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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: At Ashbourne Farms, our mission is to promote sustainable agriculture practices and best wildlife stewardship to maintain an optimal balance in the farm ecosystem. We offer a unique beef and pork product to the consumer. We do not use any antibiotics, growth hormones or steroids on our animals. Very unique to the beef industry, we incorporate the use of warm season grasses in our rotational grazing and in wintertime / drought hay feeding programs. Our mix of Shorthorn Cattle and Black Angus are rotationally grazed. At Ashbourne Farms, we strive not only to work as an operating farm, but also to manage our land and soils to the utmost standards to promote minimal soil erosion and optimal organic build-up of the soils. We believe managing land for farming and wildlife can be obtained with the proper balance. We offer custom packages and cuts of beef and pork for delivery to the individual consumer or to the wholesale supplier, in addition to pastured eggs. Please contact us or visit our website for more information. Ashbourne Farms, Layla Musselman, 3800
Old Westport Road, La Grange KY 40031. I502) 222-0602.
Au Naturel Farm is an 85-acre grassfarm that provides grass-finished beef, available as halves or split halves. The cattle are Murray Greys, an Australian breed that "excels on grass." We practice "organic" agricultural methodology, although we have chosen not to certify under the current USDA regulations. Pastured poultry are available by pre-order only from June to September. Free-range eggs are available from mid-February through October. Products are sold at the farm and at the Bowling Green Farmer's Market from May through October. Au Naturel Farm, Paul and Alison Wiediger, 3298
Fairview Church Road, Smiths Grove KY 42171. (270) 749-4600. Brookview Farm is Lexington Kentucky's premier registered Devon cattle farm, raising grass-fed, grass-finished beef. We sell our beef products under the name of Brookview Beef to our local Lexington community. We have two pick up locations. One of them is at our farm, the other is 216 Holiday Road, Lexingon, KY. We also deliver! We love providing a more healthful alternative to corn-fed beef. Grass-fed beef products are rich in antioxidants, including Vitamin E, Beta-Carotene, and Vitamin C and offer you more “good” Omega 3 fats. Studies show CLA, also present in grass-fed beef, help in the fight against cancer. Brookview Beef does not contain added hormones, antibiotics or other drugs. Most importantly, Brookview Beef is healthy, natural and delicious. We achieve this by grazing our Devon Cattle solely on pasture, rotating through small paddocks from birth to finish. Unlike many popular breeds developed for the feedlot system, our Devon Cattle produce tender, well-marbled beef on grass alone which promotes the welfare of our animals and the health of our land. Beef can be purchased by appointment in halves or quarters, or by the individual cut. Ground beef is sold in two-pound packages. All cuts are vacuum packed and frozen. In addition to grass-fed beef we also sell farm fresh eggs. Brookview Beef, Douglas and Jenny Owens, 7700
Colby Road, Winchester KY 40391. (859) 509-4236. Colcord Farms–Blue Grass Finished Beef ® Bourbon County 2 miles from Paris Kentucky. We dedicate our 250 acre farm to raising grass and clover for a herd of 200 registered Angus cows and steers. Our cows plus semen from the most desirable bulls produce calves and breeding stock specifically aimed at producing marbled tender beef from grass. Our finished steers are smaller (1000–1100 pounds) than commercial corn-fed steers so that they can be finished on grass while still young and tender. They are fed nourishing grasses and clovers in spring/summer, stockpiled fescue in fall, followed by rye grass in early spring. Our hay for mid winter is cut when young and is very nourishing. No pesticides or herbicides are used on the forage. No routine antibiotics or steroids are used. The steers move from field to field with new pasture every 1 or 2 days. The water flows from the farm springs, wells, and ponds with no added chemicals. The slow movement across the rich fields means they can be finished as succulent marbled beef without eating any grain. The fresh grass gives them a healthy balance of fat and lean and a special flavor. The grass diet means the steers have a high healthy content of CLA and Omega 3. The beef is USDA approved for supply to restaurants, retail outlets and direct sale to consumers. Look for it in Lexington, Kentucky at the Good Foods Market and Cafe, at the Blue Moon Farm stall at the Lexington Farmers Market, and in Paris, Kentucky at the Farmer's Market shop. Visit our web site for more information. We welcome cattlemen (or cattlewomen) visitors who are interested in purchasing breeding stock. Colcord Farms–Blue Grass Finished Beef®,
Bryan Carroll, Manager.
