Getting Wild Nutrition from Modern Food
Pastured Products Directory - Minnesota
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: |
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Anderson Farm produces 100% grass-fed Black Angus and Murray Grey beef, pastured pork, and chicken. The cattle are raised on managed pasture and organic hay, producing lean, healthy meat. The chickens and hogs are Free Ranged on pasture and organic grains. Our beef is available all year by the 1/8, ¼, ½, whole and by the cut. Pork is available all year by the ¼, ½, whole and by the cut. Chickens are available all year by the whole and by the piece. We invite people to visit our farm so they can see for themselves how their meat is raised. We are located in Arkansaw, Wisconsin, about 15 miles from the Minnesota border and 70 miles from Minneapolis. We deliver monthly to drop sites in the Minneapolis/St. Paul region. Anderson Farm, Randy and Lynn Anderson, N6501 Manore Lane, Arkansaw WI 54721.
Phone (715) 285-5226 or (888) 700-FARM (3276). Auntie Annie’s Fields is offering whole, frozen chicken that was raised on fresh pasture and chemical-free feed. Their pasture is planted and clover, and we rotate their yard so they never run out of good greens. In the morning and evening, when they especially like to be outside, they eat clover with such gusto we can hear their beaks click. Pick up chickens at our drop-off sites in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Edina, and Northfield. We also offer a “just chicken” CSA, delivering one or two chickens per month, June through October, to Minneapolis near Seward Co-op and Northfield near Carleton College. Check out our website for delivery times and precise locations. The chickens must be pre-ordered, so purchasing them make you a chicken owner. If you like, we can send you weekly updates about your chickens. We are committed to caring for our chickens and their pasture using natural, non-toxic methods. For example, instead of feeding medicated feed to baby chicks, we build up their immunity by offering them raw milk and a touch of cider vinegar in their water. Our farm is located about 45 minutes south of Minneapolis. Auntie Annie's Fields, Elizabeth O'Sullivan and Ian
Rhoades, 12456
Bagley Avenue, Dundas MN 55019. (507) 645-4662. Beaver Creek Farm specializes in Salad Bar meats, including chicken, beef, meat, goats, eggs, lamb, pork, rabbit, stewing hens and turkey. The meat is available by reservation from May through October on a first come, first served basis. Eggs are always available. Customers can come to the farm to pick up their fresh rabbit and chickens. The larger animals are slaughtered on the farm to alleviate stress on the animal while preserving meat tenderness and then shipped to the butcher. Eggs may be delivered locally or picked up at the farm. We consider ourselves stewards of the land. It is our responsibility as grassfarmers to care for and improve our farm to the best of our ability. This means that we do not apply artificial fertilizers of chemicals on our pastures. Our livestock are not fed subtherapeutic antibiotics, steroids, or arsenic as growth enhancers. However, they do receive probiotics, kelp meal, natural vitamins, fresh air, sunshine, and clean paddocks. Customers and potential customers are welcome to come visit us at our farm, which is an hour's drive north of the Twin Cities. Call, write, or send an e-mail for an order form. Beaver Creek Farm, Dale Barnick, 2518 Ivory Street, Mora
MN 55051. (320) 679-0366. Braucher’s Sunshine Harvest Farm raises 100% grass fed beef, pastured chickens and eggs, and grass fed lamb. Our animals are raised on pastures with organic standards; we do not use antibiotics, hormones, or any chemicals. They are treated humanely and are provided with plenty of sunshine, grass, clean water, and fresh air. The chickens are supplemented with flax and organic grains. Beef is sold by the whole, half, or quarter and cut to your specifications. Smaller quantities are also available. Processing is done at a USDA inspected facility in Cannon Falls, MN. Beef, lamb, poultry, and eggs are available year round. Delivery is available. We also offer a meat and egg CSA with various options. We can also be found at the Mill City Farmers Market. We believe in sustainable agriculture and management intensive grazing on pastures free of pesticides, herbicides, or chemical fertilizers. We are located off 35W, 30 miles south of Minneapolis. Please call or e-mail for prices. Braucher's Sunshine Harvest Farm, Mike Braucher, 2230
35th Street West, Webster MN 55088. (952) 652-1911. Buffalo Gal/Money Creek Buffalo Ranch maintains one of the finest quality bison herds in America today. Years of experience, dedication, and attention go into the maintenance and care of these top quality animals. Located in the Mississippi River Valley, our buffalo are raised on a diet of native grasses and sun-cured hay without fat-boosting hormones, antibiotics, or supplements. By using the intensive grazing method, our bison are kept as natural as possible. We also raise Russian wild pigs in the same manner. Our company offers a full line of delicious and healthy buffalo meat products for your enjoyment. Items include jerky, summer sausage, pepperoni sticks, kippered strips, Buff Snuff, buffalo chips, steaks, roasts, brats, hot dogs, Italian and ring sausages, and our very own farmer's brand sausage. Be sure to check out our specials and meat gift packages on our website. Processed products are shipped via ground transportation. Frozen meat products are shipped via UPS second day or third day select during the cooler months. Shipping and handling charges are based upon weight and destination. To order, call us at the number listed below or e-mail us. Buffalo Gal/Money Creek Buffalo Ranch, Mike Fogel,
Route 1, Box 72, Houston
MN 55943. (507) 896-2345.
