Pastured Products Directory - New Hampshire

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:

Arbutus Hill Farm offers naturally raised meats and organic vegetables. It is 50 acres of fields and forest, a certified Tree Farm. It is a small operation, just me. I have a Masters in Environmental Resource Management so my respect in caring for my land is a major priority. It is my home and sanctuary.

I raise grass-fed beef, and lamb as well as pork. The pigs are fed grain, are on pasture, receive a steady flow of weeds from the garden and cracked corn. I sell meat by the retail cut or families can buy whole or half animals.

I began farming in 1994 at the ripe age of 43 wishing to raise my own food. I have become better at farming over the years and am self-sustaining. Arbutus Hill Farm meats & veggies are carried by several local stores, are featured in two local farmers markets and enjoy a solid repeat customer base.

I sell meat and garlic year round and in 2007 added a greenhouse hoping to extend my growing season. It is a blessing, but also a major learning curve. So this spring I hope to have an early crop of lettuce, spinach, kale.

Arbutus Hill Farm, 150 Arbutus Hill Road, PO Box 1333, Meredith NH 03253. (603) 279-5499.
E-mail: jennifer@ladyfarmer.com. Website: http://www.ladyfarmer.com.

Brookfield Farm. The Gowdy family at Brookfield Farm has been raising Angus cross cattle since 1994. Our beef cattle are finished on our pastures, dry hay, and the balage that we round bale ourselves. We are certified organic, and have been since 2001. We are convinced that our cattle are happier and healthier than ever before.

We bought our first cow-calf pairs on our honeymoon trip along the New Hampshire Sea Coast in 1992, settling first near Walpole Massachusetts, and then moving to Walpole New Hampshire. Starting with five angus cows and their heifers we grew our beef herd to twenty five brood cows. In the last few years we have made some changes, diversified; we still have about five beef cows, but are milking twenty Normandy Cross cows, raise some lamb on pasture, and have a herd of Boer Goats.

We sell our grass fed meats (100% grass fed beef, lamb, meadow veal, and boer goat meat) by the retail cut, quarter or side. You can purchase one nice steak or fifty pounds of burger, or other types and cuts depending on availability. Come visit the farm, or you can purchase our products at the Walpole Farmers Market, Fridays from May – October on the Walpole, NH Common.

Please give us a call, leave us a message, or send an email. We look forward to hearing from you.

Brookfield Farm, Holly and Christian Gowdy, 460 Old Drewsville Road, Walpole NH 03608. (603) 445-5104.
E-mail: cdgowdyco@aol.com.

At Green Ledge Farm we specialize in certified organic grass-fed beef from our herd of Belted Galloway cattle. Both our herd and our hayfields are certified organic by the State of New Hampshire Dept. of Agriculture. This guarantees that our animals are never given antibiotics, growth hormones or other pharmaceuticals. We do not use chemical fertilizers, herbicides or pesticides on our fields or on our animals. Our cattle are 100% grass-fed on rotationally grazed organic fields in pasture season and fed 100% certified organic hay in winter.

Belted Galloways are an important heritage breed meant to live outdoors. Thick fur coats mean they choose our accessible shelters only in the worst weather. Fresh air and the great outdoors keep our animals robust, happy and healthy. The genetics of our beef animals is a key to producing an animal that finishes well on grass alone.

We sell our certified organic grass-fed beef as retail cuts from the farm year round and at the Peterborough (NH) Farmer’s Market on Wednesdays from 3-6 PM during the summer (May-Sept). We also sell organic pasture-raised broiler chicken (when available). Farm visitors are encouraged. Call ahead to make sure we’re available and check our inventory.

Please visit our website for more information.

Green Ledge Farm, Larry and Diane Savage, 472 Poor Farm Road, Francestown NH 03043. (603) 547-3454.
E-mail: larry@greenledgefarm.com. Website: http://www.greenledgefarm.com.

Hettie Belle Farm is a pasture-based family farm raising 100% grass-fed beef, 100% grass-fed lamb and organically-fed pork, chickens, ducks and turkeys. Our product is available through our meat CSA with distribution sites in Keene, NH, Northampton/Florence, MA and Brattleboro, VT and here on the farm in Warwick, MA. Meat and poultry with a guarantee from our family to yours!

