Alberta

Deer Creek Ranch/Sweetgrass Beef. The Gilchrist family of Deer Creek Ranch invites you to enjoy the great taste and superior health benefits of their grass-finished beef. "Historically, our grazing lands have supported vast herds of bison, and our cattle now enjoy the benefit of the very nutritious forage at the foot of the Sweetgrass Hills of southern AB."

Their "quality natural beef," raised and finished on grass, is available in halves and split halves, cut to order. Sausage and jerky are sold as well. Deadline for orders is August 15, and the beef is available in October and November.

Deer Creek Ranch, Neal Gilchrist and Dr. Susan Lea, Box 86, Milk River AB T0K 1M0 (403) 647-2200. E-mail: swtgrass@telusplanet.net

Hoven Farms provides certified organic beef, chicken, turkeys, and eggs. The cattle are raised on pasture year-round with supplementary feed in the winter. All animals have forage available year round. Beef and chicken are available throughout the year. Chickens are offered in the summer (until they sell out) and turkeys can be purchased at Thanksgiving. The animals are available in all sizes from whole carcasses to individual cuts.

Hoven Farms, Peter Hoven, RR 3, Eckville AB T0M 0X0
(800) 311-2333/(403) 746-3072. E-mail: peter@hovenfarms.com Website: www.hovenfarms.com

IFE, Icelandics for Ewe farms Icelandic sheep, a very lean meat with phenomenal flavor. One of the biggest differences in this breed is that there is NO smell in the meat, even in the older sheep (mutton).

All our animals are fed on non-chemical pasture grasses with the winter months on alfalfa hay, along with small amounts of timothy and other grasses mixed. Not one drop of grain is put into these sheep. The lambs reach market weight early on only mother's milk and the pasture she is on until she weans them. The wool is a double coat and can grow to varying lengths. It is not unusual to get 5 to 9 inches or more. There are varying colors to choose from: blacks, moret (brown) greys, spotted, tricolour, etc.

If you would like more information on these original animals, feel free to give us a call for a viewing, or e-mail us with your questions. At this time, we can only sell live animals off the farm, but we can make arrangements to have the animals sent to an arbitor. Again, call for more information.

IFE, Icelandics for Ewe, Debb Peters, Box 1316, Valleyview, AB.  T0H 3N0.  (780) 524-4427. E-mail: debbsfam@telusplanet.net

Koenig Farm (Seven Bro Farms). Dallas Koenig, along with his wife and seven sons are operating a pastured farm north of St. Albert approximately 40 minutes. We currently have chickens, turkeys, geese, ducks, rabbits, pigs, beef and will be producing eggs and carrying goats/sheep for the upcoming season.

We prefer to have 'pre-orders,' however also have 'left overs' from time to time. Our land is wonderfully scenic, with natural waterways and trees along with non-certified organic soil.

We welcome visitors and customers and would be glad to show you around. All we ask is when you come you are respectful to our animals, (and us of course), and we'll be glad to reciprocate.

Koenig Farm, Dallas Koenig, PO Box 144, Clyde AB  T0G 0P0.
(780) 348-5872. E-mail: sevenbro@xplornet.com

Medicine River Luings raises top quality grassfed beef as nature intended. The Luing cattle breed was developed in Scotland to produce high quality, well marbled beef on grass. Our beef is guaranteed free of growth hormones, antibiotics, pesticides, herbicides and feeds containing animal by-products.

Ranching in the beautiful Medicine River valley brings us the responsibility of being custodians of the sensitive riparian areas on our property. Management Intensive Grazing has benefited our seeded pastures and allowed our native / riparian areas to rebound from previous overgrazing. An increasing wildlife population seems to approve of the changes! Our cattle are moved to fresh, quality grass daily throughout the grazing season and in winter are fed a supplementary ration of hay or silage.

To ensure our beef is adequately marbled we only harvest cattle in October. We sell quarter, half, or whole carcases, cut to your specifications, wrapped, frozen and delivered to Calgary, Edmonton or locally. The processing plant can also turn some of your beef into delicious jerky or sausages. We encourage you to order your beef early as we have a limited supply.

Medicine River Luings, Iain or Rowena Aitken, Blacketlees Farm, R.R.4, Rimbey AB T0C 2J0. (403) 843 0094.
E-mail: ieaitken@hotmail.com Website: http://www.luingcattle.com

Muriel Creek Cattle Co is located in the beautiful Lakeland region of Northeastern AB. We are pleased to offer our premium quality, Natural Angus beef. We choose only young, healthy beef (maximum 18 months of age) for our customers. A combination of grass-finishing, genetics, and dry-aging serves to create a tasteful and healthy eating experience.

Our natural beef is free of antibiotics, growth hormones, or other chemicals, and we do not use feed containing animal by-products. The beef graze throughout the summer and fall and are given supplementary, home-grown feed during the winter months. Natural and man-made shelters are accessible to the animals during inclement weather. Our beef cattle are not confined to pens and only low-stress handling techniques are used when working with them.

Our natural beef is available from June to October. It is custom cut and packaged according to your specifications at a government-inspected abattoir. Our beef can be purchased by the quarter, half, or smaller quantities to suit your needs. Information packages are available, and we welcome inquiries or visitors.

Muriel Creek Cattle Co., Greg and Tina Sawchuk, PO Box 321, Ardmore AB  T0A 0B0. (780) 812-2561. E-mail: bunkyfam@telusplanet.net

Natures Way Farm is a holistic-managed, ecological, organic grass-based farm located near Peace River in northern Alberta, Canada. We raise grass fed cattle and sheep, and we grow alfalfa seed and hay.

A combination of grass finishing genetics and grazing management allows us to offer some of the most tasty and nutritious beef and lamb. Our farm is certified organic and we strive to build healthy mineral balanced soils that feed healthy diverse pastures.

Our humane animal husbandry practices include spring/summer calving and lambing on grass, low-stress handling, and natural weaning.

We offer grass fed beef and lamb for sale from August - October. Orders are taken throughout the year. Our beef and lamb is custom cut and packaged to your specifications at a local abattoir.

Natures Way Farm, Peter Lundgard, Box 1258, Grimshaw AB T0H 1W0. (780) 338-2934. E-mail: plundgard@telus.net.

