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:

A1 Country Girl Beef is a four generation farm raising grass fed beef for your freezer.

No foreign substances used in growth of animals or in processing of animals. No additives to tenderize beef during processing. Meat is properly aged and cut and wrapped ready for your freezer.

A1 Country Girl Beef, Charlene or Bob, 9717 Yale Road, Greenwood MI  48006. (810) 387-3729.

Antaya Acres Heritage Farm operates a heritage farm and CSA program here in Silverwood, MI. We offer all natural grassfed meats, beyond organic garden shares, and fresh eggs from truly free ranged birds to our customers. We deliver our wares to Rochester, Oxford, Lake Orion, Farmington, Southfield, and surrounding areas. 

Although we are not certified organic, no pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or chemical fertilizers of any kind are used on our produce. All of our animals are raised free of hormones or antibiotics. We raise Tamworth, Large Black Hogs, Spots and Gloucestershire Old Spots on pasture. Our pigs glean over 80% of their nutrition off of grass and are only supplemented with 2 pounds of 15% hog feed per day during the months when the pasture is readily available. In addition to the grass, our pigs also enjoy a heavy diet of all natural foodstuff generously donated by our friends and neighbors here in the community. A bounty of apples, walnuts, pumpkins, pears and pulp are supplied by a network of supporters to help us provide our hogs with a diverse and healthy ration. This in helps us provide our customers with a final product that would be hard o find anywhere else. 

The pork from these heritage breeds, raised with love in this natural stress-free environment is not easily replicated. Each of the breeds we raise bring different qualities to the pork they produce. It is truly a culinary adventure!  In addition to these majestic endangered hogs, we also raise Icelandic sheep, Icelandic chickens, Muscovy ducks, and Heritage turkeys. Our farm continues to be a work in progress, but we are so thankful to be able to share the rewards with a warm and welcoming community of people who believe, as we do, that there is a way to raise livestock that benefits us all.

Antaya Acres Heritage Farm, Brett and Stephanie Antaya, 8231 S Silverwood Road, Silverwood MI 48760. (810) 656-2036.
E-mail: antayaacres@yahoo.com. Website: http://www.antayaacres.com.

Beery Farms of Michigan LLC is an 80-acre farm on which I raise all-grass-fed beef and goats.

The farm is operated in the Argentine grazing style using a diverse array of perennial grasses and summer-winter annuals to meet the year-round forage needs of the animals. Like the Argentines, the paddocks are divided to provide both annual and perennial forages simultaneously for an always fresh high quality diet. By using stockpiling in the fall and early greening small grains in the spring, it is only necessary to feed hay and haylage during the most severe winter months.

The farm is in the third year transition to Organic Certification. It is located just south of Lansing and visitors are always welcome.

Beery Farms, Growers and Purveyors on Only Things Grass Fed.

Beery Farms, Maynard Beery, 849 N Aurelius Road, Mason MI 48854. (517) 676-4686.
E-mail: beeryfarm@aol.com.

Bluebird Meadows Farm is dedicated to raising grass-fed sheep and lamb. 

We have a flock of 100+ ewes, and they live on lush, green pastures throughout the entire growing season and on into December. During the winter we feed them high quality hay raised and baled by us on our farm.  They have most of their lambs on pasture in May, the very best time for a lamb to be born, and the lambs stay with the mother rotating to a new pasture every 1 to 5 days until fall. By keeping them on pasture with their mothers, we produce a very mild flavored, young, tender, lean lamb. 

We have the lambs butchered and processed by a local, family-owned processing plant, and it is USDA-certified to be sold either by the package frozen or by the whole or half lamb. If you purchase a whole or half lamb, it can be custom processed and cut to your specifications. We can ship frozen lamb, or you may also pick it up at our farm. We also attend the Hillsdale County Farmers Market, Saturdays, 8am–noon, mid-May through October.  

There is an old farmhouse on the farm, which we run as a bed and breakfast (see bbonline.com/mi/bluebird),. This offers a unique opportunity to experience the farm life. Some families like to come and spend the weekend on the farm and pick up their meat at that time. 

Bluebird Meadows Farm, Emilie Dasch, 8591 Blount Road, Hillsdale MI  49242. (517) 212-0747.
E-mail: ejdasch@frontiernet.net. Website: http://www.bluebirdmeadowsfarm.net.

Bluewater Beefmasters is a family-owned cow-calf-to-finish operation located in northern St. Clare County. All cattle are born and raised at the farm, maintaining a closed herd. Cattle live on rotated pastures in the spring, summer, and fall, and are fed hay during the winter. They are never fed grain. We use no antibiotics, steroids, or implants of any kind, and we strive for a stress-free environment.

Dry-aged grass-finished beef is available in the fall as supplies last. Please call for availability. Pick up only; we do not ship.

Bluewater Beefmasters, Roger and Debra Phillips, 8790 Oatman Road, Avoca MI 48006. (810) 387-3482.

Boughan Farms & Enterprise—better known as BF&E Organics—is located in the thumb of Michigan, approximately 20 miles north of Imlay City. Our family has been farming here since the 1950s. We started working toward our organic certification in 1992, through OCIA (Organic Crop Improvement).

We have a beef cow-calf operation with registered Shorthorn cattle. The cattle are born and raised on our farm until ready for market. We also raise sheep, with the Dorper being the breed of choice. They are a very hardy breed with mild tasting meat. The lambs are born and raised on the farm until ready for market as well. We also raise free-ranged meat chicken and chicken eggs. All of our animal products are certified organic and our beef and lamb are 100% grass-fed. They are raised in a stress--free environment the way nature intended it to be.