(859) 621-0637. Business address: PO Box 1000, Paris
KY 40362. Custer Family Farm is a natural extension of our family's ideals and philosophy. We started with a desire to produce great food and toiletries for ourselves, but when we noticed a shortage of affordable natural products, we were inspired to expand enough to supply others. While we adhere to self-imposed high standards of natural production and sustainable farming practices, we have no desire to obtain government sanction through organic certification. We raise grass-fed beef and rotationally-grazed chicken, turkey , and pork. We also offer wonderfully healthy brown eggs from our free-range Black Australorp flock. We keep a few Jersey cows in order to have a constant supply of nature's most perfect liquid - fresh raw milk. All of our animals are happy and stress-free; they live a quiet, serene, pampered life. We also nurture our ground and cultivate a variety of fruits and vegetables using only biodynamic methods. We strive to support the health of our entire farm and our family in the most natural way possible. In addition to great food for your table, our family also produces hand-forged blacksmith wares, hand-braided leather goods, and homemade raw-milk soap and natural lip balm. Custer Family Farm, Brian and Pam Custer, 247
Noonon Road, Columbia KY 42728. (270) 378-3153 or (678) 925-4388.
Dogwood Farm raises all beef calves from birth. Since 1964, when the herd began as a 4-H project, the primary enterprise has been the production of registered Polled Hereford breeding cattle. Currently producing up to 85 calves annually, the closed cow herd is forage-oriented, selected for ability to thrive on pasture. Dogwood Farm Polled Herefords are very docile, gentle-tempered cattle. Their relaxed natures and low-stress lives contribute to tenderness in the finished beef. Hereford beef is naturally good-tasting, consistently flavorful meat. No pesticides or herbicides are used on pastures. No growth hormones are used, nor antibiotics except for rare emergency treatment. Tiny natural predator wasps help suppress fly populations. Cattle graze a variety of pasture grasses, clovers, and other legumes during the green season through rotational or management intensive grazing. During early winter, cattle graze stockpiled fescue, ryegrass and green wheat. Cows remain on pasture with free-choice hay during cold months, occasionally supplemented with high fiber soyhulls during severe weather. Calves are born in March/April or September/October. Half the calves from each crop are selected for breeding or seedstock sale. The remainder are available for custom finishing by advance reservation. Currently, calves sell on hoof or through arrangement with local processors twice a year. Whole cow hamburger will be available as demand warrants. Dogwood Farm, Toby and Debby Dulworth, 2492
South Kirkman Road, LaCenter KY 42056. DreamCatcher Farm, located near Taylorsville, Kentucky, is 170 acres of beautiful Kentucky farmland that is home to grass-fed Devon and Angus cattle. Although grass-fed beef is the primary livestock on the farm, lamb and pork are also raised using sustainable farming methods. Through management intensive grazing, our cows are pastured on alfalfa, orchard grass, red clover, and other native Kentucky grasses. No pesticides or chemicals are ever used on our grasses. Likewise, during winter months, the cattle are given alfalfa/clover/orchard grass hay that is grown on our farm. No growth implants or hormones are ever used on our cattle. Antibiotics are used only in life or death emergencies. Never stressed or driven, the beef from these cows is tender and lean. Extra care is given to the humane treatment of all DreamCatcher animals – especially through the harvesting process. DreamCatcher Farm's signature item is a whole-cow gourmet ground beef. Our customers tell us it tastes like beef used to taste years ago, before all the chemicals, additives, and feedlots came along. DreamCatcher beef, lamb, and pork are sold direct in Louisville through six local farmers markets and one retail outlet. DreamBurgers, our signature hamburger, are available at Stan’s Restaurant in St. Matthews and at the BearGrass Christian Church farmers market on Saturday mornings. You can also come and enjoy a whole hog pork sausage biscuit at that same farmers market as well. Please visit our website for the entire farmers market listing. DreamCatcher Farm, Lelia Gentle, 3253