Pine Terra Farm is one of few "virgin" certified organic farms. Located thirty miles west of Edmonton AB, the Phillips family has sustained a chemical-free farm and utilized methods to protect the ecosystem since 1937.

Thirty years ago, Pine Terra purchased their basic herd of 50 Angus cows, and now have 310 certified organic cattle. They are treated in a humane, low-stress manner and roam freely in lush pastures. All their feed is 100-percent certified organic. We operate the farm in compliance with strict OCIA standards (third party inspection) to ensure our customers that we have never used growth hormones, antibiotics, or animal by-product feed. Chemical pesticides, fertilizers, and herbicides have never been applied to our land.

Our cattle are grassfed, which is also better for the animal, the environment, and your health. Pine Terra Beef is processed at its peak, dry-aged for full flavor, and is nutritious lean beef that tastes great!

Pine Terra Farm currently supplies beef to a few stores and offers to their clientele halves of beef and split halves. You will be given a TCA when you receive your order to guarantee that it is OCIA Certified Organic.

Pine Terra Farm, Louise or Nadine, Box 353, Onoway AB  T0E 1V0.
( 780) 967-3012. E-mail: pineterrafarm@interbaun.com

Prairie Wool Organics, Ltd. specializes in raising organic pastured beef and poultry, as well as eggs from organic, free-range chickens. "Our animals are free of pesticides, synthetic hormones, and antibiotics."

The finished beef and poultry are available year round, subject to supply. The eggs are available year round.

The animals are sold directly off of the farm. The organic beef is sold by the hanging weight and can be sold by the whole, half or quarter. The organic poultry is sold whole, either fresh or frozen. Shipping can be arranged.

"We are a three-generation farming operation, now with organic certification. The principles we use to raise our animals are based on the humane, low-stress treatment of animals. During the winter months, the cattle are fed organically grown hay and grains, and the poultry diet consists of organic grain ration."

Prairie Wool Organics, Ltd., Katherine Griebel, PO Box 426, Castor AB T0C 0X0. (403) 882-2444. E-mail: krstahr@telusplanet.net

Sunworks Farm offers pastured poultry from chickens that forage on organically certified pasture. The birds are not given any drugs and there are no chemical additives, animal by-products or hormones in their feed.

"We at Sunworks Farm base our farming decisions on holistic principles. . . Our grazing practices promote preservation of wildlife habitat. We are predator friendly, using llamas to keep predators at bay."

Sunworks Farm, Box 55, Armena AB  T0B 0G0. To order, call toll free (877) 393-3133 or 672-9799. E-mail: sunworks@telusplanet.net

British Columbia

Big Bear Ranch, located near Horsefly in the beautiful Cariboo Region of Central BC, is family owned and operated. We are certified organic by PACS, but our understanding of organic includes more than what can be regulated.

We believe in the importance of a holistic balance between land, animals and people. This starts with naturally fertile soil to grow a variety of healthy plants, which our animals graze to provide us with nutritious and great tasting meat. An organic place has to achieve sustainability through biodiversity in the landscape, in the plants and crops and in the species raised.

We don’t feed grain to ruminants and grass finish our beef with a rotational grazing system

Our humane animal husbandry includes low stress handling techniques and grazing on big pastures. We want the animals to be able to live as close as possible to Mother Nature’s plan: cows calve on green grass, pigs grow up in large pastures with trees and wallows, chicken and turkeys are truly raised free range and horses roam on big meadows.

We sell grass fed beef and pasture raised pork as a whole as well as in halves, quarters, and by the cut. Ground beef, European style Bratwurst and pet food are also available.

Broadbreasted Bronze Turkeys are available in fall, but have to be preordered.

Feel free to visit us at the ranch or have a look at our website.

Big Bear Ranch, Rainer and Gigi Krumsiek, Box 128, Horsefly BC
V0L 1L0, (250) 620-3393. Fax: (250) 620-3393.
E-mail: info@bigbearranch.com.
Website: http://www.bigbearranch.com

Celista Springs Ranch is located in the sunny Shuswap region of the southern interior of British Columbia. A combination of Genetics, Grass finishing, Low stress handling, and Dry aging enable us to offer premium quality Grass Fed beef, pork, and lamb to our clients.

All products are raised without the use of growth hormones, antibiotics, and animal by products as well as processed at a government inspected facility. Products are available in whole, 1/2, 1/4 and custom pack quantities. Contact us for a catalogue.

Celista Springs Ranch, Doug and Marlene Fenton, Box 60, 5067 Line 17 Road, Celista BC  V0E 1L0. (250) 955-0959.
E-mail: mfenton@celistaspringsranch.com
Website: http://www.celistaspringsranch.com

Cowichan Bay Farm is a family farm that has been providing Vancouver Island and beyond with wholesome poultry, meat, and eggs for 90 years. To begin enjoying the health and flavour benefits of grass and pasture-raised chicken, meat, and eggs, contact us at 250-746-7884. Our exceptional chicken has been recognized by the west coast publication Epicure & Travel, the radio program "Food for Thought" and by numerous distinguished chefs. Our pasture-raised poultry is available whole, in parts, smoked, as sausage (4 kinds) and as mince. Purchases can be made at the farm. We also deliver to Victoria.

Cowichan Bay Farm, Lyle Young, 1560 Cowichan Bay Road, RR1 Cowichan Bay, Vancouver Island BC V0R 1N0
E-mail: farmer@cowichanbayfarm.com  
Website: http://www.cowichanbayfarm.com

Fairburn Farm—Cowichan Water Buffalo Dairy. Our water buffalo thrive on grass and haylage from our own property. During the 110-year history of Fairburn Farm, no pesticides or herbicides have been used on the land. No hormones or antibiotics are used in the farming of our animals. Limited milk products should be available in the fall of 2004. Fairburn Farm has the only purebred herd of Bulgarian Murrah, the dairy water buffalo, in North America. Five percent of the world milk production is from water buffalo, although the volume per female is less than cows. As the herd increases, mozarella di bufala will be produced locally.

Water buffalo meat products include a variety of sausages including salami, pepperoni, bratwurst, plus mince for burgers, roast, and steaks. Recipes are available. Water buffalo is pasture-raised and a naturally lean meat, mild flavored, low in cholesterol, and high in minerals. At the moment, all products are available farm gate.

Fairburn Farm offers farm stays and May to September Afternoon Teas on Sunday afternoons, by reservation. Come and meet the water buffalo.