We encourage people to come to the farm. We feel it is important to know where your food comes from and we are dedicated to doing our very best in raising healthy, local, organic food.

BF&E Organics, Doreen Wilcox, 5119 Barnes Road, Clifford, MI 48727 or 5331 Peck Road, North Branch, MI  48461. (810) 531-6823.
E-mail: bfeorganics@hotmail.com. Website: http://www.bfeorganics.com (coming soon).

CloverDale Farms is a small family owned, pasture based operation dedicated to offering the highest quality grassfed beef available. Belted Galloway cattle are the breed of choice here at CloverDale. The ability of this breed to thrive on lush pastures and convert this forage to muscle without the use of grain makes it possible to raise and finish these cattle on 100% grass alone.

Farm fresh eggs from our free range pasture fed chickens and pork from our hogs raised in the good outdoors are also available. The grain used to feed our chickens and pigs is also grown on our farm without the use of pesticides and herbicides.

The livestock on our farm are also raised without the use of antibiotics, chemicals, or hormones

Our grassfed beef and pork are available by the whole, half, and individual cuts. Please call for availability as we don't keep a large quantity on hand.

Clover Dale farms is not a super market selling a product that we didn't produce. When you purchase our products you know exactly where your food is coming from, how it was raised, and what was fed to the animals. Our customers are always welcome to CloverDale Farms to visit our operation.

CloverDale Farms, Travis and Trica Bartholomew, 11375 South 37th Street, Scotts MI 49088  49088. (269) 626-0030.
E-mail: travisbartholomew@att.net

Creswick Farms is "dedicated to raising healthy, happy animals—lovingly cared for just as Mother Nature intended—which provide high energy, nutritious and delicious food sources for health-conscious individuals."

At Creswick Farms, we guarantee our animals are raised without antibiotics or growth hormones. This promise is your assurance that our products meet a higher standard for natural: they are truly naturally raised. The animals enjoy non-herbicide/chemical fertilized pasture and are supplied free choice with organic minerals and kelp. Our meats are processed in a family-owned slaughterhouse and are vacuum-packed to preserve freshness and improve shelf life.

Many families rely on us for their Beef, Pork, Turkey, Chicken and Eggs, and a large portion of our clientele reside in the Detroit and Chicago areas. We are located within a 2 ½ - 3 hour's drive of each city. For these customers we also have scheduled deliveries and pre-determined meeting points.

We always welcome visitors at our farm as we enjoy showing customers how our animals are nurtured to nurture us in the future. We especially enjoy children, who enjoy learning about the animals and their relationship to our food sources.

Our normal hours are between 9 am and 5 pm. Please call or e-mail for informational brochure.

Creswick Farms, Andrea & Nathan Creswick, 6500 Rollenhagen Road, Ravenna MI 49451. (616) 837-9226.
E-mail: Contactus@CreswickFarms.com   Website: www.Creswickfarms.com

Earth Shine Farm is a small, sustainable, family-run farm that cuts no corners in providing healthy food, while treating our animals and the environment with the utmost respect.

Our Gourmet Heirloom Chickens are Barred Plymouth Rocks, the first breed admitted to the American Poultry Association well over 150 years ago. They look, behave, and taste like their ancestors did. In fact, they taste so deliciously different that one food writer claimed they shouldn’t even be called chicken!

We raise our chickens on Michigan’s Saginaw Valley pastures following the meticulous and humane French Label Rouge standards. They live on the natural delicacies they forage, along with certified-organic feed we grind fresh weekly to ensure maximum nutritional value. We set our birds out immediately, not even waiting a week before introducing them to grass, where they remain for a minimum of 84 days. They’re processed on-farm using the ‘air chill’ method that not only yields a superior product, but is also cleaner, less contamination-prone, and more environmentally sound.

Unless you’re over a century-and-a-half old (and if so, kudos!), we believe you’ve never tasted chicken like ours. Purebred Barred Rocks like ours are a rare bird indeed. They don’t grow on trees, but they sure love to roost in ‘em.

Visit our website and see what some truly great chefs and gourmands have to say about Earth Shine Farm Chickens. We ship fresh-frozen.

Earth Shine Farm, Frank & Laura Kay Jones, 9580 New Lothrop Road, Durand MI 48429. (989) 288-2421.
E-mail: earthshinefarm@gmail.com. Website: http://www.earthshinefarm.com

Welcome to East River Organic Farm. We are a diversified and certified organic farm in the middle of the thumb of Michigan, near Sandusky. We are certifed with ICO (Indiana Certified Organic).

We have a 30 member CSA that we use to distribute most of our organic vegetables. We also have grass-fed, organic Devon beef, organic pork, chicken, eggs and turkeys.

Please check out our website for more details and updates.

East River Organic Farm, Les Roggenbuck, 440 N Wheeler Road, Snover MI  48472. (810) 672-9430.
E-mail: les@midmich.net. Website: http://www.eastriverorganic.com.

Egly Land & Cattle, 100% Natural Grass Fed Beef is 100% grass fed AND grass finished. The Egly farm is conveniently located in Paw Paw, Michigan in the southwest corner of Michigan. This is also close to Kalamazoo, St Joseph, Niles, New Buffalo, and northern Indiana.

We raise Red Devon and Red Devon cross with rotational grazing methods, and they are wintered on our own clover/alfalfa hay. Our goal is to raise our animals in the most natural, environmentally friendly ways possible. We are members of the American Devon Association, and we are certified by the Michigan Agriculture Environment Assurance Program (MAEAP).

