 Tennessee
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:
The Bradburn
Farm is
owned by Connie and Anthony Bradburn and has been in Connie’s
family since the late 1800’s. The
family received this farm through a land grant. We
are located in Lawrence county and about 70 miles of south of Nashville.
We have a limited number of grass
finished beeves available each year. Customers may buy the beef in
quarters, halves or whole, and then choose how they would like
to have it cut and packaged. Delivery to the processor is included
in the price.
Our beef is raised
pasture to plate on grasses and clovers and are never supplemented
with grain. Rotational grazing is utilized to grow and finish
our beef and provides fresh pasture with every move. Free
choice minerals are provided for the animals. No antibiotics or
hormones are used on our animals.
Bradburn Farms, Anthony Bradburn, 74
Cross Road, Ethridge TN 38456. (931) 231-0743. E-mail: c-bradburn@hotmail.com.
Ford Farm in Cohutta is a small family
farm in North Georgia between Dalton, Georgia and Cleveland, Tennessee—very
close to Chattanooga, Tennessee. Our cattle graze well maintained
pastures and are fed locally grown hay when grass is not available.
Just as important as their feed source, they have clean well water
available to drink.
We sell by the half and whole beef,
mostly in late fall and early winter. We also sell frozen ground
beef in 1 lb packages when available. Our prices include delivery
to one of several processors in our area. We can also deliver your
purchase for a small agreed upon fee.
Ford Farm, Mike and Beth Ford, 1275
Emerson Road, Cohutta GA 30710. (706) 694-4695. E-mail: fordmb1@windstream.net.
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Website: http://www.purebeef.onlinelocalweb.com/
Welcome to Gourmet Pasture
Beef where fresh
air, water, sunshine and lush pastures create a special beef unique
to middle Tennessee. We use these natural ingredients to craft
highly marbled works of art showcasing what first-class beef is
meant to be; naturally wholesome with a rich, full flavor you will
savor.
We raise only the finest grass-finished beef on high quality, local forages here in Robertson County. Rest assured
we only offer beef made with natural ingredients - and never any
artificial growth stimulants (hormones).
Each cut is hand butchered
in a local USDA facility where it is dry-aged for a minimum of
14 days to insure you receive home raised quality in every bite!
Treat yourself to a naturally juicy steak or make memorable dishes
with our Gourmet ground beef and roasts conveniently delivered
to your door.
When you simply want the best taste with nutritional
advantages unique to grass-fed beef, trust the experience you will
find in our products. Only the best for you and your family, from
our pasture to your plate, as nature intended.
Gourmet Pasture Beef, Josh and Kathy Gunn,
5458
Gunn Road, Springfield, TN 37172. (615) 504-2046.
E-mail:
steak@gourmetpasturebeef.com.
Website: http://www.gourmetpasturebeef.com.
Grandview Farm is dedicated to preserving
the natural balance of the land. We know exactly where our cattle
originate, raising each on the same land where we live, work, and
play. Our small-scale farm-raised beef is free of artificial
impurities such as hormones, pesticides, and medications. The rotational
grazing method practiced at Grandview Farm provides excellent forage
for our cattle and the abundant wildlife such as coveys of quail,
wild turkey, deer, and coyotes. A fresh water spring provides clean
drinking water year-round.
Our cows are raised in a bucolic setting located
in rolling hills of Wartrace, TN, home to world renowned Gallagher
Gibson Guitars. Neighboring Bell Buckle is home of the annual Moon
Pie Festival and The Webb School Craft Fair. The fertile soils of
Middle Tennessee produce high quality forage which helps produce
totally grass fed beef that is lower in fat and calories but richer
in good fats such as Omega 3 fatty acids and the cancer fighting
fat, CLA.
Grandview Farm beef is dry aged for a minimum
of three full weeks for delectable taste when served at family mealtime.
All cuts are available and daily delivery is available in the Middle
Tennessee area.
Grandview Farm, Vincent and Nancy Spoltore,
6998 Highway 64 East, Wartrace
TN 37183. (615) 585-7051.
E-mail: thespoltores@blomand.net
Harper Farms, a small family farm in
the tri-cities region of Northeast Tennessee/Southwest Virginia,
raises grass fed, hormone-free beef.
We offer tender, tasty
and healthy beef by the side or whole and are now offering individual
cuts as availability allows. We use a USDA facility for processing
and packing the meat. Our sides are cut to your specifications
and all orders over $100 have free delivery in the Tri-cities region.