Fairburn Farm, Darrel and Anthea Archer, 3310 Jackson Road, Duncan BC  V9L 6N7. (250) 746-4637 Fax: (250) 746-4317. E-mail: info@fairburnfarm.bc.ca  Website: http://www.fairburnfarm.bc.ca

Family Farm Natural Meats Ltd. is a small family farm in the heart of the Cariboo, British Columbia, Canada. We offer grass-fed beef, pasture raised pork and lamb, free-range turkeys and chickens.

Everything is available in October, as long as supplies last. We have a variety of pre-packed boxes ranging from 20 to 80 pounds, as well as bulk sales. For those who like bulk prices but have small freezers, we offer a 40-pound box delivered every month for a year. Call or visit us online to pre-order. We ship year-round within British Columbia.

We farm by natural principles. No antibiotics, growth hormones, or feed with animal by-products. Our animals are fed species-appropriate diets and are allowed to roam as nature intended, not confined to a cage or barn. Animals raised this way are healthier, happier and leaner. Healthy meat can only come from healthy animals. We raise food that everyone can have confidence in.

Family Farm Natural Meats Ltd., Tina Johnson, Box 61, Forest Grove, BC. V0K 1M0. (250) 397-2547.
E-mail: info@familyfarmnaturalmeats.com.
Website: http://www.familyfarmnaturalmeats.com.

Fir Hill Farm is a sustainable heritage farm located in the beautiful Gulf Islands of BC, between Victoria and Vancouver. We raise our livestock sustainably and naturally on grass like nature intended. 

Our beef and lamb are finished on grass, and we also have heritage turkeys and free-range chickens and eggs.

We sell from MacDonald Farm Store (4415 Bedwell Harbour Rd, Pender Island, BC), a farmer’s cooperative located in a heritage house. They also house a farm equipment museum and have lambs, chickens and horses for visitors to enjoy. MacDonald Farm Store also has our wool products (socks, pillows, comforters, yarn) and in-season produce.

Fir Hill Farm, Barbara Johnstone Grimmer, 2310 Grimmer Road, Pender Island, BC V0N 2M1. (250) 629-3817. E-mail: firhill@gulfislands.com.

Gort’s Gouda Cheese Farm opened its doors in 1983. At first we made Gouda Cheese and Quark. Quark is a soft German style cream cheese.  As the years passed, we expanded into making Spiced Gouda, Quaso de Prato, Maasdammer, Feta cheese and yogurt. 

We take pride in the fact that twenty years later our artisan cheese is Certified Organic (by the Pacific Agriculture Certification Society) and is delivered to a variety of locations in the Shuswap, Okanagan, and the lower mainland of British Columbia.  Our cheese is also shipped throughout the rest of Canada via Canada Post. (See our website to order on line)

All our products are Certified Organic, but what makes our dairy products so special is that the milk comes from our very own Grass-fed Milking Shorthorns and Brown Swiss cows.  The cows get 3 to 6 times more nutrients from grass, than milk from grain fed cows.  The major fats present in Grass-fed cows milk are Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) and Omega-3 Fatty Acids.  These are considered to be good Fats.  Our cows are on Pasture from May until October. They are supplemented with Organic Hay the rest of the year.

Customers are encouraged to come visit our Family Farm, roam around and visit our cows and calves, sample our products  or sit in our picnic area and enjoy a cup of Organic coffee and a piece of cheesecake or yogurt smoothie made with our own products in our kitchen. 

Coming Soon Gort's’ Cheese non-homogenized Grass-fed Organic milk sold in 2lt reusable glass bottles.

Gort's Gouda Cheese Farm, Yolanda Gort-Tiller and Gary and Kathy Wikkerink, 1470-50th Street SW, Salmon Arm BC V1E 3B5.
(250) 832-4274. E-mail: gorts@gortsgoudacheese.bc.ca or gort@sunwave.net. Website: http://www.gorts goudacheese.bc.ca.

Dave & Pat Griffith have a family-based business raising chickens, turkeys, pigs, cattle, and goats. All of the animals are raised on pasture and are not fed any hormones, pesticides, herbicides, or medicated feed.

Chickens are available from July 1st to October 5th (whole birds only). Turkeys are sold in October. Pork and beef are available year round in halves or whole carcasses. (Beef is also available as hamburger by the pound.) Goat is available in whole carcasses.

Dave and Pat Griffith, Box 1942, Vanderhoof BC V0J 3A0.
(250) 567-2860 E-mail: ebus292@uniserve.com

K & M Farms raises turkeys and chickens like your grandmother did—the natural way. Outdoors, on pasture, with no antibiotics, growth hormones, or meat by products. They are supplemented with a grain diet while they forage in the pasture.

Fresh pasture raised turkeys are available the week before Thanksgiving and the week before Christmas. Turkeys weigh 14–16 pounds or 21–24 pounds. Heavy roasting chickens (5–8 pounds) are available fresh in June and September. Frozen chicken is available throughout the year as supply lasts.

Check our website for pictures and current prices.

K & M Farms, Mark Robbins, 28494 Maclure Road, Abbotsford BC V4X 1L4. (604) 857-8912. Fax: (604) 857-8916. E-mail: kmfarms@shaw.ca.
Website: http://www.kmfarms.blogspot.com

Laughing Valley is "dedicated to producing and supplying the most natural foods possible" and fostering "the restoration of natural fertility processes through biodiversity and no-till farming."

In keeping with a Paleolithic or "instinctual" diet, no preservation is used other than drying at low temperatures. Products available include pemmican (made from shredded dry beef, fat, and wild berries), and dried beef, lamb, chicken, and wild salmon. Stocks are very limited, "so show your interest in advance."

Laughing Valley, Jean-Claude Catry, 115 Forest Ridge Road, Salt Spring Island BC  V8K 1W4. (250) 653-9122.
E-mail: instinct@saltspring.com

Morningstar Farm and Little Qualicum Cheeseworks are situated on a beautiful 68 heritage farm just minutes from downtown Qualicum Beach and Parksville.

We have a herd of about 60 dairy cows that we milk morning and evening. During the day, when the pastures are drier, our girls are happily grazing while our cheese makers are processing that day's milk into one of our award winning cheeses! They graze on our farm (weather permitting) and we supplement with alfalfa. We feed our cows approximately 8 pounds of grain per day.