Beals Branch Road, Louisville KY 40207. (Farm located in Little
Mount, KY.) (502) 896-6006. Dutch Creek Farm, in its 18 year of operation, utilizes "permaculture principles, ecological design, and humane livestock raising" in an attempt to "mimic an animal's natural lifestyle as much as possible." The farm provides pastured poultry, beef, and brown eggs from free-ranging Rhode Island Reds. The cattle are raised on lush, pesticide-free pastures and are not treated with antibiotics, hormones, or artificial food additives. Breeding bulls and replacement heifers are offered for sale each year from their herd of registered Angus cattle. "Our herd is one of the few in this country selected to excel on grass." Dutch Creek Farm, Susan and Doug Schlosnagle, 609 Magruder Road, Pleasureville KY 40057. (502) 461-7882. Emerald Glen Farm is a 300-acre farm near Mammoth Cave National Park that has been in our family for 204 years and 8 generations. We raise grass-finished beef, pastured poultry, and pastured pigs using organic fertilizers, mineral supplements, and pest controls (we are not certified organic). Our animals receive no steroids, hormones, or antibiotics. Cattle and chickens are moved daily (pigs weekly) to insure fresh forage is available at all times and to provide fertilization to our soils. Our cowherd is predominantly Red Devon, the premier breed for grass-finishing beef. These genetics along with our grazing protocol and forage quality result in a tender, well-marbled beef on grass. We ultrasound our finishing animals to determine their quality and make sure our customers get gourmet beef. All meats are USDA inspected. We sell beef and pork by bulk order (wholes, halves, split-halves) and do have cuts available on a limited basis. Whole cow ground beef and pork sausage are also available. We finish beeves in winter through spring. Pigs are available year-round. Pastured chickens are sold by the bird (whole or cut-up) and are processed June through October. We do not ship meat but coordinate pickup or deliveries with our patrons. Emerald Glen Farm, Weldon Hawkins, 225
Cane Run Road, Munfordville KY 42765. (270) 537-5366. Foxhollow Farm – All Natural, Locally Raised, Pasture Grazed, Grass Fed Beef. Foxhollow Farm is located in Crestwood, Kentucky, just north of Louisville. The farm consists of 1300 acres of woodland, waterfalls, creeks, and rolling fields of lush grass lands. This land has been cared for over three generations. Foxhollow Farm is now home to an all natural grass fed beef operation. Our mission is to bring health to the land, the animals, and the community around us. We strive to create an excellent grass fed beef product. Our cattle are allowed to graze the fields in their true nature and are cared for with expertise. The cow herd is predominantly Black Angus, which is known for excellent marbling and taste qualities. Individual attention is provided daily to insure the cattle's good health. The result is a herd that is antibiotic free and feeds on the best possible grasses. Foxhollow Farm has an array of specialty packages ranging from $38 to $250. Consumers can come directly to the farm and pick up their package of beef and enjoy a relaxing nature hike or a country farm tour. Delivery is also available upon request. Foxhollow Farm, 8905
Highway 329, Crestwood KY 40014.