Customers outside the region can arrange for a convenient meeting
location.
Our farm is devoted to raising healthy and
strong cattle without growth hormones or antibiotics. All our
cattle are pasture fed or hay supplemented, never confined or force
fed. We offer strictly grass finished, or cattle finished with
about 5 pounds of grain per day (no growth antibiotics) for up
to 45 days.
Harper Farms, Paul and Brenda Harper, 500
N Ketron Town Road, Gate City VA 24251. (423) 534-3098.
E-mail:
paulhar50@hotmail.com.
Website: http://www.harperfarms.us.
At Laurel Creek Farm our goal is to
provide the highest quality meat possible to our customers. We
strive to make the world a better place as we make our living.
We have 500 acres of grass that we intensively manage to create
organic matter and to put in motion natural biodynamic principles
which improve fertility. We have a larger size than most
direct marketers which allows us to have more volume and lower
prices.
We offer grassfed beef, pasture raised pork,
pasture raised chicken and duck eggs, grassfed lamb and goat, pasture
raised chicken, turkey and duck. We also sell rabbit,
quail and
pheasant.
We meet folks with deliveries when possible,
and mail order within our region.
My family extends a big thank you to all those
who support grass-based agriculture. You are wonderful!
Laurel Creek Farm, Tracy Monday, 3115
Williams Bend Road, Knoxville TN 37932. (865) 680-1739.
E-mail: tmonday@laurelcreekmeat.com.
Website: http://www.laurelcreekmeat.com.
Mountain
Fork Farm is located in the mountains of North Alabama, just
across the border from Tennessee. We are a family operated sustainable
farm raising pastured broilers,
turkeys and laying hens for eggs. We also grow heirloom
tomatoes,
numerous types of lettuce, greens and spinach, as
well as, a wide variety of other vegetables. We continue
to grow head lettuce, mesclun (fresh leaf lettuce mix), radishes
and other vegetables throughout the winter.
Though we are not certified organic, we use
organic and natural practices in all our growing. Similarly, our
animals are raised on pasture and provided a choice of feed that
does not include drugs or chemicals.
Our broilers and turkeys are custom raised
and available on a monthly basis, so plan on preordering. We’ll
be happy to help. Our produce is available either for pick-up at
the farm or delivery in nearby towns. We send out weekly emails
of what’s available.
Mountain Fork Farm, Melissa and John Larsen, 1557
Mountain Fork Road, New Market AL 35761. (256) 379-4762.
E-mail: mlarsen@ardmore.net.
Website: http:www.mountainforkfarm.com.
At Paradigm Farms we raise natural, grass-fed
beef. Our farm is located on 100+ rolling acres in middle
Tennessee (Williamson County). We use no antibiotics, steroids,
or growth hormones. Our cattle are on pasture 24/7, 365 days per
year.
Customers may buy meat by the side, and choose
how their sides are cut and packaged. We offer free delivery in
the Middle Tennessee area and we also ship to other areas. We believe
in, and practice, sustainable farming practices.
Paradigm Farms, Jason and Melissa Webb, PO Box
186, College
Grove TN 37046. (615) 368-2325.
E-mail: jasonwebbca2000@yahoo.com.
Website: http://www.webbfamilyfarms.com.
Peaceful Pastures All Natural
Meats provides grassfed, pasture-raised chickens, turkeys,
pork, lamb, goat, duck and goose. They also produce raw,
grassfed milk (goat and cow) and other dairy products.
No antibiotics or supplemental hormones are used and the meats are
cruelty and confinement free.
Peaceful Pastures is a member of Pick Tennessee
Products, American Livestock Breeds Conservancy and Slow
Foods. Dairy goats, pigs, sheep and some of the dairy cows are
rare heritage breeds.
Fleece from Lincoln Longwool sheep is
available for hand spinning and felting. Goat meat is seasonal
(early fall), but all other meats are available year-round and are
USDA inspected. The products are available at the farm and can also
be shipped via Fed Ex Second Day or Ground. CSA memberships are
available as well. We ship nationwide and have buying clubs serving
Atlanta, GA; Jacksonville, FL; and Tampa, FL.