You can watch them make cheese from one of our viewing windows. Come for a self guided tour or an organized group tour which includes a hay ride (weather permitting), informative stations around the farm and cheese tasting in our farm gate store. Our store has our own home-grown pork and beef, free range eggs and lots of other farmy souvenirs. If you let us know a little further in advance, we could organize a party for you. Big or small, casual or out-door dining out on the front lawn, under the willow, down by the pond...sound peaceful?

Our hours of business are:
March 1st - June 30th (Mon-Sat): 9 - 5 PM (parties can stay longer!)
July 1st - August 31st (Mon-Sun): 9 - 6 PM
September 1st - December 31st (Mon-Sat): 9 - 5 PM

We are the only farm in British Columbia that is SPCA certified. We believe that our cheese tastes the best if we feed our cows the best. You can find us at Thrifty's Foods, Edible Island, Whole Foods, Naked Naturals, and other fine delis and health conscious stores in B.C.

Morningstar Farm / Little Qualicum Cheeseworks, Lori Palmier, office manager, or Clarke Gourlay, owner, 403 Lowry's Road, Parksville BC  V9P 2B5, Canada. (877) 248-4353 or (250) 954-3931.
E-mail: cheese@island.net. Website: http://www.cheeseworks.ca.

Natural Pastures Cheese Company—Award Winning Producers of Specialty Cheeses.

Taste Natural Pastures luscious artisan cheeses, all hand-made under the guidance of our Swiss Master Cheesemaker. We only use milk pure & fresh from our Heritage Dairy Farms, on Vancouver Island. You’re invited to savour the delicious “terroir” from these rare, privileged, coastal valley environments.

The Smith family of Beaver Meadow Farms turned to cheesemaking in 2001 and their sustainable, world-class standards have already produced a range of cheeses receiving renowned world and national awards. Natural Pastures’ traditional artisan procedures and aging take time, with attentive, professional care at our federally inspected (CFIA) facility located in the city of Courtenay.

Environmental Stewardship: We use only fresh milk produced on our selected Farms, which practice sustainable farming and animal stewardship. These Heritage Dairy Farms are committed to environmental sustainability, and the natural wildlife habitat has been enhanced. Our enhanced stream habitats raise thousands of wild Coho Salmon each year.

When you taste Natural Pastures cheeses you’ll experience the delicious reasons for their 28 prestigious national and international awards. You’re invited to savour pure winners! —Edgar Smith President

For information about all cheeses and where to buy, visit our website. Natural Pastures has an established distribution network throughout Western Canada; orders are also couriered Canada-wide.

Natural Pastures Cheese Company, Edgar Smith, President, 635 McPhee Avenue, Courtenay, BC. V9N 2Z7. (250) 334-4422.
E-mail: cheese@naturalpastures.com.
Website: http://www.naturalpastures.com.

Pasture to Plate is about providing meat that is good for you through happy livestock, abundant wildlife, happy people in a healthy environment, from our family to you and your family.

Our cattle are handled by low stress methods. Our mature grass-finished animals are not treated with antibiotics, chemical parasite control products, or growth promoting implants. No grain or animal by-products are fed to any of our ruminant animals.

Pastures are free of herbicides, pesticides, or artificial fertilizers—the first step to ensuring that the meat you buy from us is a good choice.

Predation of our livestock is discouraged with the help of guardian dogs. All meat is provincially inspected. Beef is aged 21 to 30 days. Our meat is sold fresh-frozen and available year-round. Pricing F.O.B. Williams Lake, BC. Special cuts and pet food available upon request.

Meet us at the annual farmers' markets during Vancouver market season. We also offer by mail order a 50-pound boxed selection of frozen meat to be shipped to your home! Please visit us at our website.

Pasture to Plate, Jasmin and Felix Schellenberg, Box 88, Alexis Creek BC V0L 1A0 (250) 394-4410. E-mail: grassfed@pasture-to-plate.com Website: http://www.pasture-to-plate.com

Phil's Farm has been raising pastured poultry in strict adherence to the "Salatin method" since 1998.

Chicks arrive at the farm one day old, and from then on I control everything they eat. Just as important, I control what they do not eat, such as no hormones and no antibiotics. After 21 days in the brooder, my chicks are feathered up and ready to move to pasture. This results in a superior tasting, humanely raised chicken.

I sell everything I grow at my farm, including blueberries and raspberries. The best way to contact me is by phone, also check out my website.

Phil's Farm, Phil Christensen, 6080 Oldfield Road, Victoria BC V9E 2J4. (250) 652-2264. Website: http://www.philsfarm.ca.

Vale Farms is a multi-generational family owned and operated farm in the Okanagan Valley. We strive to provide our customers with a choice of quality farm products while cultivating a holistic balance between land, animals, and people.  We have organic certification with OCIA and PACS, and we have SCPA certification since 2005.

Vale Farms Grassroots Ltd. offers certified organic Beef and Lamb, which are grass-finished (100% grass-fed and finished on fresh standing grass) and processed at a provincially inspected facility. They are free from: added growth hormones, animal by-products, antibiotics, grain and GMO feeds, pesticides and herbicides, and synthetic fertilizers. Our farming practices involve environmental projects, community support, sustainable agriculture and nutrition advocacy. Our humane animal husbandry practices include Low-Stress Livestock Handling techniques and spring/summer calving and lambing.

We offer individual cuts, variety packs, and bulk orders, as well as pet food. Our products are available from our farm, the farmer's markets and select retail stores in the Okanagan, and through our distributor in Vancouver. We also offer other seasonal certified organic meats (chicken, pork, etc.), as well as certified organic Garlic and Sea Buckthorn Berry products.

Check out our website for selection and prices.

Vale Farms Grassroots Ltd., 106 Dure Meadow Road, Lumby BC V0E 2G7. (250) 547-2382. Toll Free: 1-866-567-2300 (in BC only).
E-mail: valefarms@telus.net  Website: http://www.valefarms.com

Manitoba

Glenlochar Grass-Finished Beef is great tasting and good for you. Our beef is produced on high quality pasture for most of the year and on high quality grass-alfalfa forage in winter time. It is free of antibiotics and growth hormones.

Processing is done at a government inspected facility where the beef is tenderized by hanging for 21 days. Quality of your eating experience is important to us and we strive to produce a well-finished product. It is available at the end of pasture season (while supplies last) in halves, split halves, or smaller variety packages for first time buyers.