Cedar Summit Farm is Minnesota's only 100% grass-fed creamery, located in New Prague. For more than four decades, our certified-organic family farm has been dedicated to preserving the health, environment, and economy of our local community. The water in our backyard creek leaves cleaner than when it came in. That's because we raise grazing cows on healthy, hearty pastures, which contributes to cleaner water for our neighbors downstream. Even in winter months, our happy herd roams freely and chews on preserved grass grown on our 185 acres. Compared to typical "organic" farms, which feed cows a mixture of grass and grain, our 100% grass-fed milk, cream, and yogurts have a healthier balance of Omega-6 to Omega-3, and higher levels of CLA, "good fats" shown to greatly reduce the risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease. For us, it's about healthier cows, a healthier community, and a healthier planet. It's the 100% difference! You can find many of their dairy products at Twin Cities Natural Food Co-ops. They also provide home delivery service to New Prague and surrounding areas. Call for information. Cedar Summit Farm, Dave and Florence Minar, 25830 Drexel Avenue, New Prague MN 56071. (952) 758-6886. Cliff's Homegrown Beef sells pampered grass finished beef by the 1/2, 1/4, and Bundle. We truck locally, or ship UPS from the South Dakota/Minnesota border area. Our beef start life on the native prairies and once weaned move to high quality, high energy, grass alfalfa mix or similar quality winter forage. Our beef is free of hormone implants, and antibiotics. The SOILS here in South Dakota are geologically young, being from the most recent Wisconsin glacial advance. They are still rich in trace minerals that today have been leached out of older more weathered soils. The cattle get supplemental salt and minerals, but much is provided to the plants by the soil and of course from the plants to the animals. The cattle here are from moderate framed older style genetics. Small groups that survived the shift to mass-produced feed lot beef during the past 30 years. The thing I like best about this system is what it means to the animal. A feedlot is dust and flies, or mud and muck, shoulder to shoulder at the feed bunk. Nature is not always kind, but it is life closer to what was meant to be. Cliff's Homegrown Beef, Cliff Millsapps, 809
Herrick Street, Gary SD 57237. (605) 880-0658. Cozy Meadows, Farm On Wheels provides MOSA certified organic 100% green grass-fed finished, grain-free beef and lamb. Our chicken, eggs, heritage and heirloom turkey, duck and goose are raised humanely on unrestricted open pastures without soy or corn. We have over 130 cuts of USDA fresh frozen meat products, most nitrate and MSG-free. Also available are our sweet corn (Aug – Sept) and pork, lard, and butter. Green grass creates animal products that are nutrient dense with the highest levels of CLA, Omega 3, carotenoids, antioxidant vitamins, minerals, essential proteins. We enjoy participating in people's quest to find a better healthy life through more nutritious food. In buying our products you leave the lightest environmental footprint possible. Thank you for supporting our local, sustainable, organic, multi-generation family farm. We believe where and how you spend your money you can change the world. Certified Organic since 1994. Grass-fed since 1988. Visit our web site for a complete list of our products
and where to buy
Cozy Meadows, Farm On Wheels, Linda and Mike Noble, 53288
110th Avenue, Kenyon MN 55946. (507) 789-6679. Dutch Mill Farm has been a certified organic farm for ten years. Grass-finished lamb and beef are available from October through December. Lambs are sold whole or by halves. Beef is available in whole carcasses, halves, and 25# family packs. Douglas Gunnink is a consultant in grassfed and organic production and can advise on fertilizers, soil amendments, seed, equipment, forage/soil testing and livestock supplies. Dutch Mill Farm, Douglas and Janet Gunnink, 25303
461 Ave., Gaylord MN 55334. (507) 237-5162. Fax: (507) 237-2343. Earth-Be-Glad-Farm is a certified organic farm (MOSA) specializing in 100% grass-fed beef and certified organic free-range chickens. Our cattle graze carefully-managed rotational pasture as much of the year as possible. In the winter months the cattle eat our stored hay. Our chickens are fed only our own homegrown certified organic grains and the grass and bugs they choose outside. Grass-fed beef is available year-round in any quantity, from individual frozen items to custom-processed quarter, half or whole beef. Chickens are available May-November with pre-orders encouraged. Processing of chickens is done twice monthly in season at a USDA inspected facility. There are no synthetic growth-promoters, hormones, or antibiotics in any of our products. We strive to provide the best food possible using humane and earth-friendly methods. We have over 20 years experience selling our products directly to customers, at the Winona Farmers Market and at 2 local food co-ops (The Good Food Store in Rochester and the Bluff Country Co-op of Winona). Earth-Be-Glad Farm, Mike, Jennifer, and Johanna Rupprecht, 18828 County Road 20, Lewiston MN 55952. (507) 523-2564. Earthwize Natural Meats is a coalition of small-scale family farmers committed to sustainable, environmentally responsible farming and to providing healthy, natural foods for their customers. "Earthwize farmers use time-tested traditional farming practices that are more beneficial to the environment and more humane for our animals. We give the animals plenty of room, clean water, and grass. We feed them a balanced, natural diet that includes foods such as kelp meal to strengthen their health rather than rely on antibiotics and other medications." Beef is available year round in variety packs of 25 to 50 pounds. Pork is seasonal and is sold in variety packs of 30 to 40 pounds. Chicken is seasonal (spring through fall) and is available as whole chickens, which average 5 pounds and are packaged six to a box. All meat is frozen and processed at plants meeting USDA standards. Additional ordering information can be found at their website. Earthwize Natural Meats, Mark Thell, 2100 CR 4, Carlton
MN 55718-8141. (218) 384-9350. Fruitful Seasons Dairy is a family operated small farm located near Alexandria, MN. We are providing raw milk cheeses crafted from our small herd of Jersey cows. Our dairy is seasonal so the cows calve in the Spring. We move them to a fresh strip of grass several times a day. The cows also have free choice Thorvin Kelp and Redmond’s Real salt. The pastures are maintained to optimal quality without chemical fertilizers or herbicides. When pasture season is over, most of the cows are dried up for the winter and we stop making cheese until the next spring. We make our cheese from unpasteurized, fresh, clean milk so that all the beneficial properties of the milk are still intact. The cheese is ready after aging 60 days. We do not treat the cows with antibiotics or growth hormones. The left-over whey is given to the pigs which are on pasture. Currently most of the cheese is sold locally but we can ship it directly also. Please check our website for available varieties and other seasonal products like eggs, pork and beef. Fruitful Seasons Dairy, Marv and Kathy Hoffman and
Family, 7917
CR 4W SW, Alexandria MN 56308. (320) 283-5134. George and Mary's Best Darn Chickens 'Round has more than chickens—they also provide pork and grass-finished beef. The beef is sold by the mixed quarter or half and is ready in November. Pasture raised chickens are available by order from July to September. Pigs are ready in November and are sold half or whole. Bacon and sausage are also available. All orders must be placed by May 1st. George and Mary's Best Darn Chickens 'Round, George
and Mary Seiler, 51745 396th Ave, Frazee
MN, 56544-9420. (218) 334-4769. The Grass Fed Cattle Company is a small cooperative of local family farms, located within 150 miles of the Twin Cities. GFCC farmers are committed to naturally raising healthy animals without the use of antibiotics or added hormones. Our cattle are 100% pasture raised and finished. We use the term "beyond organic" to describe our sustainable systems of beef production, which we believe are capable of transcending the standards affixed to foods and processes currently categorized by the term "organic." We sell 100% grass fed beef by the eighth, quarter, half and whole directly to people all year round who desire a natural, healthy, and affordable product. We also offer a Beef CSA option where people who don't have a deep freezer can pick up a few different times throughout the year. The GFCC is conveniently located on 50th Street & France Avenue in Edina. Once an order is placed, we schedule a convenient time for customers to have their beef personally delivered right to their vehicle. Our cattle are processed at a USDA inspected, family run facility, Lorentz Meats, in Cannon Falls, Minnesota. Each cut of meat is vacuum-sealed, frozen, and labeled with specific cut and weight information. Ground beef comes wrapped in 1 lb packages. Orders can be placed online, by email or by phone. The Grass Fed Cattle Company, Abby and Marcus Andrusko.