Peaceful Pastures All Natural Meats, Darrin
and Jenny Drake, 69 Cowan Valley Lane, Hickman
TN 38567. (615) 683-4291. E-mail: NaturalMeat@aol.com
Website: www.peacefulpastures.com
Red Gates Farm raises
grass-finished Angus and Angus-cross beef on rotationally grazed,
naturally fertile bottomland pastures in the scenic Sequatchie
Valley near Chattanooga, TN.
Treatment of the animals takes into
account their emotional as well as physical needs. Shade and
clean well water available in every pasture. Water supply is
mobile to minimize erosion and compaction. No added hormones
or antibiotics. Predator and songbird friendly. Quality of the
grass and clover is managed by environmentally sensitive grazing
practices, not chemical inputs. In order to better match the
cattle to their environment, we are now using South Poll bulls
to bring more heat and insect resistance to the herd while maintaining
good grass finished meat quality. Visitors are welcomed.
Beef from small and medium-sized animals available by the quarter
- aged, cut, cryo-vacced and labeled for pick-up at the nearby
processor. Reasonable prices. Free copy of Pasture Perfect with
first order.
Red Gates Farm, Georgiana Kotarski, 1994
McWilliams Road, Dunlap TN 37327. E-mail: redgatesfarm@gmail.com.
Website: http://www.georgianakotarski.com/RedGatesFarm
Rocky Glade Farm is located in the Middle
Tennessee area in rural Eagleville. We raise 100% grass-fed beef and lamb.
Our beef and lamb is born and raised here on the farm, so we
know our animals from their birth until they are finished and
transported to the processor.
Our grass-fed beef is available as custom
half freezer beef delivered to the processor. Grass-fed lamb is
available in whole lambs delivered to the processor.
We utilize rotational grazing to grow and
finish our beef and lamb supplementing their diet with free choice
salt, kelp, and minerals. All
of our animals are raised with their best health in mind, and,
in turn yours as well. They are never given supplemental
grain, growth hormones, nor are any animals treated with antibiotics
used as meat animals.
Feel free to contact us for more information via email, or visit
our website and sign up for our email newsletter for more product
availability and farm information.
Rocky Glade Farm, Jim and Julie Vaughn, 2397
Rocky Glade Road, Eagleville
TN 37070. (615) 274-3496.
E-mail: jvaughn@rockygladefarm.com.
Website: http://www.rockygladefarm.com
Rolling Hills Farm is dedicated to make
sure our processes are natural and sustainable. We do not feed
our animals antibiotics or use any growth hormones. Our animals
enjoy the sunshine and fresh air, they have
fresh natural spring water to drink and fresh pastures to roam.
We currently offer beef by the side,
split side, or sampler package. The beef is vacuum-sealed and frozen
at our local USDA inspected processor. Your meat can be picked
up at the farm or we can ship up to a 150
mile radius. We also have eggs available for farm pick up
only.
Just
like our grandparents, we raise our animals in a humane method
that allows them to enjoy being exactly
what they are. If God put them on the earth to graze in tall fresh
grass, they will graze in tall fresh grass. If
they were meant to dig up roots and tubers and enjoy acorns and
chestnuts, that is the environment we try
to provide. They may enjoy dust baths, eating bugs and fresh shoots
of grass. You will be confident of the
wisdom of this approach once you try our fresh pastured eggs or beef.
Rolling Hills Farm, Rod and Heidi Trusler,
2520
Bruce McCaleb, Duck River TN 38454. (931) 583-2279. E-mail:
heidi@rollinghillsfarm.com.
Website: http://www.rollinghillsfarm.com.
The Sanders Farm is located in the foothills
of Clinch Mountain in upper east Tennessee, close to neighboring
Kentucky, Virginia and North Carolina. We have tended a small
beef cow/calf herd at our family farm since 1979.
We have kept
our pasture and
hayfields herbicide and pesticide-free for those 30 years. We use
no antibiotics, pesticides or growth stimulants of any kind on
any animal to be sold on Eatwild. Flies are kept under control
with a walk-through fly trap. The calves I am selling eat only
our own pasture and hay and mother's milk. They are always free-ranging with
their mothers and the rest of the closed herd until the day they
are processed.
I prefer to sell my calves whole in the
late Spring or Fall. Hanging weight is around 300 pounds and
take-home meat averages 200 pounds. I deliver your calf to a
local butcher and you pick up your frozen meat there. You decide
how long you want your meat aged and how you want it cut and
packaged. My price is $2.50 per pound of hanging weight and the
butcher charges around $.40 per pound based
on hanging weight.
