesranch.com
Website: http://www.paicinesranch.com
Potter 8 Ranch is located in the beautiful
Sierra Valley, approximately 50 miles north of Lake Tahoe, CA and 45
miles northwest of Reno, NV. We raise grassfed Galloway/Angus beef. Our
beef is exceptionally tender, juicy and flavorful!
Our cattle are finished on Sierra Valley meadow grass and alfalfa grown
here on our farm.
Certified by American Grassfed Association and Animal
Welfare Approved. We direct market primarily live animals. We
can arrange for halves. Options are available for
transportation and processing at a USDA and Animal Welfare
Approved facility where the meat is aged, cut, vacuum-packed, and
flash-frozen.
Potter 8 Ranch, Arnold & Chris Potter, PO Box
508, Loyalton
CA 96118. (530) 993-1199.
E-mail: p8ranch@yahoo.com.
Rafter “S” High
Ranch Country Beef provides grassfed beef and
lamb. Both types of meat are available by the whole
or half carcass and also in individual cuts in clear vacuum
packages. Frozen beef is available year-round and the lamb
is available in the fall while supplies last.
Purchases can be made at the ranch, and mail orders
are accepted “occasionally.” Their products are also available
at the California Certified Farmers markets in Redding, Susanville,
and Montgomery Creek.
Rafter “S” High Ranch Country Beef.
Mike and Linda Sawyer, PO Box 334, Bieber CA 96009.
(530) 294-5285.
E-mail: rafters@hdo.net
The Rockin' M Ranch produces and
raises high quality Black Angus and Angus Cross cattle. We
utilize natural pasture grass rotation on over 4,000 acres
of rich pesticide-free grass and clover, thereby providing
high nutrition to our livestock. Located in the great Mt.
Shasta Valley of California, our beef is offered to the market
free of animal by-products, growth hormones, or steroids
of any kind.
Our calves are generally weaned at around 500–600
pounds and are pre-conditioned and started in a low stress holistic environment.
All calves are then raised until sold on native grasses, legumes, and
mineral blocks. Water is provided to all cattle throughout the ranch
with pure natural spring water, thereby insuring fresh clean water to
all animals.
At the RMR, we market direct to our customers and
offers our calves as whole live, weighed on the ranch prior to shipping.
We recommend all beef to hang for 18 to 21 days in cold storage
prior to boxing. You'll love the taste and texture, and the knowledge
that you are providing your family and friends with the best possible
meat products in the market today. Arrangements can be made for local
dressing and shipping if desired. For partial orders, please allow up
to three weeks for pick up, as we will attempt to blend our orders.
Rockin' M Ranch & Cattle Co. LLC, Jay or Jill
Mannino, PO Box 35, Gazelle CA 96034.
Home office: (530) 435-0192. Cellular: (909) 314-1520.
E-mail: jfmannino@aol.com
St. John Family Farms was founded
in 2006. We are located 8 miles West of Orland next to Black
Butte Lake. The farm is 40 minutes from Chico and 1 1/2 hours
from Sacramento.
We have 166 acres of lush green pasture that allows
us to raise Angus Beef, Tamworth, Large Black and Red Wattle Pigs,
Bronze Broad Breasted Turkeys, Cornish X Broilers, and
Red Sex Link Laying Hens.
The laying hens live in portable coops (Old Cotton Trailers) that are
moved daily. We collect eggs three times daily. Our broilers live
in portable pens that are move daily to new grass.
Please contact us for a price list of our products.
St. John Family Farms, Ross Shoop, 19400
Newville Road, Orland CA 95963. (530) 966-5206.
E-mail: ross.shoop@gmail.com.
Salmon Creek Ranch is a small,
family owned and operated 200+ acre ranch on the Sonoma County
coast, about 90 minutes north of San Francisco and
2 miles from the sea. We offer pasture raised, grass-fed
Muscovy duckling, certified organic by California
Certified Organic Farmers.
Our ducks spend their days sampling natural grasses,
hunting for bugs and relaxing in the sun in a rotational grazing situation.
We use Anatolian Shepherds to guard them day and night from the many
predators who flourish on this isolated stretch of California coast.
At 10-12 weeks old, they are harvested at a USDA/Certified Organic facility
and immediately vacuum packed to retain freshness. Whole duckling, breast/wing
quarters and leg/thigh quarters are available for ranch pick up, local
delivery or can be shipped within the U.S.