Pick up location address: 3939
W 50th Street, Edina MN 55424. Mailing address: 6304
Brookview Avenue, Edina MN 55424. (612) 581-7787. Grass Run Farm, located near Dorchester,
Iowa (less than 2 miles from the Minnesota border), is a meat company specializing in 100% grass-fed beef and all-natural "fresh air" pork. The company was started in 2005 by Ryan and Kristine Jepsen to develop local markets for the top-quality beef and pork raised on their farm and by neighboring producers. Grass Run Farms now sources from like-minded farmers all over the Upper Midwest. The goal is to provide a profitable alternative to the conventional livestock system that rewards producers for their commitment to sustainable land and animal management. Green Pastures Dairy, owned and operated by the Hedquist Family, offers Minnesota Farmstead™ 100% grass-fed, all natural, raw milk cheese. Spring through fall we milk our totally grass-fed cows and use this highly nutritious milk to make our hand-crafted cheeses. Cows are ruminant animals with a digestive system designed to utilize forage, so we don't feed any grain to our cows. They are given fresh, new pasture daily. No herbicides, pesticides, or chemical fertilizers are ever used on any of our pastures, and no hormones or antibiotics are used in our herd. As a result of these practices, our milk is high in CLA, natural vitamins, and has a balanced fatty acid ratio. All of our cheeses are carefully made to maintain and maximize the nutrition and quality of our milk. Our cheese is made never heating the milk over 100F in order to retain all the natural enzymes and ensure the availability of milks' health giving nutrients, making it a true raw milk cheese. Our cheese is made from milk that is not altered in any way. It is never pasteurized, homogenized, or standardized. It is all aged a minimum of 60 days, with the some aged as long as 4 years. Our cheeses are available year round. Orders may be placed by phone, or online. Also for local customers we offer raw milk May through September, 100% grass-fed ground beef, and pasture and whey-fed pork. Our new on-farm store is now open Saturdays from 10-4; check our website for schedule updates. Green Pastures Dairy, The Hedquist Family, 2353
Bromfield Road, Carlton MN 55718. (218) 384-4513. Harmony Valley Farm and Deer Run Farm have joined together to create a holistic farm system producing healthy, pasture raised, certified organic Angus beef. We raise animals with excellent genetics in an environment focused on holistic herd health and gentle husbandry. The animals graze throughout the summer months and over-winter on a diet of alfalfa hay, flax and a small amount of organic grain. Our beef ranges from 90-95% grass and hay fed. Grazier’s Organic Beef is more affordable than most naturally raised, pastured, or certified organic beef. Most purchase Grazier’s Organic Beef over and over again, satisfied with the value, variety and quality. Ledebuhr Meat Processing, a family operated, federally licensed and inspected plant in Winona, MN processes the beef. They handle all our processing needs in accordance with certified organic standards and it all carries the USDA Organic seal. We offer several mixed packages. Order anywhere from a 25# to a 100# mixed pack, burger & steak pack, burger only pack, family-grill pack or steak-grill pack. A la Carte options are also available. Grazier’s Organic Beef is available in January, May, November and December. We ship to any location in the continental United States. In addition, our beef is available for delivery in Viroqua, La Crosse, Onalaska, Chaseburg, Mazomanie and Madison, Wisconsin as well as Bloomington, Maple Grove, Plymouth, Minneapolis, St. Paul and Rosemount, Minnesota. For delivery dates and package information, visit the “Beef” page of our website. Grazier's Organic Beef from Harmony Valley Farm and
Deer Run Farm, Richard de Wilde and Annake Witkop, S3442 Wire
Hollow Road, Viroqua WI 54665. (608) 483-2143. Hay Creek Stock Farm offers 100% grass fed beef from heirloom Galloway /Shorthorn cross cattle. Meat is dry aged, cut and vacuum sealed under USDA inspection. Plenty of marbling, tender, and NOT dry-tasting like some grass fed beef. Cattle are farm-born and raised naturally on high quality, short rotation pasture with drinking water in each division. Available in whole, half, split- half and 30# sampler quantities. Metro delivery available to St Cloud/Minneapolis/ St Paul areas. Google Checkout option on 30# Sampler includes metro delivery. Hay Creek Stock Farm, Mark Fickes, 44617 County Highway
75, Sebeka
MN 56477. (218) 837-6109. HD Beef Works is a family owned and operated business (since 1972), located just south of the Twin Cities metro area (off of I-35 and Highway 19) in Northfield, MN. Our farm is committed to bringing you the healthiest and finest quality 100% grass-fed beef in the area with all the benefits it can provide. Our grass-fed cattle are never given antibiotics or growth hormones. We do not use insecticides or commercial fertilizers. You will not find an assembly line when you visit our farm in Northfield, MN. Rather, the production of 100% grass-fed beef is a process that requires flexibility in order to deliver consistency. We use reliable methods of sustainable production, high quality genetics and pasture grazing. This method provides our cattle with a lower stress environment in order to produce the best tasting, most tender and nutritious meat. Our cattle are raised in a