Glenlochar Grass-Finished Beef, Don & Sandra Armitage, Box 40, Miniota MB R0M 1M0.  (204) 567-3770 E-mail: glenlochar@mts.net.
Website: http://www.glenlochar.ca/

Harborside Farm raises and sells beef, pork, chicken, turkey, and goat all on pasture.

We have beef ready in the fall, 3 pigs a week, 900 chickens and 100 turkeys in the fall. All of our products can be purchased through the farm. We can also cut and wrap all the products that we sell and make a variety of quality sausage. We use government inspected abbattoirs to ensure a safe product.

As a young family we worry a lot about the food our kids eat, so in turn we do our very best to raise a natural, quality product that we are proud to feed our family. No hormones are used, all the animals are cared for humanely. We were one of the first farms in Manitoba to be Certified by the Winnipeg Humane Society.

Making a living right off the farm is so extremely difficult for young farmers. That is why we as a family are committed to try and do something different to change that. Marketing directly to the consumer allows us to maintain a connection with the families that we supply and keep a sustainable business.

Harborside Farm, Clinton or Pamela Cavers, Box 45, Pilot Mound, MB R0G 1P0. (204) 825-2465. cpcavers@goinet.ca.
Website: http://www.harborsidefarms.com.

McDonald Farm is a family owned and operated farm near Cartwright in southwestern Manitoba. We have been using Holistic Management to make decisions that benefit our land, our animals, and ourselves for almost 15 years.

We offer pastured pork from Berkshire pigs, an heirloom breed renowned for the exceptional taste and texture of their meat. We also have gourmet grass-fed lamb and beef available from animals that have been genetically selected for tenderness and flavor.

For many years now we have been enjoying these premium pork, beef and lamb products from our locally adapted animals which have grazed on our abundant pastures. All of our animals are born and raised on pasture and rotated through our paddocks year round with access to fresh water and lush, green grass. None of our animals have been exposed to any antibiotics, hormones, or unsanitary housing. We replicate nature and harvest the excess that nature provides in an ethical, humane way, always putting foremost the animal's health and comfort.

To purchase the best meat that you have ever tasted, please contact us and come see the happiest animals in the world as they live in our pastures, enjoying the lush grass and fresh air.

Our products are also served at the Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg, MB, Canada.

McDonald Farm, Wayne McDonald, Box 444, Cartwright MB  R0K 0L0. (204) 529-2633. E-mail: mcdonald_farm@yahoo.ca.
Website: http://www.mcdonaldfarm.ca

Mother Nature's Beef "raises the beef cattle to suit what the final customer requires." You can specify if you want antibiotics withheld, whether the animals are finished on grain or grass, and the age and breed (within limits) of the animal. Most of the cattle are sold at about 850 pounds. Shipping is available.

Mother Nature's Beef, Ml. Masserini, PO Box 34, Lake Francis MB R0C 1T0. (204) 383-5828. E-mail: ml.masserini@wanadoo.fr

Poplar Glen Organic Farm is a small family farm located near Dauphin in north-western Manitoba. We raise certified organic beef, pork and poultry and are certified by OPAM (Organic Producers Association of Manitoba). Our grass fed animals produce meat that is flavourful, healthy and free of pesticides and antibiotics.

Frozen beef and pork are available in 25-pound boxes of assorted cuts. Frozen roasting chickens (5 to 6 pound average) are available in August or September. Turkeys (12 to 15 pounds) are available for Thanksgiving.

Products can be picked up at the farm. We occasionally deliver to Winnipeg as supplies allow.

Call us to order. A complete listing of products and prices is available at our website.

Poplar Glen Organic Farm, Doug and Kathy Storey, RR 1, Grandview, MB  R0L 0Y0. (204) 546-2099. E-mail: poplar2@mts.net. 
Website: http://www.mts.net/~poplar2

New Brunswick

At Circle "S" Farm we have a mixed farming operation where we try to work with nature in the raising of crops and animals. Our beef cattle are certified organic and are totally grass fed with our own certified organic pasture, hay and silage. We also have pastured pork and poultry which are not certified organic. We feed non-organic grain at the moment which has no antibiotics and is non GMO. Since grain makes up the lions share of the diet for both the pigs and chickens, the purchase of organic feed would push the price higher than most would be willing to pay. We give no growth hormones to our animals and all are healthy and happy.

We prefer selling the beef by the side or quarter, the pork by the side and the poultry whole. We also have certified organic potatoes, rutabagas (turnip), and raspberries in season.

If you would like to come for a farm visit, have any questions about our farming operation, or are interested in price or availability of product, please feel free to contact us.

Wayne or Dilys Sabine, Circle "S" Farm, 75 South Tilley Road, Tilley NB E7H 4X8. (506) 273-3122, dwsabine@nb.sympatico.ca.

At Triple F Farm, we have a mixed farm, raising everything organically, but not certified, so we can pass on the savings to the consumer. We have organically raised grassfed beef for sale by the side, quarter, or 25 or 16 pound box. Freezer lamb is available by the side.

Shipping arrangements can be worked out. Pricing for beef at the farm: Half beef is $3.50 a pound. Quarter is $3.75 pound. Call for more information.

Triple F Farm, Bill or Joan Flemming, 718 Union Corner Road, Union Corner NB E7N 268. (506) 277-6570 E-mail: jbflem@nb.sympatico.ca

Nova Scotia

Getaway Farm is home to Lance Bishop and Marina Myra and their two young children Maeve and Cohen. Committed to pasture land sustainability and healthy local food systems, we’re trying to live and work in harmony with the creatures and plants that share our land.

At Getaway Farm we raise grass-fed Galloway beef, grass-fed North Country Cheviot lamb, pasture-raised Tamworth and Berkshire pork, and pasture-raised chicken and turkey. Our farm is located in Baxter's Harbour, Nova Scotia, rising from the pristine shores of the Bay of Fundy, to the top of the North Mountain, which borders the Annapolis Valley. We've been certified organic since 2005, and we strive to maximize the proportion of fresh grass and clover forage in the diet of our animals.