(502) 241-9674. Welcome to Gourmet Pasture Beef where fresh air, water, sunshine and lush pastures create a special beef unique to middle Tennessee—about 50 miles southwest of Bowling Green, KY. 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. The Jerrys Farm is an organic horse powered farm sustainably serving Lexington and beyond. The Jerrys Farm has grown each year in supplying individuals with healthy meat raised on certified organic pastures. We offer beef, chicken, pork, fresh eggs, and a variety of nourishing heirloom produce—all from a trusted local supplier. Orders are taken any time, but the grass finished beef and milk-fed pork are only processed in late fall. Our pasture-raised broiler roasting chickens are available at the farm store. Our farm is horse-powered and managed in a sustainable fashion. Draft work horses instead of heavy machinery, and a solar-powered livestock watering system make environmental sense and match the scale of the farming operation. The pasture-made approach to raising pigs and cattle, followed by chickens, has shown itself to be very good for the animals and the land. Everything grown on the Jerrys Farm will be safe and healthy from people you know. We have opted out of factory farming, now you can opt out of factory food. Visit the farm and find out where YOUR food is coming from. Meet the horses and see for yourself at our next Farm Open House held the second Saturday of each month. The Jerrys Farm, Jerry Hicks and Jerry Neff, 2859
Three Mile Run, Flemingsburg KY 41041. (800) 249-8248, ext. 5215. Larry's Healthy Beef raises registered Angus cattle on forages only—no antibiotics, no synthetic hormones. Half and whole cattle are available in late fall for custom processing by local slaughterhouses. Free delivery to slaughterhouse. Call for deposit information and processing dates. Our specialty—Whole Cow Hamburger—is available year round. It is USDA-inspected and available in one pound packages. Enjoy lean grassfed beef that comes from the entire cow—prime rib, T-bones, roast, ground beef, etc.—all ground together into the best hamburger you have ever tasted! Come see our humanely treated cattle enjoying lush pasture, water, shade. Our Angus cattle are selected to excel on pasture only—with a direct chop forage only winter feeding program on the New Zealand-type plan. Registered breeding stock always available for sale. Visit our website for more on our breeding and feeding program. Larry's Healthy Beef, Larry Sansom, 3096
Cedar Grove Road, Hartford KY 42347-9742. (270) 298-0059. Little Brush Creek Farm, located in South-Central Kentucky, raises pasture fed beef and goats, and has raw goat's milk available through goat share contracts. All animals are raised on pasture, with no growth hormones, no prophylactic antibiotics, and no feed except for does being milked. They receive a custom blended feed containing corn, molasses, sunflower seeds and other natural products. All animals have free choice access to a kelp/mineral supplement and free choice hay available year round. In the winter, when pastures are sparse, they have access to natural protein supplements, with no urea and no animal protein. Worming is done on an as-needed basis based upon examination, rather than schedule. Beef calves are available on the hoof. Goats are available on the hoof, or as USDA inspected steaks, ribs or goatburger patties. Goat's milk, through shares, can be picked up at the farm or delivered locally. It can also be shipped frozen. We invite, and encourage, customers and potential customers to come visit the farm and see what we're doing. Little Brush Creek Farm, Ray Kruse, 693
Big Brush Creek Road, Buffalo KY 42716. (270) 932-5388. Lone Tree Cattle Company is a 165 acre American Family Farm, owned and operated by the Pace Family: Stan, Kathy, David, Leslie, Emily & Alyssa. We specialize in all natural, organically produced, hormone and antibiotic free, Grassfed beef. Located just west of Berea, Kentucky our cattle graze fertile soils lush with a mixture of the finest forages available in the US. Lone Tree Cattle Company beef is processed through a USDA approved facility where it is cut and wrapped to customer desires with regard to steak counts and package sizes. We are currently taking orders for steers (steer shares) to be placed on pasture in the spring of 2007. Our direct sales to consumers are handled a little out of the ordinary. We purchase steers from local Kentucky calf producers who produce each year’s calf crop on grass and without grain or hormones. With Steershares: You own the steer, we provide the farm, labor, and everything else needed to produce some of the finest beef in the world. When the steer reaches market weight we deliver the steer to a local USDA approved processing plant and you pick up your meat. Visit our website for more information. Lone Tree Cattle Company, Stan and Kathy Pace, 1611