You may visit our website for more information and find us on Facebook. You can also find us at the Texas Township Farmers Market, 7110 West Q Avenue in Kalamazoo. It is open Saturdays, May thru October, 8am  to noon. (Our dates for 2011 are May 21, May 28, June 4, June 18, July 2, July 16, July 30, Aug 13, Aug 27, Sept 3, and Sept 17.)

Egly Land & Cattle, LLC., Rob & Chris Egly, 65701 39th Street, Paw Paw MI  49079. (269) 657-1787 or cell: (269) 370-4228.
E-mail: eglyreddevons@yahoo.com. Website: http://www.eglygrassfedbeef.com.

Full Circle Organic Farm is an OCIA-certified USDA organic farm. We have organic certified lamb, and a CSA.

The CSA is 16 weeks of seasonal vegetables, herbs and fruits. (All fruits in the CSA are limited this year as stock is young—except raspberries and they will be in abundance!) If we have a bumper crop of tomatoes, there will tomatoes available to members for canning as a bonus. As we are dealing with Mother Nature, the ideal is within our reach, yet she does keep us humble.

Your weekly box will actually be a large reusable tote that is hand-assembled on the farm. We think they are quite useful and proud of the craft and reusable quality. The tote size is equal to about ½ to 1 bushel. (The volume is larger later in the season with melons). We also will attempt to have a small nosegay of flowers to brighten your day, but this will depend on how long we can outwit the weeder geese who have an incurable fondness for flowers. 

The cost for the full summer 16 weeks is $495.00. Pickup is on Tuesdays from 4-7pm. Pay in full by Feb. 1, 2010 for a 10% discount. Certified organic lambs can be reserved, please e-mail.

Full Circle Organic Farm, LLC, SuzAnne Akhavan-Tafti, 4545 Vines Road, Howell MI  48843. (517) 719-0073.
E-mail: chazmaven4545@yahoo.com.

Garrett Cattle Company offers pasture-raised chicken, eggs, turkey and beef to Central Michigan.

The chickens and turkeys are fed certified organic grain, and the beef is 100% grass-fed. All of our animals are moved daily to fresh, uncertified-organic pasture that has not had any synthetic chemicals or fertilizers added to it in over four years. The animals are raised on sunshine and fresh pasture and are never given vaccines, hormones or antibiotics.

Our products are raised to order and must be picked up at the farm. They are available throughout the growing season.

We are located 15 minutes west of Mount Pleasant. We look forward to meeting you.

Garrett Cattle Company, LLC., Delbert Garrett Jr., 571 S Littlefield Road, Mt. Pleasant MI 48858.  (989) 944-0124.
E-mail: info@garrettcattlecompany.com. Website: http://www.garrettcattlecompany.com.

Grass is Greener Meats and Produce is located in northeast Marshall County, Indiana, less than 45 minutes from South Bend/Granger/Mishawaka/Elkart/Goshen/Warsaw and approximately 1 hour from Michigan (Niles/Edwardsburg).

We offer pastured poultry (industrial white broilers, Rainbow Ranger heritage-breed broilers, and Bourbon Red heritage-breed turkeys) and seasonal fresh vegetables.Our poultry feed never contains any animal by-products or medication; the protein in the feed is a combination of non-GMO corn, soy beans, and oats. The broiler chickens and young turkeys are raised in movable pasture pens; turkeys transition to free-range. Chickens are available monthly for fresh pickup at the farm beginning in late May through October. Turkeys are available fresh the week of Thanksgiving.

Red Wattle pork is available beginning November 2011 as whole or halves, processed locally in Marshall or Elkart County. Grass-fed Red Poll beef will be available starting in October 2012 as whole, halves, or quarters. Contact us for deposit information.

We believe in the chicken-ness of the chicken, and allow each animal to express itself naturally. We treat our animals humanely from start to finish. We offer you the same high quality we choose to eat ourselves and feed our children. In 2011, all poultry is available on a limited basis using a first-come, first-served request/reservation system.

Seasonal vegetables are available for purchase at the farm to coincide with poultry pick-up; other vegetable times are by prior arrangement only and subject to availability.

Please contact us by e-mail, phone or U.S. mail with your questions or reservation requests, as well as information about deposits for pork/beef. All products subject to availability.

Grass is Greener Meats and Produce, John and Toni Rowe, PO Box 321, Bremen, IN  46506. (574) 209-6371.
E-mail: grass_is_greener@ymail.com.

Green Leaf Farms is a fourth generation family farm. Our livestock is raised to be naturally healthy. They receive no growth hormones, animal by-products, or antibiotics. Our beef are exclusively grass fed. This provides for a meat high in Omega-3 and CLA.

Our turkeys and chickens are free-ranging and taste like the ones grandpa used to raise. Our vegetables are all-natural—no man made fertilizers or herbicides or insecticides are used on our garden.

I invite you to visit our website for further information.

Green Leaf Farms, Dana Dvoracek, 04998 Loeb Road, Charlevoix MI  49720. (231) 547-4122.
E-mail: info@greenleaffarms.net Website: http://www.greenleaffarms.net

Guindon Farms is a fourth generation family owned beef farm. All crops and pastures are certified organic by OCIA and we are Certified Naturally Grown.

On Guindon Farms cattle are raised naturally without hormone implants or antibiotic feeds. Cattle are treated humanely and have access to pasture year around. Fresh water is supplied to all pastures in the summer to assure their comfort.