We also offer certified organic duck eggs and
can ship anywhere in the U.S. via Priority Mail. We use special reinforced
cartons to reduce breakage and will issue a credit on your next order
if any eggs do arrive damaged.
We occasionally have goat meat available from
our closed herd of New Zealand Kikos who forage freely on certified organic
pasture. No hormones or growth enhancers are ever given to any of our
animals.
Salmon Creek Ranch, John & Lesley Brabyn, PO
Box 266, 1400
Bay Hill Road,
Bodega, CA 94922. (707) 876-1808.
E-mail: info@salmoncreekranch.com Website: http://www.salmoncreekranch.com
Scott River Ranch Grass-Fed Organic Beef is
a healthier and more flavorful choice for you, your family, and the environment.
Our beef is born and raised on a family owned ranch near the Russian
Peak WIlderness area in Northern California. Our animals are fed only
USDA certified organic grass and hay from our own pastures. This allows
us to minimize the stress on the animal, reduce the environmental cost
of transportation, and eliminate any antibiotics or growth stimulants.
Our beef is USDA certified start to finish, and dry
aged from 21+ days locally. This allows natural enzymes to tenderize
the meat, and give it the delicious flavor which our parents and grandparents
once enjoyed. It is then vacuum packed and frozen. Our beef is only available
in individual retail cuts. We make local deliveries and ship UPS Air.
We are happy to assist you with your beef purchase,
and answer any questions you may have. We want to be your own personal
farmer giving you a connection to our land and way of life. We invite
you to browse our website and learn more about us, our heritage and history,
and about the cattle we believe will provide you with the finest eating
experience anywhere.
Scott River Ranch, E. Gareth Plank, 1138
East Callahan Road, Etna CA 96027. (530) 598-6520.
E-mail: gareth@scottriverranch.com. Website: http://scottriverranch.com.
Sierra Farms is located in the
Sierra Nevada Foothills of Northern California. Our lambs live
an idyllic life, on the oak savannah grasslands of our ranch.
We use stewardship principals including rotational
grazing, perennial grass species renewal, and animal adaptation selection
in a non-irrigated, principally forage-based regimen. Through this program
we are able to develop a lamb niche market where biological conservation
can be promoted to lamb eaters who prefer a product raised in a more
positive ecological balance. Sheep on the land .. a perfect combination
for sustainable agriculture!
We usually have lambs available from March through
December. All lambs are processed by a USDA–inspected processor,
which assures humane treatment and high quality standards. Sales are
either whole (36-40lbs) or half-lamb (18-20 lbs), cut, vacuum sealed
and boxed with a net weight label. Price currently is $7.00/lb. on the
net weight. Whole lambs for pit or spit are also available.
Please call or e-mail us for current lamb prices
and delivery schedule and locations. Thanks!
KNOW YOUR FOOD...KNOW YOUR FARMER.
Sierra Farms, Mel and Mary Thompson, 2360
Cox Lane, Oroville CA 95966. (530) 532-4226.
E-mail: mmsierrafarms@oroville.com.
Webiste: http://www.lambeatersconnection.com.
Sinclair Family Farm is family
owned and operated in Penryn, CA. Our sheep graze on the
hillsides of the foothills in Placer County, throughout the
year on a rotational grazing process, foraging on their natural
diet.
We use portable electric net fencing which enables
us to move them easily and keep in controlled areas. Sinclair Family
Farm is proud to be predator friendly. We use livestock guardian
dogs that protect our sheep from coyotes, mountain lions and dogs
without harming the predators. While we are not certified organic, our
pastures are untreated with pesticides or other chemicals and are not
given any antibiotics or hormones.
The lamb at Sinclair Family Farm is processed through a USDA processing
plant, using humane practices, and is available in individual cuts that
are vacuum sealed and frozen. Half and whole lamb are also available
upon request. Shipping is available.
Sinclair Family Farm is a member of the Gold
Country Sheep Producers Association, California Dorset Breeders
Association, and the Sierra
Foothills Meat Buying Club.
Sinclair Family Farm, Karin Sinclair, 7375 Callison
Road, Penryn CA 95663. (916) 803-1777 (cell) or (916) 663-3990.
E-mail: karin@sinclairfamilyfarm.net.
Website: http://www.sinclairfamilyfarm.net.
Sorensen Farms is located in the
Central Valley of California in Merced. We offer grass fed lamb from purebred Romney sheep and
highly sought wool.