semi-wild state and have free range on our pastures. We feed and finish all of our beef on fresh-grown perennial natural grasses. We are small enough to intimately care for our land as well as large enough to raise herds of premium grass-fed beef. Our beef is harvested when the animals are ready. The beef is processed in a state inspected facility; it is dry-aged fourteen days, butchered into individual cuts, vacuum packed and frozen. Beef is available for purchase year round. When you purchase beef from HD Beef Works, you can select from smaller packages of traditional cuts or purchase a quarter or half and work directly with the processor to determine your cuts. Pick-up is encouraged (come visit the farm); delivery is available. See our website for additional information and pricing. HD Beef Works, Sean Hebel or Jeff Docken, 6320
Chester Avenue, Northfield MN 55057. (507) 744-2539. High Land Hills is a small-scale, pasture based, sustainable, family farm located in Northeast Nebraska. Our mission is to produce meat that is good for our bodies, good for the animals and good for the land. We offer pastured pork by the half or whole. Our heritage breed Red Wattles are known for their exceptionally lean and juicy meat with rich beef-like taste and texture. Available only in fall, they come straight off pasture and are delivered to your local processor for optimal nutritional density. Pre-order today, limited quantity available. Available in summer for on-farm pickups we offer beyond organic pastured poultry at below organic prices. Our broilers and free-range eggs are all-natural: no hormones, no antibiotics, just lots of fresh air, green grass, bugs and sunshine! Place your order, choose your pick up date and plan your annual day-trip out to the farm! So invest in a deep freeze and ensure your family's year round supply of clean, healthy meat! And thank you for supporting local farms. Serving Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa. Farmers Markets: You can find our products at local Siouxland Farmers Markets, check our website to see where we will be that week! High Land Hills, Ryan and Jessica Schieffer, 89119 555 Avenue, Crofton NE 68730. (402) 360-0648. Hilltop Pastures Family Farm is a 100% grassfed, agriculturally sustainable family farm. We offer 100% grassfed and finished beef, pastured pork, free-range fresh for Thanksgiving turkeys, and free-range eggs. All of our animals are raised on fresh pasture, sunshine, and fresh air. Our pigs and turkeys are also supplemented with a locally grown non-GMO feed. Our beef is completely grass finished. Beef and pork are available by the individual cut, sampler and/or family packages, or by the bulk order. Please view our product and price list listed on our website to see all that we have to offer. New to the farm this year ~ CSA subscriptions. Please visit our website to learn more about this awesome way to partner with our family farm. Turkeys are available for fresh pick up the weekend before Thanksgiving. We offer the Bourbon Red heritage breed turkey that is your delicious link to the past, as well as the traditional white turkey. There is a limited amount of both breeds, so if interested, please order early. We are located right off of Hwy 52 just 6 miles South of Chatfield
and 2 miles North of Fountain. Hilltop Pastures Family Farm, Sara Austin, 26134
Jasmine Drive, Fountain, MN 55935. (507) 867-0096. At Hobbs Hereford Farm we raise purebred, line-bred, all natural, grass fed registered polled Hereford beef cattle. We provide top genetics coming from our pastures to your dinner table, via our local trustworthy USDA certified locker services. Certified as a Minnesota Qualified Beef Producer, we take pride in our product from start to finish. Our cattle are totally free of added hormones, antibiotics, herbicides, pesticides or vaccinations and we use all natural vitamins and minerals, with no health problems in our herd of 30 years. We sell to individuals/families privately, take orders directly, and can deliver to the twin cities, Brainerd and Alexandria. We offer a variety of options and try to have ample supplies on hand much of the time. Hobbs Hereford Farm, Jim and Gloria Hobbs, 29525
County 13, Burtrum MN 56318. (320) 732-3325 or fax: (320) 732-3041. The Jerry and Jackie Januschka Family Farm is located in Central Minnesota. We have for sale pork, chicken, and certified organic grass-fed beef. Pork and beef are available in 1/4, 1/2, or whole. Chickens are available whole only. Your animal will be processed at a locally owned and inspected butcher shop. Our cattle are only fed grass. They are on pasture in the spring, summer and fall. They are fed organic hay in the winter. The pork and chickens are on grass and are also fed a feed mixture from our organically certified corn, soybeans and oats. None of our animals receive hormones or antibiotics. Our beef, hay, corn, oats, and soybeans are certified organic by MOSA. Januschka Farm Fresh Meat, Jerry or Jackie Januschka, 17865