I also at times have milk and grass-finished beef by the package.
It is USDA inspected and weighed, vacuum-packed and frozen. I will
email you a price list. Pickup for this meat would be in the Rogersville,
TN area.
We would rather sell our beef calves to individuals who want untainted
beef than into the feedlot industry where they live a little longer
but in an unnatural and highly stressful way.
The Sanders Farm, Doris Sanders, 235
Clinch Valley Road, Eidson TN 37731. (423) 921-8489. E-mail: hydro_8@hotmail.com.
Shady Grove Farm is located in rural
east TN at the edge of the Cumberland Plateau west of Knoxville. We
are a small family farm with 80 acres of pasture and
woods. We
also manage two adjacent parcels for grazing. We
offer grass-fed beef, grass-fed lamb, pastured poultry, and free-range
eggs.
We began farming with the intent
to raise our own foods products to know first hand the origin and
health of our meats. We enjoyed the food and farming so much that
we began offering our meats to family and then friends. Since
then our customer base has continued to grow by word of mouth until
this year when we expanded through advertising. We only sell what
we ourselves would eat.
Our animals are moved twice daily
to new pasture using management intensive grazing techniques. These techniques allow
more evenly distributed fertilization, long
rest times before re-grazing, and help
in the healing of the land. Healthy land produces healthy
food which in turns produces healthy people.
Feeds for our animals consist
of grasses, hay, and minerals for the cattle and sheep. The poultry receive only
natural grain based feeds along with what nature provides in the
way of grasses/greens, seeds, and bugs.
"Local" is the key to knowing where your food comes from and how
it is raised. The majority of our customers are within a 200 mile radius
ranging from Knoxville to Cookville and as far south as Chattanooga.
We welcome visitors to our farm to observe first hand how a healthy
farm is managed. Come for a visit.
Shady Grove Farm and Sawmill, Jeff Price, 985
Shady Grove Road, Lancing TN 37770. (423) 346-2901. E-mail: jefprice1@highland.net.
Website: http://www.shadygrovefarms.net.
The
Top of the World Farm is the Sanders Family. Our parents
had seven children and six of us are still here, directly involved
on the farm everyday. There are now more than eight of us, and most
of the time we number around fifteen farmers from ages 50+ down
to 2 months old.
We raise Scotch Highland cattle, Khatadin sheep,
and Tamworth cross pigs, which we offer for sale in quarters
(for beef only), halves, and wholes.
We feed our cattle and sheep nothing but the
fresh grass and hay that our 65 acres offer. Some of our pigs share
a grass diet with the cows and sheep, but most spend their time
in the woods rooting for nuts. We feed these latter pigs locally
grown corn every day.
We give our animals no hormones, steroids, antibiotics,
or anything else unnatural. We would only give antibiotics in an
acute situation where antibiotics were necessary to save an animal's
life. While we have encountered this before, we have never sold
the meat from those animals to the public and don't intend to. We
supplement our animals' diets with salt, kelp, and food grade diatomaceous
earth.
Top of the World Farm, Justin, Liberty, and
Wright Sanders, 8999 Ella Gallaher Road, Westpoint
TN 38486. (866) 866-3287.
E-mail: topoftheworldfarm@direcway.com
West Wind Farms Organic Meats
and Poultry is a 100-acre certified
organic, biodynamic
farm dedicated to healthy, artisan foods, environmental stewardship
and humane animal husbandry. West Wind Farms offers a variety of
products year round including certified organic pastured chicken
and turkeys, grassfed beef and goat, certified
organic pastured pork and certified organic pastured lamb.
Meats and poultry are produced without artificial additives, synthetic
hormones, subtherapeutic antiobiotics, GMOs, chlorine baths, or
factory-confinement. Meats and poultry are sold to restaurants,
caterers, and directly to the public by mail order and through established
delivery locations within a 300 mild radius of the farm.
In addition to meats and poultry, find organic
eggs from free-range hens, lard, honey, dairy products,
vegetables, B.A.R.F. for pets, and more through West Wind Farms'
website. The farm plans to offer CSA shares in 2003. A resident
farm apprenticeship position is also currently available.
West Wind Farms, Kimberlie and Ralph Cole,
155 Shekinah Way, Deer
Lodge TN37726. (423) 965-3334. E-mail: wwfarms@highland.net
Website: www.grassorganic.com
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