We sell lamb live or processed at a USDA facility
where it is vacuum packaged and frozen. Our lamb is tender and fine and
young while being fed on family pasture where sheep have been raised
for over 25 years.
We supplement with organic alfalfa pellets and kelp
as needed and never feed grain. We utilize natural remedies
such as garlic and diatomaceous earth for flock maintenance and keep
watch of flock health through frequent checks and rigorous breeding guidelines.
As our flock grows we will begin to participate in
farmers markets that we have been invited to. We ship in the United States
and deliver to close locations.
Sorensen farms, Emily Lindsey, 2239
Bailey Avenue, Merced CA 95341. (209) 383-1606.
E-mail: info@allnaturalsheep.com.
Website: http://www.allnaturalsheep.com.
Stemple Creek Ranch is a family
owned and operated cattle ranch in Marin County, California.
We raise our animals on our own pasture land just a few miles
from the Pacific Ocean.
We raise 100% all natural grass-fed Angus beef and lamb.
Our animals eat organic grass and clover and are never subjected to artificial
hormones, growth promotants, or antibiotics. We typically harvest our
animals between May and July of each year, depending on the strength
of the grass and spring rains.
We are environmentally conscious and value biodiversity,
working with mother nature to keep the land abundant and the animals
happy and healthy. This is accomplished by using a variety of techniques,
including protecting creeks with cattle crossings, utilizing electric
fence that can be reconfigured in response to changing conditions, planting
native species on creek banks, and carefully monitoring grazing to prevent
overuse.
In 2002, the third of four generations of our family
in the ranching business received the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Excellence in Conservation
Award. This is the highest award the NRCS gives to honor those outside
the Federal government for their work in conservation.
Stemple Creek Ranch, Loren and Lisa Poncia, PO Box
85, Tomales
CA 94971. (415) 883-8253.
E-mail: loren.poncia@stemplecreek.com.
Website: http://www.stemplecreek.com.
Stone House Ranch is located 17 miles north of
Reno, Nevada and set in the foothills of the Sierra’s, one mile into California’s
Sierra County.
Our beautiful ranch was established in the 1860s
with lush meadows of native grasses including red clover. The irrigation
is from mountain springs or snow runoff feeding ponds that allow for wonderful
gravity irrigation of the fields. I’m sure this ranch could be certified
organic, but I do not believe folks should have to pay more for quality foods.
We have beautiful Jersey cows from a Nevada Dairy owned by an awesome 82-year-old
gentleman named Newell Mills. His kindness has allowed me to expand to around
10 cows which I only buy from him. Nevada dairies are not allowed to use hormones
or steroids for their cows. We only medicate for times necessary for the cows
health, during which time their milk is not used by our customers. The girls
are loved and not giving them the best possible would not be acceptable.
Our cows have free roam of the pastures and come up at milking. When they
have their heads in the feed trough I can call them by name and the come for
their turn at milking.
Our milk is available directly to the consumer as a partnership benefiting
the ranch and customer. We are one mile in the state of California, where it
is legal to purchase raw milk. Those in the state of Nevada are required to
purchase CSAs for their milk.
We have numerous pickup points on specific days for
consumer convenience, call or write you’re nearest location and week
day.
Stone House Ranch, Trish Marschall or Jerry Fredrich, PO Box 20326, Reno
NV 89515. (Please call for directions). (775) 351-7000 or (775) 351-7001.
E-mail: stonehouseranch@yahoo.com. Website: http://www.stonehouseranch.com.
Stonyford Ranch raises buffalo that
roam on thousands of acres on our family ranch in northern
California. Our buffalo are fattened on sun-ripened California
native grasses. They live naturally among the deer and coyotes
in the shade under the oak trees and drink from the creeks
and reservoirs.
We sell a limited quantity of our high quality meat
each year directly from the ranch and we work with you and our local
butcher to have it cut and wrapped exactly as you want it. Meat is aged
and properly packaged to be eaten immediately and/or frozen for future
use.
Please email or call us directly. We are only
3 hours north of San Francisco!
Stonyford Ranch, Liz Marks, 584
County Road 306, Elk Creek CA 95939 (physical location);
mailling address is 250 W Main Street, Suite 101, Woodland CA 95695.
E-mail: lizmarks@stonyfordranch.com.
Website: http://www.stonyfordranch.com.
Tara Firma Farms is a sustainable organic
(not certified) diversified farm providing healthy beyond organic
food to local families from San Francisco to Santa Rosa.