183rd Street, Little Falls MN 56345. (320) 632-4321. KDE Farms produces all natural 100% grass-fed and finished beef for local consumers. Our family farm is based on three principles; Sustainability, Innovation and Stewardship. These guide our decisions as we expand into new products, such as pastured chickens and grains for direct sales. In addition, we select our products to provide options for those with food allergies. We sell beef by the 1/4, 1/2, or whole. We will also sell hides, horns and mounts as they are available. Cooking instructions and sample grass-fed beef recipes are included with any beef purchase. KDE Farms, Brian Ehret, 14770 Keystone Avenue North, Hugo MN 55038. (651) 300-9701. La Finca is located on a quiet county road in East Central, MN, about 100 miles north of the Twin Cities Metro Area and 50 miles south of Duluth. Our forty acre farm is a mix of fields, forest, and wetlands where we grow 5 acres of vegetables for our CSA and raise chickens on pasture in portable hoophouses. As they range across our fields, the chickens have access to our locally milled organic chicken feed and fresh water. Unlike chickens raised in confinement, our chickens spend their days pecking away at various plant species and insects, taking dust baths, or resting in the shade. Their high quality diet coupled with the time they spend ranging in our fields produces an exceptionally flavorful bird. The pasture-raised chicken share consists of 6 frozen chickens, which are delivered in 4 installments during the late summer and fall. The tentative dates for the chicken share delivery are 7/30, 9/15,10/15, and 10/30; each delivery includes 3 frozen chicken halves weighing 7–9 lbs. Delivery sites include St. Paul, Lake Elmo, Stillwater, Hopkins, and South Minneapolis, Duluth, Moose Lake, and at La Finca. Visit our website or send us an e-mail for more information. La Finca, Charlie Kersey, PO Box 93, Bruno
MN 55712. Lake Country Lambs, part of a fourth-generation family farm nestled in lush Central-Minnesota lake country, raises natural, grass-fed Katadhin lambs. We strive to be environmentally friendly, humane, sustainable, and socially responsible while producing great tasting, nutritious lamb with only the finest ingredients: native grasses, sunshine, clean water and respect. Visit our website to learn more about us or to place an order. Our lamb is available on a limited basis throughout the year so if you have a special event, reserve your lamb early! Lake Country Lambs, LLC, Amy Mursu, 51113
340th Street, New York Mills MN 56567. (218) 385-LAMB (5262). The Lamb Shoppe is our on-farm retail meat store. This specialty shop is located on our 180-acre farm called Liberty Land & Livestock. We specialize in lamb but also raise beef, chicken, eggs, turkeys and other healthy products. All animals are pastured. 100% grassfed lamb and beef is available. Although not currently certified, we have followed organic and biodynamic grazing practices for over 20 years and take great pride in producing the finest wholesome, nutritious meat available. Not only does our meat taste as pure and natural as the land it was raised on, but its nutritional profile is excellent. Our animals are nurtured and cared for with skilled, knowledgeable and conscientious stockmanship. The sustainable farming practices we do replenish the soil and make the plants and animals flourish. As friends of the earth, our family is committed to keeping the land and livestock in harmony. The Lamb Shoppe offers meat locally in Minnesota
and is Fresh lamb from The Lamb Shoppe can be found at Wedge Natural Food Coop in Minneapolis. Restaurants offering our lamb include: Spoonriver, Café Brenda, and Barbette all in Minneapolis. The Lamb Shoppe, Connie Karstens
& Doug Rathke, 61231 MN Hwy
7, Hutchinson MN 55350. (320) 587-6094. Lighthouse Farm is a family-owned and operated farm located north of Minneapolis-St. Paul. We raise Icelandic sheep on pasture for delicious lamb meat and luxurious wool, pigs on pasture that yield incredible-tasting meat, grass-fed beef cattle which yield pleasantly-flavored meat, hens on pasture which produce eggs with bright orange yolks, as well as out-of-this-world pastured turkeys and chicken. We are dedicated to raising animals the way they were created to be raised. The meat from our farm is full-flavored, satisfying and healthy. Our animals receive unlimited sunshine and fresh air as they graze on our rotated pastures. Additionally, they are supplemented with organic kelp as an extra source of vitamins and minerals. The pigs and chickens are given our surplus goat¹s milk contributing to their health and to the tenderness and flavor of their meat. While not certified organic, we use no growth hormones, antibiotics or pesticides on our farm. Lamb meat is available in the fall. Pork and Beef are available throughout the year. Chicken and turkey need to be pre-ordered. Eggs are available year-round. Prices are available on our website. Lighthouse Farm, John Mesko, PO Box 192, Princeton
MN 55371. (763) 389-0554. Lynn Brakke Organic Beef, nestled in the heart of the Red River Valley in Northwestern Minnesota, offers 100% certified organic, 100% grassfed beef throughout the year. Our Angus/cross cattle graze in a rotational pasture system spring through fall and are fed our own high quality alfalfa/grass hay during the winter months. Our beef is processed at a nearby state inspected, organic approved facility, dry-aged, then vacuum sealed in individual cuts, flash frozen, and boxed in 1/8th beef packages. check out our website for packages and pricing. Lynn Brakke Organic Beef, Lynn Brakke, 5724 170th
Avenue South, Moorhead
MN 56560-7809. (701) 318 - 0834. McCann's True Cost Farm offers chickens, eggs, lamb, pork and sausage and is dedicated to raising the best tasting food possible. The fine flavor and texture of our products is a result of our focus on quality. We use healthy, genetically diverse plants and animals.