$600 CSA shares are comprised of a total of 60+ pounds of farm product distributed over 5 monthly pick-ups (November – March) of roughly 12 pounds each. In total, members can expect to receive:

15 pounds 100% grass-fed beef
20 pounds organically fed pork
10 pounds 100% grass-fed lamb
10 pounds organically fed chicken (equal to 2 whole roasting chickens)
6-9 pounds organically fed duck (1 whole duck).

The open land we steward is central to our lives and business. Our cows and sheep are 100% grass-fed. They have as much of mama’a milk as they want, are moved through our pastures daily May-November, and fed local hay throughout the winter. Our pigs are pastured in a huge forested area where they root day and night. Our chickens, ducks and turkeys are entirely free-range. Our poultry and pigs are fed certified organic grain to complement the generous pasture space they are provided. All of our animals are 100% antibiotic and hormone free. These are very content, extremely healthy animals that truly thrive in their natural environment and are always handled humanely. We believe meat raised in this way, naturally tastes better, and provides healthy essential fatty acids and an important guarantee to customers.

Our vision is grounded in a strong belief that livestock can live healthy, natural lives and families can maintain a humble life farming with the rhythms of the seasons. We believe that to really change the food system, we need small farms in every community raising crops and livestock with intention, care for the earth, and a cultural sensitivity that reflects local values. Come join us by becoming a member!

Hettie Belle Farm, Jennifer Core and Olivier Flagollet, 28 WInchester Road, Warwick MA  01378. (978) 544-6241.
E-mail: jennifer@hettiebellefarm.com. Website: http://www.hettiebellefarm.com.

Kalon Farm, located just a few miles south of the New Hampshire state line, is an integrated small farm that raises and sells grass fed beef, lamb and pork. We have cage-free fresh eggs, seasonal garden vegetables and berries.

We use all natural, antibiotic-free feed for chickens and pigs. Our cattle and sheep are grass based and fed hay/grass (No Grain). We avoid the use of any type of insecticide, herbicide or fungicide on our gardens and pastures. We rely on crop rotation, on-site composting, cover cropping and rotational grazing to build soil health.

We do not use any growth hormones or antibiotics. Heritage breed cattle and sheep have a natural resistance to many of the problems large feed lot animals have. Salt, minerals, and kelp supplements are provided free choice.

We mainly sell our items here at the farm. We do take deposits and advanced orders. Please call or send us an email to join our email list. Many items do sell out fast so first come first serve unless you pre-order

Kalon Farm, Keith P Kopley, 28 Corey Hill Road, Ashburnham, MA 01430. (978) 878-3239.
E-mail: kalonfarm@live.com. Website: http://www.kalonfarm.com.

Paradise Farm in Lyndeborough, NH raises all-grass-fed Scottish Highland cattle and Herefords on our 160-acre Farm.

Beef is rendered by a USDA butcher in NH. Steaks are vacuum-packed and ground beef is wrapped.

We also have farm fresh eggs, raw honey from our orchard, fresh fruit and berries in season, PYO apples and fresh pressed unpasteurized cider in the fall.

We attend the following farmers markets from June through October: Merrimack Farmers Market, Wednesdays; Amherst on the Green, Thursdays; Amherst St. Pauls Farmers Market, Fridays; and the Milford Farmers Market, Saturdays. For more information, visit our website.

Paradise Farm, Wayne and Adrienne Colsia, 468 Center Road, Lyndeborough NH  03082. (603) 345-0860.
E-mail: wayne@paradisefarmnh.com. Website: http://www.paradisefarmnh.com.

Patridge Farms is a family farm offering pork from heritage Tamworth hogs that are raised on pasture, certified organic grain from a small family-owned grain company in Vermont, and organic veggies and fruit. We also sell holiday goose, heritage and broad-breasted white turkeys, duck and chicken eggs, and goose and turkey eggs in season.