We’re best known for our pasture-raised meats
that include Grass Fed and Finished Beef, Pasture-raised
Chicken, Eggs and Pork. We also have seasonal fruit
and vegetables grown in our bio-intensive garden.
In addition we’re an open “Destination
Farm” open
to the public. Our store is open 7 days a week and we do tours every
Sunday on the hour from 10AM to 3PM.
We are also open to our members for hiking, fishing and visits (unguided)
during daylight hours, and at the Petaluma, Marinwood (San Rafael)
and
Pt. Reyes Station Farmers Markets.
We have social events with food, music and dancing
periodically, so visit now, open an account, get a food box, get on our
mailing list and check out our website.
Tara Firma Farms, Julie, Kelli, Emily, Alyx and Tara,
3796
I Street, Ext, Petaluma CA 94952. (707) 765-1202. E-mail: tara@tarafirmafarms.com.
Website: http://www.tarafirmafarms.com.
Tawanda Farms is a proud producer
of all-natural lamb and beef. We, the owners,
are also the managers and operators of the business. We are
dedicated to a sustainable agriculture that supports a beautiful
meat product as well as a stress-free life for our animals.
All food consumed by our animals is grown on our
120 acre farm. This food base is a combination of irrigated, mixed grass
pasture as well as dry land grasses and forbs. Sheep and beeves roam
year-round and self-select on our pastures and hills. We guarantee the
following:
- No hormones or maintenance antibiotics are ever
used.
- All animals are born, raised and finished on our farm.
- Your meat order, including ground product, comes from one individual
animal.
- All animals are grass fed only.
- Our meats are mild, tender, and succulent...high in Omega 3s.
- Beef is dry-aged for 21 days.
- All of our meat is USDA inspected.
Brochure with offerings and shipping options is available
by request at tawandafarms53@att.net.
Tawanda Farms, Carol Pasheilich, 935 Lichens Road, Montague CA
96064. (530) 459-0966.
E-mail: tawandafarms53@att.net
Website: http://www.meats.tawandafarms.com.
Three 18 Ranch raises grassfed lamb in
Grass Valley, California.
Three 18 Ranch promotes fire safety by grazing sheep
on weeds and brush in Nevada County.
The sheep receive no antibiotics, vaccinations, chemical drenches or
grain.
Lamb is available seasonally for custom slaughter, as well as individual
retail cuts. Please call or email for a current price list. Three 18
Ranch is a member of Nevada County Grown (http://nevadacountygrown.org/).
Three 18 Ranch, Aaron Crew, 15439 Kingsbury Circle, Grass
Valley CA 95949. (530) 798-0013.
E-mail: three18ranch@gmail.com.
The T.O.
Cattle Company sells “Morris Grassfed Beef,” 100-percent
grass-finished beef as split halves. (A split half
will yield approximately 90 pounds of boned steaks, roasts,
and ground beef.)
Our cattle are born and raised in the coastal ranges
of California. They enjoy a diet of fresh grass, forbs, and legumes,
clean water, and, as Julie says, better views than most of us do! We
use neither synthetic hormones or fed antibiotics: our animals grow only
as fast as their genetics and the range will allow.
Their “range,” of course, serves also
as watersheds and habitat for other communities. We manage our animals
so that they enhance the diversity of life on the range, as well as the
quality of the water that falls on the range and flows to the towns.
We manage this web of relationships as an integral whole: damaging the
health of any member of the "whole"
community damages the rest.
Our desire is to produce health with all we do.
Only when this is done are we satisfied that Morris Grassfed Beef is
all it can be—the best there is for all of us.
Our beef is harvested when both the animals and
the grass are ready: usually, June. We time it thus so that the meat
is packed with all the nutrients Jo describes. The beef is processed
in a USDA inspected plant. Then it is dry-aged for 14 days, cut into
individual cuts, wrapped in butcher paper, and frozen.
T.O. Cattle Company, Joe and Julie Morris, 500 Mission
Vineyard Road, San
Juan Batista CA 95045. (831) 623-2933.
E-mail: jmorris900@earthlink.net
Website: http://www.morrisgrassfed.com
V6 Ranch is 20,000 acres of beautiful
rangeland in the Diablo Mountains, just 37 miles east of Paso
Robles, CA, near the town of Parkfield, Population 18. We are a
family-run cattle ranch in business since 1962. In 2006 we were the winner
of the Aldo Leopold Conservation Award for rangeland
management.