They grow in natural, pleasant living conditions and are treated with
care and respect. True Cost Farm is proud to raise food according to
what is true and what is right. No shortcuts. Conventional farming practices churn out bland, uninspiring foods which have dire and expensive consequences for individual and public health, the quality of our water, air and soil, animal well being and much more. One of our goals is to repair the soil on our property and to continue to refine and improve our production practices. Each animal we raise reduces the number of animals raised in less humane conditions while providing you with a tasty and more nutritious meal. The products you purchase from us are a big help towards building our sustainable farming business. McCann's True Cost Farm, Jack McCann, 4432
County Road 12 SW, Montrose MN 55363. (612) 217-1770. Misty Meadows Farm. We believe God has given us our farm to raise healthy food to share with others. We want to be good stewards of the land and be sustainable in our practices, which means farming without chemicals. Misty Meadows Farm has had a goal of producing quality, 100% grass fed and finished beef and lamb, as well as free-range chicken and eggs. We take great pride in offering you meats free of hormones and antibiotics, naturally and humanely raised. We practice management intensive grazing which offers the animals a variety of fresh "salad bar" grazing regularly. Our meats produced on pasture provide many health benefits. They are rich in CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) which is a natural cancer-fighting amino acid, and Omega 3 fatty acids (which we lack in our diets in this country). We want to make our farm, your farm—a place where you can buy safe, healthy meats. Our products are available year-round. We are located 15 minutes north of Rochester, Minnesota just off of Highway 52 North. We are also at the Rochester Farmers Market every Saturday, 7:00 a.m. to Noon, from May 1 to October 31. Misty Meadows Farm, Paul and Lela Wiens, 23155
– 520th Street, Pine Island MN 55963. (507) 356-4350. MyBackAchers.com - Sustainable farming in a peak oil world! We raise pastured free range chickens, capons and pheasants throughout the spring, summer and fall. We specialize in raising the giant Cornish Cross in tractors on fresh air pasture, green grass, clover and alfalfa. Our birds get a naturally grown mix of flax, oats, peas and kelp for extra good bones, muscle development and energy. They are heart healthy and low cholesterol. This also gives them superb flavor of extra tenderness. We raise fryers, broilers and occasionally have very large stewing hens available as well as capons (a specialty bird) and giant ring neck pheasants by request. Birds are processed in a USDA approved facility and we never allow them to be soaked in bleach or salty water to add market weight - so these birds don't shrink like commercial processed birds. Visit our website for information about ordering, picking up products from our farm store, and delivery of frozen, pastured free range chickens to Austin, Stewartville (Rochester MN Orders pick up in Stewartville) and Albert Lea Farmer's Markets. MyBackAchers.com, Brian or Sherry Jansen, 50277 130th Street, Lyle MN 55953. (507) 437-0063. The Oak Center General Store, built in 1913, was resurrected from the dead in 1976 and is dedicated to rebuilding a better world from the earth up. The store carries locally raised grass-fed and pastured chicken, beef, pork, lamb, buffalo, elk and eggs, as well as organic produce, fruit and herbs, fair trade organic coffee and bulk organic dried grains and herbs. Bedding plants and perennials are available in season, as well as a full line of gardening tools and homesteading supplies. All the farmers we use as suppliers comply with our Minnesota Farmer Growing Practices Pledge, which includes treating livestock humanely by providing them with pasture, access to outdoors and fresh air, using no hormones or antibiotics in feed, maintaining and building healthy soils by rotating crops annually, using compost, cover crops and green manures, reducing tillage, and rejecting the use of GMOs, chemically treated seeds, synthetic toxic materials, irradiation and sewer sludge. They also work in cooperation with other farmers and neighboring communities to create a more sustainable way of life for future generations. Oak Center General Store is also home-base for Earthen Path Organic Farm, a 14-acre fruit, herb and vegetable farm that raises pastured chickens, lamb and eggs and provides part of the produce for our CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program. The CSA sells shares and provides produce for weekly pick-up (deliveries are also available). Products can be purchased directly at the store and we also ship within our region. We are located on Highway 63, 10 miles south of Lake City, or 25 miles north of Rochester. We are open 9 AM to 6 PM Monday through Saturday and some Sundays. Oak Center General Farm Store/Earthen Path Organic
Farm, Susan Draves-Schwen and Steven Schwen, RR 1, Box 52 BB, Lake
City MN 55041. (507) 753-2080. PastureDirect Products from Shepherd's Hill Farm offers pastured lamb and beef seasonally, It is raised sustainably on pasture. We process our meat at a USDA-inspected facility so small orders and individual cuts can be shipped anywhere in the US. The majority of our customers buy halves and quarters. Wool mattress pads, comforters, and lamb pelts are also available. PastureDirect Products from Shepherd's Hill Farm,
Steve and Cindy Calvin, 10970 Cody Lake Trail, Montgomery
MN 56069. (612) 729-2553. PastureLand Cooperative's new "true raw milk" cheddar is the latest addition to our lineup of artisanal butter and cheeses available at http://www.pastureland.coop/buy/direct. Check our website for a full selection of artisan cheese including new cloth bound Meadowlark cheddar, and the Alpine Sisters. All of our delicious butter and cheeses are made with the milk of our own grass-fed cows, grazing on live, lush pastures on family farms in the rolling hills of southeastern Minnesota. We are a small cooperative of family operated, grass-based dairy farms working together for the good of consumers, the environment, and member farmers to ensure a healthy, reliable community food source into the future. PastureLand co-op members are committed to using sustainable farming methods: building the soil, grass varieties, and pasture eco-systems that nourish our animals. We take great pride in our ability to provide the high-quality pasture necessary for healthy dairy herds without having to supplement their diet with grain. Our cows receive of 100% of their diet from grass during the seven-month growing season, and are housed in sheltered pastures during the winter months. All of PastureLand farms are certified organic, and have received organic and Food Alliance certification. We use no hormones or antibiotics to enhance growth or production. PastureLand Cooperative, Goodhue,
MN 55027. (888) 331-9115.