We offer grass-fed cattle which are finished on intensively managed, high-quality pasture and hay that is certified organic and we grow ourselves. During the winter months cattle are fed exclusively certified hay and baleage that is certified and grown on the farm. Our first certified calves will be born in spring of 2010. Our Limousin cattle are very efficient at converting pasture grass into muscle and have lent themselves well to producing a healthier carcass which is enhanced with the grass finishing.

All beef is humanely processed at Rainbow Packing, a local processing plant; they are a family-owned, USDA-inspected facility, where meat is cut to order.

We are committed to personal care of our cattle, our land, you our customer and to being a partner in sustainable agriculture. We encourage farm visits anytime.

Guindon Farms, Matt and Barb Guindon, 9111 Cty 416 H Road, Cornell MI 49818. (906) 384-6517.
E-mail: info@guindonfarms.com. Website: http://www.guindonfarms.com.

The Honored Prairie Fellowship of Family Farms represents a local group of like-minded farmers and artisans. We are working together to produce and market healthful pasture-raised foods that are a direct result of sustainable farming practices that honor the Creator's intended design of our land.

Products Offered: 
 • Grass-fed Beef
 • Raw Milk Grass-fed Cheese
 • Free-Range Chicken, Pork, Turkey, Duck & More.

How & Where to Buy: 
Our Farm-to-table distribution model works by taking online orders on our website. We then deliver your order to an established Honored Prairie Buying Club pickup location. (View our Welcome Video to learn more about who we are and how to order.)

We are currently establishing pickup points in Michigan. Contact us about starting a buying club in your neighborhood!

Honored Prairie, Blaine Hitzfield, Roanoke, IN. (877) 997-9449. 
E-mail: sales@honoredprairie.com. Website: michigan.honoredprairie.com.

Imagine Cattle Company. Imagine eating your food the way nature intended it, without artificial hormones, antibiotics or chemicals injected into it. You can if you purchase your beef from the Imagine Cattle Company.

We are a family owned grass fed beef operation.  All cattle are born and raised right on our farm.  We use Angus and Belted Galloway for our breeding stock, and offer you the highest quality grass-fed beef available. Belted Galloway cattle are known for their ability to produces exceptionally lean and flavorful meat, while Angus is valued for their marbling. Our meats are processed in a family-owned slaughterhouse and are vacuum-packed to preserve freshness and improve shelf life.

Our meats are sold directly to our customers through referrals and an annual
newsletter. We are currently out of beef for the 2008 season, please contact us in the summer of 2009. 

Imagine Cattle Company, Greg or Dena Brown, 42810 Wear Road, Belleville MI  48111. (734) 216-4832.
E-mail: imaginecattlecompany@gmail.com.

Joe's Grass Fed Beef—Call, email or visit our website for current availability. Cooking our ground beef produces a delightful aroma and a taste that has to be experienced.

Check our website for current prices. If you have been shopping, you will recognize our price as a good value for an excellent product. A deposit by mail of $100 per animal ($50/half) payable to "Joe's Grass Fed Beef" will reserve a steer for fall slaughter. Final payment is requested the day you pick up your order or sooner. We can have the processor separate your order into halves or quarters to split among family or friends.

Order information. Land line: (989) 777-9070 or cell: (989) 777-3020. See our beef online at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVsYmzLiORo.

Joe's Grass Fed Beef, Edward Lysogorski, Mail: 6822 Dixie Highway, Bridgeport, MI 48722. Family-run farm: 2235 Setlak, Standish MI 48658. Phone/Fax: (989) 777-9070.
E-mail: eplyso@hotmail.com. Website: http://www.joesgrassfedbeef.com.

The Lake Village Homestead grew out of an environmentally oriented educational research program, originally motivated by B.F. Skinner's book, Walden Two. Presently this extended family co-op occupies a mile and a half of lake shoreline and approximately 300 acres. The 120 acres of lake- front is owned by a non-profit corporation dedicated since 1971 to living, teaching and modeling sustainable agriculture as well as preserving natural habitat.

Cattle, goats, chickens and hogs are free-ranging in various pastures. Goats receive some supplemental grain while lactating. Hogs and chickens have access to grain as well as pasture. Cattle graze in the warm weather and are fed hay in the winter. Animals are grown hormone- and antibiotic- free. All gardening and pasture management is done without chemical fertilizers and herbicides.

We offer grass-fed free-ranging beef, free-ranging pastured pork, eggs from free-ranging chickens, goat milk, cheese, honey, maple syrup, popcorn and vegetables in season. All products are available on the farm and may be obtained by purchasing food shares with discounts being offered to Associate Members.

Associate Membership: Individual $120/year; Family $200/year. Members are free to visit the farm as they wish, grow vegetables in the garden, walk miles of trails, lease horses for trail riding, as well as participate in farm gatherings.      

For more information, visit our website, or call (269) 808-2529 to make an appointment for your first farm visit.

We also offer interactive farm workshops for all ages and group sizes. Environmental and land preservation consulting is also available. Donations made to support our various programs are tax deductible.

Lake Village Homestead Farm, Tony Kaufman, 7943 South 25th Street, Kalamazoo MI 49048. (269) 323-3629. Fax: (269) 329-0788.
E-mail: info@lakevillagehomestead.org. Website: http://www.lakevillagehomestead.org.

Laura’s Little Beef Farm LLC is a family run operation at our home. My wife and I began this quest early in 2005. Our first order of business is to raise meat in a manner that we would be proud to provide to friends and family.