We service a number of local restaurants (Paddy's Brew Pub, Wolfville and Kentville, Just Us Coffee Cafe, Grand Pre, The Wooden Monkey, Halifax, Fid, Halifax), retailers (Village Market, Upper Tantallon, Rising Sun Natural Foods, Berwick, Planet Organic, Halifax, Homegrown Organic Foods, Halifax), and farmers markets (Wolfville Farmers' Market and Halifax Farmers Market, every Saturday morning all year long). Our specialty is providing convenient custom value boxes, which are delivered every Friday to the Halifax area and Mainland Nova Scotia. Call or email us this week for delivery next week!

Getaway Farm, Lance bishop, 8 Old Baxters Mill Road, RR#5, Canning Nova Scotia B0P 1H0 Canada. (902) 582-1208.
E-mail: lance@getawayfarm.ca.
Website: http://www.getawayfarm.ca.

Ontario

4Ponds Farm is where the Probst Family maintains a purebred herd of Scottish Highland cattle. They are grass-fed and naturally raised without hormones, antibiotics or pesticides. This breed is very well adapted and has been kept true to form since recorded history, never loosing their ability to thrive on grass alone. Furthermore, studies show that Highland beef is lower in fat and cholesterol and higher in protein and iron than other beef. The result is richly flavoured and well-marbled beef.

Our beef is dry aged for 21 days and is cut and wrapped to your specifications by the half, and is picked up locally in the Cambridge area. Our animals are generally 18 months old or younger and the sides weigh from 175 to 275 lbs. The animals are available in the fall after the pasture season. We do take orders all year long due to a limited supply. Sometimes we have a half available from our freezer as well as hamburger by the pound all year long.

Occasionally we have whole frozen Muscovy ducks, raised free range where they get a significant part of their diet from insects and grass.

4Ponds Farm, Fred and Anne Probst, RR#1, Drumbo Ontario N0J 1G0.
(519) 463-5335. E-mail: probst@porchlight.ca.

Back to Nature Beef is finished on certified organic pasture. These grass-fed animals do not receive growth promoting hormones or antibiotics. Our feed is free of pesticides and GMOs. During the winter months the animals eat a biologically appropriate diet of hay, whole plant forages, and freshly ground flax, which helps to maintain levels of healthy fats.

Our beef is dry aged as a whole side for 21 days for superior taste, tenderness, and nutrition. We sell our beef frozen as individual cuts and take orders for sides and quarters.

We ship our beef by courier in Southwestern Ontario from Windsor to the Greater Toronto Area, and from Goderich to Niagara Falls. 

For more information, please visit our website, e-mail us, or call our toll-free number: (866) 93-GRASS (4-7277).

Kerr Farms Limited, Robert Kerr, 309 Indian Creek Road E, Chatham Ontario  N7M 5J6 (519) 352-5567.
Farm Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 AM to 5:30 PM.
E-mail: info@backtonaturebeef.com  
Website: http://www.backtonaturebeef.com

Beaver Vale Farms is a family run operation that has been in our family since 1849. We are dedicated to providing our customers with high quality Grass Fed Beef.

Our cattle are exclusively pasture fed and in the winter eat hay and haylage. Our animals receive no antibiotics, growth hormones or GMO’s. Our pastures receive no pesticides or chemical fertilizers.

The animals are processed locally at a provincially inspected abattoir and are dry aged for 21 days for superior flavour and tenderness. We sell meat in quarters, halves, whole and smaller family packs.

We are located 30 minutes north of Toronto and would welcome your visit, but please call ahead.

Beaver Vale Farms, Craig and Wenda Lea Wilcox, 4736 8th Line RR#1, Beeton Ontario  L0G 1A0. (905) 775-7639.
E-mail: cwilcox@interhop.net. Website: http://www.BeaverVale.ca

Beretta Organic Farms is a family run farm business committed to providing certified organic and naturally raised meats to people who are concerned not only about what they eat but also about the health and well being of the earth.

On our farms we use No chemicals, genetically modified organisms, or artificial fertilizers in our cropping. Our animals are free from antibiotics, growth promoters, they are never used in the raising of our livestock.

We are proud to offer a unique product of "Grass Only Beef," the beef are raised entirely on grass. The cattle grown for the "Grass Only Beef" have the distinction of never having eaten anything other than forages (pasture grasses and hay). This exceptional product comes from cattle raised their whole lives on grass and hay, never having even tasted grain.

Beretta offers retail and wholesale delivery in the province of Ontario. Our website offers our clients an easy way to find information on our farm and products. Clients can also order online for their weekly deliveries.

Beretta Organic Farms Inc., Cynthia Beretta, 4400 15th Sd Road, King City, Ontario L7B 1K4. (416) 674-5609.
E-mail: thefarm@berettaorganics.com.
Website: http://www.berettaorganics.com

Century Game Park has been a family farm since 1837, five generations taking a diversified approach to farming. Inspired by a book called "Grassland" by Richard Manning, we believe that the bison and elk can provide an abundance of food naturally raised for taste and tenderness.

A holistic approach to farming allows us to utilize the grassland to its highest potential and bring forth a harvest of quality meat products that everyone can enjoy.

Not only do the bison produce fine food, but leather products as well such as gloves and moccasins. Tours of the farm are available from May 24th until October 31st.

Enjoy a trip through the herds as calves frolic and play. Bring buffalo back home to your table tonight. Encourage the rebuilding of the original cattle by enjoying them.

Century Game Park, Rod Potter, RR 1, Warkworth Ontario  K0K 3K0
(705) 924-3019. E-mail: bison@centurygamepark.com    
Website: http://www.centurygamepark.com

Elm Tree Farm started out raising a few animals for their own consumption, "so we knew what we were eating. We have now grown a bit, but you have to order early. Our Highland beef is low in cholesterol and very tender, and it has no hormones, antibiotics, or additives."

The beef is available in the fall, and occasionally in the summer. Lamb is available in the fall. All the meat can be picked up at the farm.

Elm Tree Farm, Andreas Haelssig, Burnstown Ontario K0J 1G0
(613) 432-5893. E-mail: khaelssig@on.aibn.com   
Website: http://www.geocities.com/arkankennel/farm.htm

Heartland Farms is "in the business of letting grass turn sunlight into protein." Finishing our cattle exclusively on pasture insures tender beef with a superior nutritional profile. Orders taken throughout the year, but most beef is available in the fall in boxes of 20, 40, and 60 pounds, as well as the more traditional sides and quarters. Some boxes are available in mid-summer. Individual cuts for sale from June to October at Carp Farmers' Market, Saturdays 8 to 1.