Pastures A' Plenty has a goal of "providing on farm employment for all family members and restoring the ecological and social balance of our farm and farming community." This two generation farm is being converted entirely to grassfarming. Pork is available by the cut, whole, or halves year round. Lamb is available in individual cuts, wholes, and halves from Labor Day through winter. Chickens, in halves and wholes, are available year round. All the animals are grassfed during the grazing season. (April-November) All the meat is frozen. Pasture A' Plenty Farm, Jim Van Der Pol, 4075 110th
Ave NE, Kerkhoven
MN 56252. (320) 367-2061. Pedelty Lincoln Reds offer a breed of beef cattle known for their great taste. Lincoln Reds have won numerous taste tests in England. Part of the reason Lincoln Reds are so palatable is because they fatten so easily on grass. Also, the meat is tender because the animals are quiet and do not excite easily. Because the Lincoln Reds are a rare breed we have only limited availability and reservations are taken for mixed quarters or sides to be picked up in October. Pedelty Lincoln Reds, Sarah and Larry Pedelty, 9724
County Road 138 SE, Chatfield MN 55923. (507) 867-9041. Pork & Plants Heritage Farm specializes in raising heritage Red Wattle Pigs and American Milking Devons on native prairie and lush pasture, along with chicken, ducks, turkeys, and geese. All our animals our raised on our certified organic farm in SE MN (certified by MOSA for corn, hay, oats, barley, peas, grass/hay, vetch, millet, sorghum/sudan, clover and buckwheat) and fed only what our farm produces. Our Devons do not receive any grain. We do not use soy in any of the animals' diets and believe in providing them with the most diverse choice of food possible. Red Wattles pork is available year-round by whole, half, and cuts available in our retail greenhouse store. Chickens and eggs are also available year-round. We take orders early spring for Milking Devons beef, ducks, turkeys and geese available later in the year. Visitors are always welcome to come and visit our happy animals and farm (please call in advance). Remember Healthy, Happy Animals make for Healthy, Happy People. Pork & Plants Heritage Farm, Eric and Ann Kreidermacher, 16400 CR 114, Altura MN 55910. (507) 689-4032. At Serene Green Fields, our cattle and sheep are raised in a humane, natural environment without the use of antibiotics, additives and/or growth hormones. They are rotationally grazed on managed pastures of alfalfa, clovers, trefoil, and multiple grass species. We raise Black Angus, Murray Gray, and British White cattle. Our sheep are Barbados Blackbelly and Katahdin crosses. These are hair sheep raised for their meat and not wool. We follow the National Organic Standards, but are not certified. Lamb is seasonally available by the half or whole and - Beef by the quarter, half, or whole - aged 21 days at a USDA facility to further enhance its exceptional flavor. You may pick up your meat either at our farm, or at the locker in Winona, MN or Black Earth, WI. We are dedicated to raising tender, flavorful meat on our ridgetop farm in the beautiful driftless area of Southwestern Wisconsin. Restaurants: The Meat-ing Place, Main Street Station, Viroqua WI. Serene Green Fields, Roger Christensen and Joi Leighton,
S8251 Peterson
Road, Readstown WI 54652. (608) 629-5623. Shepherd Song Farm raises 100% grass-fed lamb and goat meat. We believe pasture-raised is absolutely, without a doubt, better for the animals, better for the environment, better for your health...which is better for you! We make a commitment to you to NOT use pesticides on our land and to use NO animal by-products, antibiotics or hormones. Our lambs and goats grow naturally on Wisconsin meadows. The cool northern summers of the upper Midwest produce outstanding pastures producing premium, lean lamb and goat in a healthy environment. Our livestock spend their days in the open air and sunshine grazing our lush, green pastures. Our young stock spend the majority of their time safe with their mothers within the protective flock learning to choose from diverse forage. We do not confine our animals to stalls, on concrete or in feedlots.They routinely carry out their natural behaviors such as grazing, browsing, lactating and exploring their environment as appropriate to their species. Quality of life for our animals is one of our main values. We are a small family farm. We use sustainable and holistic farming practices that improve the soil, increase biodiversity, and are beneficial to our local community's environment. In practice this means what we take out of the environment we put back in, so land and resources such as water, soil and fertility can be replenished and are available to future generations. Our products are USDA inspected, vacuum-packed for quality, and meet high standards for freshness, tenderness and flavor. Individual cuts or family value boxes can be purchased year round. Religious requirements can be met such as halal certification. We deliver locally to the Minneapolis, Minnesota /Menomonie, Wisconsin metro areas and ship across the country. Our products can also be found in the following restaurants and stores: Restaurants: In Minneapolis: Lucia's Restaurant, 1432 W 31st St; Bradstreet Restaurant, 601 First Ave N; Common Roots, 2558 Lyndale Ave S; Zelo, 831 Nicolet Mall; Solera, 900 Hennepin Ave; Merlins Restaurant, 3601 E Lake Street; Restaurant Alma, 528 University Ave SE; Nightingale, 2551 Lyndale Ave S; Barbette, 1600 W Lake St; Gigi's Cafe, 822 W 36th St; Cafe Maude, 5411 Penn Ave S; Cafe Maude at Loring, 1612 Harmon Pl; In Season, 5416 Penn Ave S; Mona Restaurant, 333 S 7th St #190; and at Bacio, 1571 Plymouth Road, Minnetonka, MN. Stores: Mississippi Market, 622 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN; Specialty Meats and Gourmet, 1810 Webster St, Hudson, WI; and Polar Pete's Seafood & Meats, 2028 US Highway 8, St. Croix Falls WI. Please feel free to call or e-mail us with questions. Shepherd Song Farm, LLC., Judith Moses, N12835 CR
Q, Downing
WI 54734. (715) 265-7637. Sleeping Cat Organic Farm offers chicken that's fully free-range on pasture and fed only certified organic grains, grassfed/grass finished beef, certified organic eggs from grass-fed hens, and fully-free-range veal. Our farm is certified organic by OCIA. Our broilers are also totally free and protected by shelters moved daily. The eggs are produced by grassfed hens that live in a barn built on skids and moved every few days. The beef is grassfed, and grass finished. It is available by the cut or by quarters and halves. You can find us in stall #252 of the Minneapolis Farmers' Market (200 N Lyndale, Minneapolis MN) on Saturdays and Sundays. We also have a winter schedule for the Minneapolis Farmers' Market. Delivery available. Shipping available. We believe grass/organic farming does a better job of controlling soil erosion and sedimentation. It also stops chemical pollutions and produces healthier, safer food. Sleeping Cat Organic Farm, Arthur and Mindy Desens,
66683 288th Street, Litchfield