Preparing lush green pasture using recommended practices found in Jo Robinson’s book, Pasture Perfect and Allen Nation’s book, Quality Pasture really helped. We searched long and hard for feeder steer to start our herd. We invested in heifers and cows to start calving to build our herd along with steer so we could provide meat this year (2006). The steer we raise meet all of our requirements of no growth aids, steroids or antibiotics. They are raised on our beautiful green pasture which receives no chemical pesticides or fertilizer. When the pasture salad won’t support their needs we supply them with quality hay. All of our fencing is smooth, high tension wire so there are no barbs to stick the cattle, therefore reducing stress for our animals.

Your meat is slaughtered and dry aged then wrapped, labeled and quick frozen in a family owned, USDA approved slaughterhouse/ butcher shop close to our home. We are located less than an hour from northeastern Detroit. You are welcome to visit our farm, just give a call and make sure we’re home. Don’t be alarmed if you pull up to our pastures and you find us singing and talking to our animals. We have found this to be very beneficial to a calm, healthy animal.

We sell our meat by quarter, half, whole, or special steak/burger orders but we are not a supermarket or butcher shop. I would be happy to discuss your family's meat needs with you to see if we can help you fill them. We have customers that only want the steaks and burger from the whole animal but then want the rest donated to needy families, we do that.

Laura's Little Beef Farm LLC, Edward and Vee Laura, Owner-Operators, 1458 Mayer Road, Smiths Creek MI 48074. (810) 355-5073.
E-mail: ktfd45@msn.com. Website: coming soon.

The Lavender Fleece is a small family farm that has been raising purebred, grass based Icelandic sheep since 1999. We are now offering on a reservation basis, pasture grown lamb by the 1/2 or whole.

During the winter our sheep eat hay produced from the fields surrounding our farm. We do not feed our sheep grain. Processing is done by an organic processor within 30 miles of our farm. Our sheep are rotated through lush hay fields that are not chemically fertilized and moved every few days through 12 different paddocks. No herbicides or pesticides have ever been used on our farm.

We also offer quality Icelandic sheep breeding stock. We sell pelts, raw fleeces, roving and yarns, all produced without chemicals. We also have a lavender display garden and offer lavender plants from April through May.

Additionally we raise Icelandic sheepdogs and take reservations before breeding a litter.

The Lavender Fleece, Laurie Ball-Gisch, 3826 N Eastman Road, Midland MI 48642. (989) 832-4908. E-mail: lavenderfleece@charter.net. Website: http://www.lavenderfleece.com.

Livingston Farms was established in 1902 and is a fourth generation farm that is highly diversified. We currently offer mint oils, mint compost, pure maple syrup, and beef. Here at Livingston Farms we strive to produce the finest products for our customers.

Our beef is all natural and grass fed. These animals do not get hormones, concentrates, or any other additives. In addition to being lower in overall fat and saturated fat than grain-fed beef, grass fed beef is higher in healthy omega-3 fats.

We currently sell our beef for $2.75/lb hanging weight. Our animals are sold to be butchered at the butcher of your choice. Contact us for more information about dividing animals into halves or quarters.

Visit our website, email, or call us for more details on all of our products and hours of operation.

Livingston Farms, Eugene A. Livingston, 2204 Livingston Road, Saint Johns MI  48879. (989) 224-6685.
E-mail: livingstonfarms@gmail.com.com. Website: http://www.livingstonfarmsmi.com.

Lubbers Family Farm is a family-owned, grass-based farm dedicated to healthful, flavorful, traditional foods. We offer succulent beef and whey-fed pork raised on pastures that are treated with compost—NO pesticides, herbicides or synthetic fertilizers. Succulent beef eat only grass and mother's milk. They are born in the spring and butchered in the fall, leading to extremely tender grass-fed beef. The pigs are fed whey from our creamery along with grains that are certified organic or grown by a neighbor whose practices we trust. We offer our meats through an annual newsletter and in our Farm Store.

The creamery on our farm, Cowslip Creamery (www.cowslipcreamery.com) makes fine raw milk aged cheeses using milk from the herd of Jersey cows on the farm. The cheese is both artisan and farmstead.

The Little Rooster Bread Company (www.littlerooster.net), also on the farm, makes bread the old-world way, using organic grains and a fermentation process. The breads and crackers are delicious, healthful and digestible.

Lubbers Family Farm offers an extensive outreach program through a series of events and workshops on the farm every summer, including Farm to Table Dinners and Behind-the-Scenes in the Bakery or Creamery. Check it out on our website, or sign up for the newsletter for updates.

Lubbers Family Farm, Jeff and Karen Lubbers, 862 Luce SW, Grand Rapids MI 49534. (616) 453-4257.
E-mail: info@lubbersfarmcom. Website: http://www.lubbersfarm.com.

Melo Farms is a small, 40-acre, husband and wife farm in Yale, Michigan. Started April, 2010, we are committed to and practice natural farming including rotational grazing, grass-based animal husbandry and humane handling of our heritage Berkshire pigs.

We have locally sourced our supplemental feed from our neighbors and avoid hormones, GMO modified grains, antibiotics and farrowing crates. We specialize in this wonderful heritage breed and are members of the Berkshire Pig organization and our herd is fully registered. Our pigs have a life and live well so we can also.

We also raise free range chicken in small flocks, see website for availability and order form. Our products are also available through the Dibbleview Food Co-op.

Melo Farms, Melody S. Nye, 6187 Connell Road, Yale, MI  48097. (810) 543-0173.
E-mail: info@melofarms.com. Website: http://www.melofarms.com.