The farm also offers seasonal sales of chevron, milk and meadow veal and free-range pastured eggs. The Scott family is committed to sustainable farming and natural food—no hormones, antibiotics, chemicals or additives. The farm is 45 minutes west of central Ottawa. A newsletter is available for the asking or check out our website.

Heartland Farms, John and Josie Scott, RR 3, Pakenham Ontario K0A 2X0. (613) 623-9878. E-mail:jscott@heartland-farms.com
Website: http://www.heartland-farms.com

Hillview Farm Grass Roots Beef is raised on the 100 rolling acres of the family-owned Hillview Farm in southwestern Ontario.

Dennis Starkey, owner and operator, is a newbie to the ranching business, having purchased the farm in 1996 after a career in education. Stockman Grassfarmer publisher and "grass guru" Allan Nation claims that the unfair advantage of such newbies is that they don't have to unlearn all the commonly held wisdom of the last several generations of livestock farmers.

The purebred, registered Canadian Grass Roots Galloway cattle are fed only grass and then the beef is dry-aged for 21 days to maximize the nutritional, flavour, and tenderness benefits. No grain, corn, antibiotics or animal by-products are fed; no hormones are used. Farm-grown hay is fed at the new open-sided barn during the winter.

Local lifelong farmers have commented about Hillview Farm, "You must be doing something right, it's green like a farm again." I know nothing other than low stress management of cattle. They come running when I call, hoping for new grass and a scratch. They drink water from the same well that we do, which is pumped out to each of the paddocks.

We produced our first beef in the fall of 2002 and it was gone in 2 weeks. We will take orders year round, but we only have beef available cut, wrapped and frozen in quarters in the fall. Customers will be invited to pick up their order at the annual Harvest Celebrations at the farm.

Hillview Farm, Dennis Starkey, 263836 Southgate Road 26, RR 4, Durham Ontario  N0G 1R0. (519) 369-6966. Fax: (519) 369-5700.
E-mail: dennstar@sympatico.ca 
Website: http://www.grassrootsbeef.com

Hungry Hollow Organics offers both free-range chickens and organic beef. "Our customers find our products tender and tasty, as well as having the nutritional benefits of grazing animals." The farm is organically certified. The beef comes in 20 and 40# variety packs or by the quarter or half. The chickens are packaged whole. The beef is available year round and the chicken while quantities last.

The beef is available at the farm or in the town of London at Bellemere's Farm Market, Chris's Country Cuts (located in the Covenant Garden Market) or Sullivan's Meat Market. The chicken is available on the farm, only. "We deliver when possible or ship through refrigerated trucking. You are welcome to come and see our farm and pick up your order."

Hungry Hollow Organics, RR 2, Parkhill, Ontario N0M 2K0. (519) 232-9458.
E-mail: hhorganics@execulink.com

Saugeen River Farm: "Respecting the land and all living things for superior tasting products"™

Saugeen River Farm, Gayl Creutzberg, PO Box 39, Paisley Ontario N0G 2N0. (519) 363-LAMB (5262). Fax: (519) 363-9411.
E-mail: gayl@saugeencountrylamb.com
Website: http://www.saugeencountrylamb.com

The Stoddart Family Farm is a certified organic producer of organic meats, grains and vegetables in the Kawartha Lakes region of Ontario.  We offer pasture-raised beef, lamb, chicken, duck, turkey, wild turkey, guinea hen (pintade), chicken eggs and duck eggs. 

We are home to the only herd of Ancient White Park cattle in Canada.  This globally endangered breed traces its history to pre-Roman times in the British Isles. It produces an excellent carcass on pasture with its fine textured meat. Our primary focus is increasing the numbers of this breed but we have beef available sporadically depending on the number of male calves born each year. 

All of our meat is processed in a government inspected facility and our beef is dry-aged for a minimum of 21 days to ensure optimum tenderness.
Our pastures and our production methods are certified organic by Organic Crop Producers and Processors (OCPP) meaning that we do not use any synthetic pesticides or fertilizers on our pastures and our animals receive no antibiotics, hormones or pesticides.

Visit us at the Wychwood Barns or Brickworks farmers’ markets in Toronto on Saturdays or inquire about our product through our website.

The Stoddart Family Farm, Harry Stoddart, 1315 Zion Road, RR No. 2, Little Britain ON. K0M 2C0. (705) 786-7705. E-mail: farm@stoddart.ca. Website: http://www.stoddart.ca.  ____________________________________________________

Twin Creeks Farm and Garden is the farm of Gerald and Shari-Lynn te Velde and boys, Ian, Joshua, Lukas, Aaron, and Seth. We use organic and sustainable growing methods and our farm and our produce is "Certified Naturally Grown"(http://www.naturallygrown.org/ ).   All livestock, hay, grains and vegetables grown at Twin Creeks are primarily heritage breeds and varieties with absolutely NO pesticides, chemical fertilizers, hormones, or GMO technology.

We offer grass fed beef (no grain), grass fed lamb (no grain), grass-fed pork (supplemented with our naturally grown grain and milk from our grass fed cows), eggs from our grass-fed chickens, and grass-fed chicken and turkey (supplemented with our naturally grown grain).

Our beef, lamb, and pork are available by the cut, primarily vacuum packed, and in small quantities. Our grass-fed chicken, turkey and eggs are currently available in limited quantities directly from our farm only, due to provincial marketing board regulations.

All produce are available at our farm from Monday–Saturday. Please call for the availability of all our products and to make sure we are available. 

We also sell our produce at 3 farmer's markets: Meaford, Collingwood, and Trinity Bellwoods (Toronto). Visit our website for more information.  

Twin Creeks Farm and Garden, Gerald and Shari-Lynn te Velde, 205045 Highway #26, RR 8, Owen Sound, Ontario, N4K 5W4. (519) 538-4704.
E-mail: support@twincreeksfarm.ca.
Website: http://www.twincreeksfarm.ca

Webers' Pasture Farm has a goal of producing the highest quality food for our customers without chemicals, hormones, medications, or genetic engineering. Our products include salad bar (pasture-finished) beef, grassfed lamb, pastured pork, eggs from free ranging hens, and pastured chickens. We strive to be good stewards of the land and encourage biodiversity.