MN 55355-4800. (320) 693-8449. Snake River Farm: Bison, Beef, Hogs, Horses, Farm Tours. Open all year, but please call for appointment. We raise bison, beef and a few hogs for sale direct to consumers, normally by the ¼. We pasture raise all of our animals in a natural setting. The Snake River winds through our 220 acres for almost a mile creating a unique landscape of native prairie, oak savanna, wooded lowlands, wet meadows and tamarack swamp. Bison and beef are grass fed only. Our bison herd numbers less than 50 and our beef herd less than 20. We seasonally rotate the herds through open and wooded pastures as is best for the animals and the land. We raise a few hogs each year because they fit in well. Meat animals are humanely harvested and then processed in a state inspected facility. We use no hormones or antibiotics. We tame and train mustang horses that we adopt from the BLM as yearlings. We sell mustangs gentled or trained to ride and drive. Miles of trails, a one-room schoolhouse, farm museum and wildlife. We welcome visits and tours especially educational groups. Snake River Farm, Tom Barthel, 18251
62nd Street, Becker MN 55308. (763) 263 2721. StoneBridge Beef is a sustainable farm-ranch selling Prairie-Fed Beef direct from our farm, at farmers markets, and on our website. We are located near Long Prairie, MN. Our farm is blessed with nutrient-dense soils, a diverse salad bar of grasses, and humanely raised Devon-Angus cattle. The flavor of our beef is bright, robust, and tender—never dull or fatty. Our specialty is halves, quarters (split halves), and 20-pound Variety Packs with our most popular steaks, roasts, burger, stew meat, bratwurst and ribs. We also sell Burger Packs with 20 pounds of our best "whole cow" burger. For enhanced flavor, we dry age steaks and roasts for 14 days. Prairie-Fed Beef is 100% grass-fed and grass finished. We avoid hormones, pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, antibiotics, commercial fertilizers, and byproduct feeds on our farm. In addition, we consider our management plan "beyond organic" because we provide holistic care and concern for our cattle, our farm, our community, and our ecosystem. Our beef is skillfully processed in small batches by Riverside Meats in Long Prairie, MN, a family operated, USDA inspected facility. Your decision to purchase Prairie-Fed Beef is an important statement in support of the "fresh and local foods" movement. StoneBridge Beef sells at the Alexandria, Brainerd-Baxter, and Little Falls Area Farmers Markets. See our website under Contact Us for maps of these locations and other details. StoneBridge Beef, Mike and Sue Stine, 26668 290th
Street, Long
Priairie MN 56347. (320) 594-0031. Tamarack Lamb & Wool is a family farm specializing in producing outstanding quality grassfed lamb. Located in East Central Minnesota, the short, cool northern summers result in exceptionally high quality native clover pastures that are the mainstay of our lambing and lamb-rearing program. Tamarack utilizes breeds selected for their ability to turn pasture into a premium quality eating experience. While the Dorset is known as the "Angus" of sheep breeds in the US, the Ile de France is the premier market lamb sire in France known for muscling, with excellent tenderness and flavor. Lambs are butchered at a small, immaculate local shop where the lambs are taken care of promptly and with minimal stress. Pasture-fed lamb is available seasonally in November and December. At this time, all orders must be picked up at the farm; no shipping is available. Tamarack is an easy 90-minute trip north of Minneapolis/St. Paul on I-35, located just 2 miles off the interstate south of Hinckley, Minnesota. For price list, please visit our website. Tamarack Lamb & Wool, Janet W. McNally, 31077
County Highway 61, Hinckley
MN 55037. (320) 336-9071. Thousand Hills Cattle Company provides a year-round supply of fresh, 100% grass-fed beef available by the cut to virtually all of the health food and Kowalski stores in the Minneapolis–St. Paul area. We also sell larger quantities of frozen beef directly to customers. (Please see our website for more information.) Our cattle are locally raised on small family farms in Minnesota and northeast Iowa, and processed at a state-of-the-art USDA inspected facility in Cannon Falls, MN. Our cattle are raised according to Eatwild.com production standards. In addition, we use a variety of methods, including sonogram technology, to select the most tender and tastiest beef around. We are committed to making healthy, 100% grass-fed beef convenient for busy families. These stores are staffed by very knowledgeable meat managers, who always have a cooler full of fresh 100% grass-fed beef. We are committed to assisting those family farmers who can produce more cattle than they can market by themselves. We will purchase those additional cattle that are raised to our demanding specifications, and make sure that these cattle end up in your grocery cart as 100% grass-fed beef, fresh from the meat case. Thousand Hills Cattle Company, PO Box 323, Cannon
Falls MN 55009. (507) 263-4001. Together Farms is a 60-acre family farm in the beautiful hills of Mondovi, WI, not far from the Minnesota border. Our goal is good food for our family, healthy soil and happy animals, with enough for you too! We are transitioning to organic, and already produce meat that is without hormones, animal by-products, chemical wormers, antibiotics or other weird stuff. Our animals are given kelp, dyna-min, good trace mineral salt, and best of all, we provide unlimited SUNSHINE & GRASS! Since we are going through all this trouble, we want to end up with truly exceptional tasting final products; therefore, we try to focus on Slow Food Ark of Taste breeds and use a small-scale, all-natural processor. We currently have bacon and lard pigs: Mulefoots, Tamworths, Large Blacks; Cayuga Ducks; Bourbon Red & Midget White Turkeys; Freedom Ranger, Maran, Amerucana (and assorted other) meat and egg Chickens; Tunis & Leicester Longwool Sheep; White Park and Milking Devon Cattle. You are probably dizzy from all the deliciousness listed here, so we have lots of options: at the on-farm store anytime (the old milkhouse), at the farmer's markets (see website), and drop-off or pickup if you are in the area. We are willing to ship only if it is not yet available locally (talk to your farmers – they may be waiting for someone to ask). We'd love to start a Meat of the Month club, so let us know if you might be interested! Since we just started our farm and [finally!] have a wide assortment of products and known timelines, we would love to start working with some above-average chefs that could really show off their skills and our products....help us find them!! Finally, every forkful is a vote, so THANK YOU! for supporting your small family farmers....WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER! Together Farms, Andy or Stephanie Schneider, W93
Norden Road, Mondovi WI 54755. (715) 926-5009. Wacholz Farm Grass-fed Meats offers grassfed beef and pork. We are a small farm and focus on quality for the animals. Our cattle are rotated on pastures in spring, summer and fall. NO antibiotics or growth hormones are given to our animals. During the winter the cattle get alfalfa hay.The feed for our cattle and pigs is all grown on our farm without herbicides and pesticides.The hogs receive grass/legume pastures and soaked oats. During the fall the hogs are fattened on fall apples; they don't receive soy in their diets. Our beef is sold in 1/4, 1/2, or Whole. Pork is sold by 1/2, or Whole. Your animal will be processed at a locally owned and inspected butcher shop. Wacholz farm is located near the I-35/I-90 intersection near Albert Lea. Come visit and see the animals! Wacholz Farm Grass-fed Meats, Cazzi
Wacholz, 81999
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