Hogs are available by the half or the whole. Average hanging weights are between 150 and 200 pounds, but this is not a guarantee; some will, because of genetics, grow a little larger. If you are only interested in a half, go in with friends and order a whole, which will save you 25 cents per pound hanging weight. Our per pound price includes transporting to a USDA Federal processing center, slaughter and processing to your specifications, and any smoking you have done. All meat will be vacuum packaged and flash frozen. Some individual cuts are also available. Look for our succulent pork roasts and our maple smoked whole or half hams.

Visit our website for current prices and availability, ordering information, and a list of the farmers markets that we attend.

Patridge Farm, Mary Jones, 583 County Road, North Haverhill, NH 03774. (603) 989-5589.

Rocky Meadow Farm is the home of a small herd of solid color Galloways. We provide grass fed, grass-finished beef raised in an animal friendly environment, free of hormones, artificial food additives, animal byproducts, or unnecessary antibiotics. Our animals graze exclusively on our own pastures, which we have planted ourselves with a seed mixture to provide optimal nutrition.

The meat is processed at an USDA-inspected plant, and is sold by whole carcass or sides, where customers can specify preferred meat cut selection or by smaller mixed boxes of various cuts.

Rocky Meadow Farm, Wayne R. LeClair, 201 Udall Road, Francestown NH 03043. (603) 547-6464.
E-mail: wrleclair@myfairpoint.net

Schoolhouse Farm is a small pasture-based farm located in Tamworth, New Hampshire. We manage a flock of grass-fed registered Icelandic sheep that are bred for sale as either breeding stock or for meat. Our animals rotationally graze on fertile pasture from early spring through late fall. In winter months the flock is fed mixed grass, alfalfa and legume hay from our own hayfields. We do not feed any hay or forage that we didn't grow and harvest ourselves.

We are very attentive to our animals and our fields and are consistently striving to improve the quality of both. As Gene Logsdon writes in All Flesh is Grass, the quality of our meat is only as good as the quality of our pastures. We only apply mineral and soil amendments that are approved for organic certification when necessary and depend primarily upon our own bulk compost to enrich the soil and restore vital nutrients. We regularly monitor lab results of soil samples and hay/forage samples to determine nutrient composition and assist us in determining which fields are in need of supplementation. A no-till conservation seeder is used to overseed our fields with a wide variety of grasses, legumes, brassica and forbs. Our goal is to provide a very diversified diet of plants that primitive ruminants would have grazed in the wild.

We never use any chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides or preservatives on our fields or dry forage. The sheep are provided with free choice minerals and kelp mix throughout the year, and newborn lambs are given a booster of selenium and vitamin E shortly after birth. We never use any growth hormones, unnecessary antibiotics or other invasive treatments to our flock. Instead, clean water, fresh air and nutritious pastures are all we really need to support healthy contented animals.

Lamb is available in frozen cryovac packages. We sell only whole carcass quality, which usually averages between 40 and 50 pounds of packaged lamb. Custom cut sheets are available, or we can suggest popular choices. Please visit our website for more information about our meat sales, hay, compost, or other products. Thank you. Norman and Wendy.

Schoolhouse Farm, Norman Cloutier, 1870 Cleveland Hill Road, Tamworth NH 03886.
E-mail: info@schoolhousesheep.com. Website: http://www.schoolhousesheep.com.

Steve Normanton: I am originally from South Africa, where I worked in the livestock trade the conventional, agribusiness way. Here in New England, I have raised grass-fed beef for over ten years, with a focus on sustainability and holistic principles. I now raise pastured pork, pastured chicken, pastured eggs, and 100% grass-fed beef on 65 acres on the banks of the Merrimack River. My pastures are certified organic by the State of New Hampshire.

My cattle graze on pasture throughout the growing season, and I feed them certified organic hay in the winter. They are never fed corn or other grain, even for “handling” purposes. I sell beef in bulk and by the cut. I harvest my cattle when they have reached their full potential of quality, which means the largest quantities are available in the fall. Therefore, I recommend pre-ordering for fall delivery. All my beef is USDA-inspected and flash-frozen.