Webers' Pasture Farm, Marvin and Amanda Weber, RR #2, Dobbinton Ontario N0H 1L0. (519) 934-9906.

Québec

Borealis Farm is a family farm located in the Eastern Township of Quebec. Our Highland beef and bison are exclusively fed with grass and are raised outside all year around. They are grazing and pasturing from spring to autumn. During winter months, the animals are fed with home-grown hay. No grain is supplied (or any kind of grain silage) to the animals. Our farm is organic certified by Bio-Ecocert.

Bison meat is available all year long at the farm and at certain organic food stores in Montreal, Laval, south shore of Montreal, Sherbrooke, Magog, Victoriaville, and Quebec city. On request, delivery to the customer residence can be organised. Highland can be found in a supermarket in St-Bruno or at the farm.

The animals are processed through a certified provincial meat facility. All sizes from whole carcasses to individual cuts are available. Also several kinds of sausages, meat pie, cannellonis, spaghetti meat sauce, dry meat are available at all times.

Ferme Borealis, Inc., Lynda Tétreault, 236, Chemin Lisgar, Ulverton, QC J0B 2B0 Cantons de l'est. (819) 826-2056.
E-mail: lynda@fermeborealis.com.
Website: http://www.fermeborealis.com.

Miracle Farms is a no-spray apple orchard which maximizes the sun's bounty by using the lush grass to grow sheep and pastured fowl. The land has been in trees and grass for 20 years, the last 10 using permaculture principles.

Lamb, turkey, chicken and guinea fowl are available in fall in limited quantities. Spring orders are best. Fall meat deliveries are combined with fresh frozen apple juice deliveries. Lamb is sold whole (approximately 50 pounds of meat) half or quarter sampler packs. Turkey is available as whole (10-15 pounds) or half birds. The best time to visit the farm is during apple season or for spring and summer mechouis (lamb roasts.)

Miracle Farms, Stefan & Doreen Sobkowiak, 1713 Leclair, Verdun QC. (514) 830-9640. E-mail: miraclefarms@videotron.ca

Saskatchewan

AA Ranching is located near Swift Current in southwestern Saskatchewan. We welcome you to try our natural grass finished beef which is grown and finished on tame grasses, alfalfa, and native Sandhills range.

Beef is available in halves, split halves, quarters, and individual cuts starting in July. Our beef has a great flavour and texture and is dry aged a minimum of 14 days for customer satisfaction. Please contact us for pricing and information.

AA Ranching, Adam and Rebecca Anderson, Box 2182 Stn. Main, Swift Current SK  S9H 4V1. (306) 773-9481.
E-mail: ar.anderson@sasktel.net

Bennett Beef markets pasture-finished beef. The Bennetts, like most grassfarmers, practice "management intensive grazing." Their farm is divided into 50 separate fields called "paddocks," which allows the animals to be rotated every day or so to clean, fresh grass. This "pulsed" grazing helps create optimum growth of the grass.

The meat is harvested in October and is available in halves or in smaller quantities by arrangement. Orders are taken throughout the year. "We encourage you to place your order early to avoid disappointment."

Bennett Beef, Box 60, Meacham, SK  S0K 2V0. (306) 944-4340.

Daleview Farm is located in the middle of grain-growing country in Saskatchewan, but the Dales valiantly produce grassfed beef, pork and poultry. "We're really bucking the tide." They first started pasturing their animals many years ago as a way to cut costs. Then they began to notice the many benefits to the animals and to their own health. Now they are committed grassfarmers with a holistic approach to ranching.

Most of the meat is available in the fall only. Beef is available in halves or whole carcasses.

Daleview Farm, John and Karen Dale, Box 75, Meacham SK S0K 2V0. (306) 944-4241.

Etomamie Organics, Ltd is named for the river that runs by the east end of Keith and Monica Neu's 1,000 acres. Their 75 cattle are Piedmontese Crosses, from which they have enough calves to supply customers with fresh-frozen, lean, grassfed beef all year.

Etomamie Organics, Ltd., Keith and Monica Neu, PO Box 345, Hudson Bay SK S0E 0Y0 (306) 865-2103. Fax: (306) 865-3824
E-mail: km.neu@sk.sympatico.ca Website: http://www.justbeef.ca

K2 Elk Company has been raising grass-fed Elk since 2001. Our animals are managed on pastures year-round. They are rotationally grazed in summer, and supplemented with hay on pasture in winter. During winter we provide portable windbreaks for shelter.

Our Elk are raised without hormones or antibiotics. We do not feed grain, animal byproducts, or processed feeds. We do not use pesticides on our pastures or hayfields. When handling the animals, we use low stress techniques that are proven and very effective.

New season product is available in August. The animals are processed at a new provincially inspected facility, a short distance from where they are raised. Products include jerky, sausage, hamburgers, steaks and roasts. Ranch tours are welcome.

K2 Elk Company, Lorne and Donna Klein, 195 Ash Drive, Weyburn SK S4H 0S3. (306) 842-7120. E-mail: d.klein@sasktel.net

Whole Beef Ranch. Our family is committed to using the Holistic Management decision process to restore the vitality of communities and the natural resources on which they depend. We have been using this process for more than ten years. Land and water resources have improved under our care, and the outcome is healthier and safer food.

In addition to improving our resources, we are concerned about your health. Recent studies show that diets with higher levels of omega-3 versus omega-6 fatty acids (FA) lower the risk of cancer, heart problems and obesity.

Research shows that cattle, bison, sheep, and other ruminants fed grain--even organic grain—rather than grass will have two to six times more omega-6 than omega-3 FA.

Tenderness in beef comes from many factors. Many are surprised to learn that fat in the muscle from grain-fed animals only contributes 10–15% towards the tenderness of beef. Genetics contribute 30%. The remainder is a result of how the meat is processed.

Our beef are processed with care. For instance, the meat is aged three weeks or more before it is cut and wrapped. And tenderness—we guarantee it!

We take care with our animals from birth to your table. They are raised as naturally as our environment will allow. They receive no artificial hormones, drugs or grain, and they are not "confined" at any time. Our animals are free to roam and have access to fresh forage nearly every day.

We offer any quantity of product you desire and guarantee it.

Whole Beef Ranch, Leonard Pigott, Box 222, Dysart SK  S0G 1H0.
(306) 432-4583. E-mail: jlpigott@sasktel.net 
Website: http://www.triple-h-beef.com