Middlebrook Farm, located east of Chicago, in Harbor County Michigan, was established in 1844. We purchased the 22-acre property in 2005. In December 2007, we left the city to live on the farm full time. Our mission has been to return the land to the biodiversity of the past, and to raise happy, healthy animals using the pasture rotation method. With pregnant cows, a bull, steers, one llama, numerous cats and two bee hives, our lives are full.

We raise Lowline Angus for beef and breeding stock. We believe animals should be raised entirely on their natural diet. Our cattle graze pastures of grasses, clover and alfalfa. In winter, they eat lots of hay!. We use no chemicals on pasture, and our animals receive no added hormones or antibiotics.

Studies show that 100% grass-fed beef are lower in total fat and cholesterol. It is higher in omega-3s, CLA, vitamin E and beta-carotene. Good things come from pasture salad mix!

Our beef is USDA inspected, processed and frozen in individual packages. It is priced per pound. We sell direct to you from our farm store. Honey and eggs are also available.

We are happy to e-mail a price list. Call to pick up beef or to visit the farm. We deliver in the Chicago area. We'd like to introduce you to our "happy" cows!

Middlebrook Farm, Bob and Janet Schuttler, 6678 Forest Lawn Road, Three Oaks MI 49128. (269) 756-9778 or (269) 357-5162.
E-mail: janetschuttler@sbcglobal.net. Website: http://www.middlebrookfarm.net.

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At Mirror Lake Organics we raise purebred Scottish Blackface sheep on our family-owned and run farm in Imlay City, Michigan. SBF are known for their fine meat and durable wool.

Our lambs are raised on organic, pesticide-free pastures of alfalfa, fescue, bluegrass and clover. They don't need chemicals or hormones to grow strong and healthy, just good management and healthy pasture. Grass-fed lamb is lower in saturated fat and calories, higher in omega-3 fatty acids, CLA and vitamin E. We believe healthy, happy sheep make great tasting lamb. Mirror Lake Organics is 100% Mother Nature.

Fall is the time for freezer lamb. Our lambs are born early spring and are a good market weight by November. They are professionally processed at McNees Meats in North Branch, MI. We accept orders for whole lambs, cut any way you like, or we can recommend our favorites cuts. A whole lamb averages about 20 pounds after processing. Your order comes completely frozen and labeled.

We occasionally sell individual cuts from our freezer, like leg of lamb for a special occasion, just give us a call. We have Italian sausage made in links or ground which makes awesome low fat/ low sodium meat balls or a healthy breakfast sausage. We usually make this part of your order.

We charge $260 for whole lambs; this includes processing. We are a family of 4 and we go through about 4-5 lambs a year. Once you are hooked it will become part of your weekly menu. We have some great grilling tips and recipes, too. Email us and ask for our brochure and recipe pages. You can order a half as well. If you can't find a friend to split with, we probably can.

We also sell raw fleece, hides and horns. Fleeces range from 4–7 lbs each and are a very healthy and strong fiber. Call or e-mail us for more information. We charge $5.50 a pound plus shipping. We can ship anywhere and bill you through PayPal. All our fleeces are white. Our hides are professionally tanned and finish a beautiful white with a staple length of 6–10 inches; they make a striking and durable rug. We also sell ewe and ram horns. Send us an email for pictures.

We raise guard llamas and sell their fiber, too. All of our llamas are experienced sheep guards. We have a nice female for sale now.

Call us if you have any questions, just not during dinner.

Mirror Lake Organics, Paul Weideman, Imlay City, MI 48444. (810) 338-7109.
E-mail: paul@mirrorlakeorganics.com. Website: http://www.mirrorlakeorganics.com.

My Pork by Lawrence Near sells freezer-ready quantities of top-quality pasture-raised pork direct from our family farm each year. 

Since 2006, local customers throughout West Michigan have come to appreciate all that My Pork has to offer. Family-favorite cuts come individually vacuum sealed. No hormones or antibiotics are ever used. And My Pork comes GMO-free in 2011.

Choose a Large Section (200 pounds), Medium Section (100 pounds) or a Small Section (50 pounds) of My Pork and reserve with only a $69 Starter Payment during the Spring Order Season—March 1st through March 31st. You’ll receive your complete order boxed up and ready to go by Thanksgiving—guaranteed.

My Pork. Naturally raised. Genuine Taste.

My Pork, Lawrence Near, 1495 West Woodrow Road, Shelby MI  49455. (231) 861-PORK (7675).
E-mail: lawrencenear@gmail.com.

At Northstar Farms we offer pastured chicken, eggs, pork, and beef raised in a manner that allows daily access to fresh air, sunshine, and grass.

Our chicken is sold pre-ordered and whole for on-farm pickup on processing day. Our beef and pork is sold by the half or whole and is picked up at a USDA inspected plant, cut, wrapped, and frozen to your specifications.

All our animals are assured healthy and contented lives to allow the growth of healthy meat and eggs. We encourage customers to visit our farm to see for themselves how their food is raised. Please call to schedule a visit, request to be added to our customer list, or just ask a questions.

Northstar Farms, Kelly and Bridget Jablinskey, 4400 McKinley, China MI  48054. (810) 326-3964.
E-mail: northstar@aiis.net

Oak Moon Farm produces grassfed lamb and pastured eggs. Lamb is sold by the whole or half carcass.

Lambs receive no grain at any point in their development. Pregnant ewes may be given some grain during extreme weather conditions.