My pigs live and forage outdoors, and I supplement their diet with organic formulated pig grain. My pork is harvested in the fall, and is available in bulk and by the cut as long as supplies last. All my pork is USDA-inspected and flash-frozen.

I raise my meat chickens outdoors on pasture in a day-range system, which allows them to forage for bugs and living plants. I supplement their diet with organic formulated chicken grain. I process the birds on-farm (exempt from USDA inspection) June through October. I sell fresh or frozen whole chickens (i.e. plucked and cleaned but not cut up into parts).

My laying hens, like the meat chickens, forage outdoors on pasture in the growing season, and also get organic formulated layer grain. Eggs are available year-round.

Please visit my web site for current pricing, ordering information, and more details about my farming practices.

Steve Normanton, 226 Charles Bancroft Highway, Litchfield NH 03052. (603) 320-1169.
E-mail: steve@normanton.com. Website: http://www.stevenormanton.com.

The 1780 Farm CSA, located in Chesterfield, New Hampshire, is a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) and proudly grows vegetables, grass fed beef, pork, chickens and eggs using sustainable farming practices. We grow only what can be sustained within our 35 acres. Our animals feed naturally without hormones or medications. We have u-pick blueberries and will provide you with a picnic basket (with a day's notice) so you can take a nature hike in our forest. Overnights for couples arranged in advance.

We sell our pastured chicken and strictly grass fed beef here on the farm

This land was originally farmed beginning in 1780 by John Darling and his children. As the children grew and married, John gave them land to homestead. The land was purchased by The Historic Pine Grove Springs Hotel on Lake Spofford. During the late 1800s through the beginning of the twentieth century, it provided the vegetables, beef and lamb required for what was a famous and successful summer vacation destination for city folks up and down the East Coast, from New York and Boston.

So, bring the children to visit with the animals and pick some blueberries or take a hike down to see the beaver pond.  We would love to have you.

The 1780 Farm, LLC., Jeanny and Richard Aldrich, 89 Winchester Road, Chesterfield NH 03443. (818) 929-2901.
E-mail: the1780farm@live.com. Website: http://www.the1780farm.com.

Three J Farms is located at the base of Ragged Mountain in Danbury NH. We raise grass grazed beef on our 500 acres of meadow, pasture, and woods.

The Deuink family has been farming for six generations originally in western New York and since 1998 in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. Our cattle are grazed on grass and fed hay, with no growth hormones or antibiotics added. Our animals are never crowded into feed lots, and spend their life grazing lush green pastures as cattle are meant to do. The cattle at Three J Farms are 100% grass-fed, no corn or grain is ever fed to them.

Three J Farms, Jeff Deuink, 234 Eastern District Road, PO Box 151, Danbury NH 03230. (603) 768-5631.
E-mail: threejfarms@thenisgroup.com. Website: http://www.threejfarms.com.

Walpole Valley Farms is a pasture-based, multi-generational family farm nestled in the fertile Connecticut River Valley of southwest New Hampshire. We raise 100% grass-fed & finished beef, pastured chickens, turkeys, woodland pork, cashmere goats, heirloom vegetables and eggs from pastured hens. We also have a bed & breakfast, (The Inn at Valley Farms) where we welcome families to come stay and learn about sustainable farming.

We use holistic, sustainable farming practices. Our animals are management intensively grazed, meaning they are moved daily on a yearly rotation. Cattle only consume grass, hay and minerals that we provide, nothing else. In addition to pasture, we feed all of the other animals non-GMO grain from a local family farm and add to it vital minerals and nutrients for a complete, healthy ration.

We sell our products year-round directly to customers at our bed & breakfast, by appointment. We also have multiple harvest (pick-up) dates when you can pick up fresh pastured poultry on the farm. Our pastured eggs are available at the Walpole Grocery in Walpole, NH and at Blueberry Fields in Keene, NH.

We welcome you to come and see our farm. We love to talk about food, farming, and strengthening our local food economy. See you soon! 

Walpole Valley Farms, Chris and Caitlin Caserta, 663 Wentworth Road, Walpole NH 03608. (603) 756-2805.
E-mail: chris@walpolevalleyfarms.com. Website: http://www.walpolevalleyfarms.com.