Our
beef cattle are raised their whole lives on the V6, however, if
necessary, we can purchase cattle from a few select neighbors that
raise their animals to our standards, then graze the cattle
on our ranch for at least one year to guarantee that they will be of
the highest quality.
Our meat is humanely harvested, hormone and
antibiotic free, USDA inspected, aged 28 days and sold vacuum packed
and frozen. We can deliver anywhere UPS or FedEx services are available
in the United States.
We
have several meat assortment options for you to choose from. We
also encourage you to try our meat at one of our events or enjoy some
of our V6 Grassfed Beef at the Parkfield Café. We have several
events including cattle drives, trail rides and walkabouts throughout
the year where we serve samplings of our grassfed beef. We will also
be selling our grass-fed beef at several farmers markets on the Central
Coast of California in the near future. See our website for upcoming
events and specials, or for more information.
V6 Ranch Grassfed Beef, Jack or John Varian, 66450
Parkfield Road, Parkfield CA 93451. (805) 463-2493.
E-mail: barbara@parkfield.com. Website: http://www.v6ranch.com.
At
Watkins Cattle we believe in the traditional method of ranching
where cattle are free to roam on vast acres of rich pasture. Our cattle
are 100% range fed (free-range). This means they are never confined
to a feedlot for feeding at any time in their lives. In the old
west tradition using the cowboy way they gain their weight from nature.
We
butcher, process and package each cut of beef by hand in
our USDA-regulated processing plant near Ojai, California. Our core values
as ranchers and cowboys dictate that all animals deserve ethical and
human treatment.
Visit our website for up-to-date information about
farmers markets, restaurants and natural food stores where you can purchase
our beef.
Range
fed beef is the slow way, but in the end it's the right way.
Watkins Cattle, Rick Hemmert, 9972
Creek Road, Oak View CA 93022. (805) 649-1568.
E-mail: hemmertrick@aol.com. Website: http://www.watkinscattleco.com.
Walker Creek Ranch offers
100% grassfed locker lambs available from June through
October. These are sold as whole carcasses for $3.25 per
pound of hanging weight, or $3.50 for half. This includes
cutting and packaging to your specifications. Orders usually
take about three weeks and can be picked up at the locker
in Orland. Shipping can be arranged and is extra. Average
dressed weight runs between 40 – 60 pounds. Lamb sausage
is also available on request. Orders are taken by phone,
fax or e-mail. USDA inspected.
The key to the success of our lambs is that they
are naturally adapted to a grazing environment and our climate. We use
two breeds, the St. Croix and the White Dorper. Both evolved in hot climates
and were selected under grazing conditions for many generations. Animals
that are suited to their environment are less likely to suffer stress
or develop health problems. Neither breed requires shearing and both
are calm and docile in nature. Lambs are raised on pastures that include
strawberry clover, Ladino clover, ryegrasses, tonic plantain, chicory
and dandelion in a complex mix of forages. Both animals and pastures
thrive on a system of frequent moves which give lambs fresh pasture every
day or so and allows the forage to regenerate. Lambs are provided with
free choice salt/mineral mix only, with no hormones or antibiotics.
We think you'll be impressed with the mild flavor
and tenderness of our lamb and we hope you'll tell your friends.
Walker Creek Ranch, Paul and Kathy Lewis, 6352 County
Road 27, Orland CA
95963. (530) 865-8666.
E-mail: walkercreekranch@orland.net
Website: http://www.whitedorper.com
Winterport Farm, operated
by Dan and Susan Port, offers grass-fed beef from
our ranch near Ione in Amador County, California (31 miles
from Sacramento). Susan’s family, the Winters, have
been farming in the Ione Valley since 1867.
Our cattle are on
pasture year-round. In the spring
they are on upland pasture; in the summer and fall they graze
Sudangrass grown on our farm; and in the winter dry pasture
is supplemented with hay, which is also grown on our farm.
We use no hormones or antibiotics, and we do not feed any
grain.
We offer our beef
by the split-half for $6.00/lb, and in 40-lb and 25-lb boxes.
We also sell at the Rancho Cordova Farmers’ Market at
Sunrise and Folsom Boulevards, 8–noon Saturday mornings.
See our website for prices and more information about our
farm and beef.
Winterport Farm, Dan Port, 2690
Highway 104, Ione CA 95640. (209) 274-4351
E-mail: ports@winterportfarm.com. Website http://www.winterportfarm.com
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