Frog Branch Road, Paint Lick KY 40461. (859) 925-4280. McCrory Farms have grassfed Katahdin Hair Sheep for sale in the fall. No grain (except for ewes in the winter), no antibiotics, no hormones. Very little worm medicine is used due to bred-in natural resistance and rotational grazing. Limited number available at $1.00 per pound. Sold on foot, can have butchered locally. Sold by reservations. Tails are not docked. Weigh 100#. McCrory Farms, Robert G. McCrory DVM, 1516
Main Street, Benton KY 42025. (270) 527-3767. Pike Valley Farm is committed to quality, great tasting, organic meats (beef and pork), poultry and eggs. We pasture our animals so they're consuming large amounts of grasses, which makes for a healthier, happier animal and that is better for you and your family. We offer on-farm visits, Metropolitan Buying Clubs, and opportunity to eat our products in various surrounding restaurants. Pike Valley Farm Foods, Winston and Teresa Pike, 712
Pike Lane, Lancaster KY 40444. (859) 548-3777. 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. Spring Hills Farms—All Natural Pasture-Raised Beef and Chevon—"Bringing Family Farm Values to Your Table." We are a small family farm that specializes and strives to raise all our animals as naturally and organically as possible—the way God originally designed things. We are now in the process of getting our All Natural Beef certified organic. Our beef are raised on lush pasture and high quality hay with abundant natural springs and creeks for water. They do not receive any hormones or steroids or prophylactic antibiotics. Our beef is available for sale by USDA cuts, or in half/whole beef, mostly year-round. USDA cuts can be shipped or we can deliver locally. See our website for more details. We plan to begin selling work shares in our goats in the spring of 2004 to make raw milk available to those who desire raw goat's milk. Our goats get plenty of good pasture, but they also get feed at milking time. Our goat's milk can be shipped also. We invite you to come visit our farm, meet us and see our animals! Our farm is family-oriented and many of our animals are very friendly. Spring Hills Farm, Roland and Tina Hoffman, 479
Payne Mill Road, Glasgow KY 42141. Phone and fax: (270) 646-2838. Staples Beef raises Charolais Cattle that graze naturally on 325 acres. They are custom processed at a local USDA facility and available in Whole, Half, Quarter, or 25-pound Sample Box. Also popular is the whole cow ground beef patties (grill ready)—great for fundraising events or healthy eating cook-outs. Visit our Family Farm Project Co-Op CSA at 8th & Market Streets in Louisville, across from Glassworks, every Wednesday, May – October, 4 – 6:30 p.m. Staples Beef, Laraine Staples, 3173
Highway 42 West Street, Bedford KY 40006. (502) 255-3238.
Stone Run Farms is a family operated, pasture-based local market farm. We produce pork, lamb, chicken, eggs, and turkeys. We believe that pasture-based farming is a sustainable way to farm that produces a quality, healthy, excellent tasting product. By working with nature and allowing each animal to do what it was designed to do, we are able to use our land to improve our food system and keep the soil naturally fertile and functional. Our products are natural, antibiotic, growth hormone free. Please visit our website for a complete listing of products and where our products are sold. Stone Run Farms, Shannon and Steve Young, 697
Texas Loop Road, Springfield KY 40069. (859) 336-0985 or (859)
481-3393. Willow Hills is a small family farm seeking to practice agriculture in the most natural way possible. We strive to find simple methods using nature to solve growing problems in contrast to the more common industrialized agricultural methods. Our focus is to maximize nutrition in our foods through good management and organic-type practices. No pesticides, drugs or herbicides are used. All of our animals are pastured, and our ruminant animals (cows, sheep & goats) are not fed any grain. We consider providing life giving food to be our ministry. We also offer extensive health information as well on our website. Our goal is to help those whose health has been destroyed by the food industry to regain it. We offer pastured poultry (chicken and turkey), pastured pork, genuine free-range eggs, raw milk, and grass-fed beef and lamb. All meat is USDA inspected and available from our freezers by the cut. Shipping is available on our products. Pure, unadulterated milk (not pasteurized or homogenized) that is from grass-fed cows is available on a cow-share basis. For more details on our products and their availability, please contact us or visit our web page. Willow Hills, Scott and Susan Daniels, PO Box 748, Tompkinsville
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