Oak Moon Farm, Jack Knorek, 22544 20 Mile Road, Olivet MI 49076.
(269) 781-3415. E-mail: knorekj@gmail.com.

Welcome to Old Pine Farm. We are a small farm located in the Chelsea/Manchester area. We produce great tasting, naturally raised, wholesome meats from animals raised on grass, organic feeds, sunshine, and clean water. We offer beef, pork, lamb, chicken, and emu.

Our steers are raised on natural hay and grass (no pesticides or fertilizers), our hogs are fed certified organic feed along with our lambs and free-range chickens. We offer quarters and sides as well as a meat CSA/co-op plan.

We support the Humane Farming Association and are very compassionate about our animals, and particularly their slaughter.

For more details, please contact us by e-mail.

Old Pine Farm, Kris H, 17121 Grass Lake Road, Manchester MI 48158.
E-mail: oldpinefarm123@yahoo.com. Website: http://www.oldpinefarm.biz.

Porrett Homestead TLC Farm offers the finest all natural, free-range, grass fed, pastured Pork, Chicken, Turkey, Lamb, Eggs, Highland Beef (available in 2012), and Fresh Herbs. 

We are a family farm that raises all of our own meat. One of our goals is to protect and help bring back many heritage breeds on the endangered-critical list. What we can't consume ourselves, we offer for sale to family, friends and like-minded people who believe in buying and supporting their local farmer. Happy, stress-free animals that have abundant sunshine, fresh air and fresh water, and are handled in a very humane manner, produce some of the finest meat you'll ever have. We Love our animals!

This land has been in my family since the early 1800s. We are the 5th and 6th generation on this farm. We are very Blessed and Thankful to be here, and appreciate it all.

We are nestled on 75 beautiful acres in Casco (Richmond), Michigan. Presently we are not certified "Organic," but we use organic practices here on the farm and are working on becoming "Certified Natural." We do not use anything artificial on our farm including fertilizers, herbicides, chemicals, hormones, antibiotics, etc.—only what Mother Nature Provides. 

All of our animals are processed at a family-owned farm processing facility that handles all animals in the most humane fashion, processing and packaging them beautifully. You get to choose your cuts from a cut sheet. At this time we do not ship. Local pick-up or possible delivery is available. Please email, call or visit our website for more information. Thank you for supporting us. Have a Blessed Day!

Porrett Homestead TLC Farm, Lynn Porrett Coleman, 9765 Division Road, Casco MI  48064. (810) 887-9027.
E-mail: tlcfarm@comcast.net. Website: http://naturallygourmet.site.aplus.net/porretthomesteadtlcfarm/id13.html Facebook: Porrett Homestead TLC-Farm

Providence Farm is an 82-acre family-owned, USDA Organically Certified farm in NE Indiana (a short drive from the Michigan state line) that produces small quantities of superior quality all-natural pastured meat (beef and chicken).

Our farm has been chemical and pesticide-free for nearly 27 years. All of our meat animals are raised on organic pasture in the fresh air and sunlight. We raise 100% Angus beef cattle, individually selected for superior grass genetics to ensure the highest quality grass-fed beef. They fatten naturally (without grain) on the broad variety of fresh forages contained in our pastures. Our beeves receive no grain, growth hormones, steroids, antibiotics, wormers, animal by-products, growth promoters, or feed additives. We offer Redmond salt, sea kelp and natural source minerals on a free-feed basis. Our chickens are also pastured out in the fresh air with plenty of sunlight. Our chicks are started with organically certified grain. Their foraging diet consists of grasses, legumes, bugs and grain that contains no hormones, steroids, antibiotics, or animal by-products.

Our farm is small enough that we are able to put a great deal of emphasis on the health of our land, our soils, our forages, and our animals—and that careful management undeniably converts to the health and goodness of our beef and chicken. We believe that it is our role to be good stewards in caring responsibly and respectfully for the land and the animals entrusted to us by God.

We offer freezer beef in whole, half, and quarter portions in mid-September, and fresh whole jumbo roasters mid-summer and late-summer. We generally have a supply of ground "All Cut Burger" year-round. Our meats are delicious, tender, flavorful, loaded with the CLA that comes from fresh green grasses and legumes, and (bonus!) good for you!

Providence Farm, 0209 CR 16, Corunna IN 46730. (888) 777-6917.
E-mail: providencefarm03@earthlink.net. Website: http://www.providencefarmallnatural.com.

Sand Lily Farms is a 15 acre grass farm in South West Michigan near Lake Michigan. We finish Stocker Cattle on a diet of pasture/grass and a small amount of sweet feed used to help us move the cattle. We get the animals in the early spring and they are ready for pick up usually in September or October in Holland MI. The beef is dry aged and cut to your specifications. We sell a mixed quarter so you can get some of all your favorite cuts.

The sweet feed is a grain based product that is fed periodically to help us move the cows from one area to another. (We have sandy soils and the rotational periods must be longer.) It is necessary to cross a road to utilize all of our pasture and the sweet feed is used as bait to persuade the cows to cross the road. We do not use growth hormones or antibiotics.

We take a deposit for each quarter of beef of $100. Current 2007 prices are $3.00/lbs hanging weight.

We raise free range pasture chickens for $2.40/lbs. Call or write to reserve for the next batch.

Sand Lily Farms, Mark and Kim Ludwig, 5920 115th Avenue, Fennville MI 49408. (616) 240-7135.
E-mail: markludwig@hotmail.com. Website: http://www.sandlilyfarms.com

Sunshine Meadows Farm is a small, family farm utilizing organic practices in raising our food and animals. We have a mixed flock of chickens and sell brown, green, white and chocolate eggs in mixed dozens, year-round.

Our chickens enjoy spending their days out on pasture that is free from pesticides and herbicides, with lots of bugs and tidbits to eat. They choose to roost in their coop when the sun sets at night which protects them from predators. Grains that are free of by-products, antibiotics or hormones is offered free choice. Spring of 2008 we will be be transitioning to 100% organic grain to supplement their pastured diet. Fall of 2008 should see the addition of duck eggs, too.

Chickens eggs are $3/dozen. Also available from May-September 2008 is a variety of vegetables grown in an organic method.

Check out our web site for availability updates or feel free to call/email. Hours vary, so please call/e-mail first so we don't miss you! Closed Sunday.

Sunshine Meadows Farm, Lorij and David Schmick, 2610 Cook Trail, Ortonville MI 48462. (248) 464-1825.
E-mail: lorij@sunshinemeadowsfarm.com. Website: http://www.sunshinemeadowsfarm.com.

Welcome to Swartz Organics, a small farm where the entire family enjoys our own home-grown food. Our all-natural products of organic vegetables and "more than organic" chicken are a testament to the quality of life available to all. We believe the quality of food in our diet is directly related to our overall life experience.

We are undergoing the organic certification process in 2011, though previously our farming practices have been organic in nature.

Our 4-pound broilers are home grown with care that can't be duplicated in mass production. Following initiation for 2 weeks in the brooder, they are moved to the pasture where they are treated through harvest day to a daily fresh smorgasbord of bugs, various grasses, and legumes. This all-natural environment enhances their health in every way and that quality transfers directly to your table.   No medications, hormones, or chemicals for these birds! Their diet is completed with a 100% organic and balanced grain ration. The hand-processing is done on farm, where the meat is cleaner and less prone to contamination.

Delivery of the fresh-frozen chicken is available, though we encourage on-farm pickup, thereby ensuring 100% freshness and a heightened grower-to-consumer awareness/relationship. Come and shop our organic vegetable garden and visit a while before taking home your farm-fresh chicken.

It is good to know where your food is produced and who is growing it. Thank you for the opportunity to serve you and increase your quality of life just a little!

Swartz Organics, Bernie, 4101 Barnes Road, North Branch MI 48461. (248) 763-6477.
E-mail: swartzorganics@gmail.com.

Uphill Farm is dedicated to raising and selling livestock and poultry that has been raised in an environmentally and animal friendly way. We are proud of the fact that we use no steroids, hormones, growth enhancers or antibiotics in our feeding program. Confinement housing is limited to a cozy hoop house for our layer hens during Michigan's frequently rugged winter weather. Broilers and turkeys are moved to clean grass daily; beef and lambs are rotated based on pasture conditions and are finished on grass. Hogs are fed corn along with their foragings for grass and soil.

We have personally tasted the difference in grassfed meats and are proud to offer these products of superior quality to our customers. Eggs from our pastured hens are available year round. Meats must be pre-ordered. We are adding a produce CSA in 2003 featuring produce raised without chemicals, and many heirloom varieties.

Availability: Broilers (processed on the farm) June through September. Turkeys: November. Beef, hogs and lambs: October through November. Please call. We will be happy to answer your questions!

Uphill Farm, Jeff or Bev Berens, A-5935 136th Avenue, Holland MI 49423. (269) 751-7639.
E-mail: uphillfarm@juno.com

Utopian Marketplace welcomes you to a relaxed, hometown atmosphere offering: wholesome groceries, grass fed beef-chicken-dairy, high quality nutritional supplements, wheat and gluten free products, natural fiber clothing, personal and home care products, fresh organic fruit and vegetable juices, West Michigan local music, a unique variety of locally handmade crafts and fair trade gifts, juice bar and take-out menu, and 81 self-dispensing bulk bins.

Utopian Marketplace, Susan Smith or Bear Yovino, 8832 Water Street, Montague MI 49437. (231) 894-9530.
E-mail: service@utopianmarketplace.com. Website: http://www.utopianmarketplace.com.

Windswept Farm Katahdin Sheep. Our grassfed lambs spend their lives grazing clean, chemical-free pasture. They receive no grain, no growth hormones and no antibiotics. Of course, winter in Michigan means snow-covered pastures, so the ewes get alfalfa hay. Lambs are born in early spring and become interested in feed other than mother's milk just in time for the spring pasture. They spend the warm summer months grazing and are finished by fall.

The meat from our Katahdin lambs is incredibly mild, lean and tender. Dressed weights run between 48 and 65 pounds. Meat is cut and wrapped to your specifications. Local delivery (within 50 miles) can be arranged. For smaller amounts, or for specific cuts, please contact us. Visitors are welcome.

Windswept Farm Katahdin Sheep, 3649 E. Sherwood Road, Williamston MI 48895. (517) 468-2246. E-mail: weaver3@shiatel.tds.net

ZM3 Farm offers a variety of naturally raised, grass fed, free range chickens and eggs.  Our heirloom chicken varieties are sold live. The hybrid chickens can be purchased whole, dressed and vacuum packed or live if desired.

Our grass pastures are clean and chemical free. The chickens are also given a natural, unmedicated soy-free feed.  

The chickens are unvaccinated and do not receive growth hormones or antibiotics.

ZM3 Farm, Mike & Mikann Thompson, 8641 Brooks Road, Brown City MI 48416. (810) 346-2249.
E-mail: ZM3farm@yahoo.com. Website: http://www.geocities.com/ZM3farm