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:
Caledonia Farm is pleased
to offer grass finished beef throughout the year, pastured broilers during
the summer and eggs most of the year. Our mission is to farm
environmentally and financially sustainably to assure food safety,
consumer health and long term security.
Our beef is packaged in convenient ready to use sizes
that are vacuum sealed in clear plastic and flash frozen. All of our
products are available for sale at the farm; just call or e-mail ahead
to make sure we're close by to help you.
We've been fine tuning our production systems, forage/grazing
chains and quality systems for nearly a decade to offer our customers
unparalleled quality and service. Check our web site frequently for up
to date information, news, pictures and research projects. We'd be happy
to host a tour or consult with you on any questions or thoughts you may
have.
Caledonia Farm, David Petrovick, Barre
MA 01005. (978) 355-4519. (No early or late calls, please!)
E-mail: caledoniafarm@charter.net.
Website: http://www.caledoniafarm.com.
Chase Hill Farm is an organic
certified dairy in the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts
producing 100% grassfed products. Mark and Jeannette Fellows operate
the farm. Our mission is to produce quality local food from grassfed
cows using sustainable low input practices. These practices include
rotational grazing, seasonal calving, and draft horsepower. Our herd
of 26 Normande-Jersey cross cows milk from March to December.
We produce a variety of cheeses for sale at
the Amherst (MA) Farmers’ Market, Greenfield (MA) Farmers’ Market,
area stores and farmstands in the Pioneer Valley. We also sell raw
milk, pasture-raised veal, whey-fed pork, and beef at
the farm.
We are certified by Baystate Organic Certifiers.
We do not ship products.
Chase Hill Farm, Jeannette Fellows, 74
Chase Hill Road, Warwick MA 01378. (978) 544-6327. E-mail: chasehillfarm@yahoo.com
Chestnut Farms is a family-owned and operated
106 acre livestock farm in the heart of MA. We are committed to connecting
our community with local agriculture using traditional and humane farming
practices. We are not certified organic because we choose to support
local farmers over importing certified organic hay from Canada. Our
animals are rotationally grazed through our all natural pastures maintained
with the help of a professional agronomist who advises us on our pasture
grass mix and planting schedule rather than chemical sprays and synthetic
fertilizers. We are committed to environmentally sustainable
farming practices.
We primarily sell our meat in monthly "shares" and offer
a monthly on-farm pickup and bi-annual open barns to visit our animals.
We raise all natural, heritage breed, hormone and antibiotic free meats.
This includes grass-fed Hereford-Devon beef grown exclusively
on pasture and hay to ensure a rich, wonderful flavor and high levels
of Omega-3. Our York, Hampshire and Duroc pigs are pastured and
petted while being fed only a natural grain diet - never any garbage.
We use mobile pens and pasture to ensure our pigs always have fresh,
outdoor space to grow, play and live in.
Our Icelandic purebred and cross-bred lambs are
born in the spring pasture where they are allowed to nurse and frolic
with their mothers. They are harvested in September through April each
year. We also raise our own pastured poultry including turkeys and chickens in
moveable pens. This ensures healthy grazing while significantly reducing
the bug population on our farm!
Chestnut Farms offers shares in our meat CSA. Each
month members receive a mix of "daily" (ground beef, stew
meat, bacon, whole chicken, sausage) cuts and "prime" cuts
(steaks, chops, boneless chicken breasts). For more information
please feel free to visit our website.
Chestnut Farms, Kim Denney, PO Box 545, 404
Turkey Street, Hardwick MA 01037. (413) 477-6656.
E-mail: chestnutfarms@comcast.net.
Website: http://www.chestnutfarms.org.
Greetings from the Chicoine Family Farm.
Henry Chicoine established the farm in 1933. It was a cream and heifer
operation. He also sold ice from the ice pond for refrigeration. Henry
never used any herbicides or pesticides on the land and that remains
true today. We have built on that great foundation and now produce
high quality 100% grass raised beef.
We offer a variety of steaks individually wrapped,
2–4 pound roasts, and 1–pound packages of ground beef. Everything
is frozen and kryo-vacced. You may call us and purchase at the farm,
or visit us at the farmers markets.
Ask about our delivery services.
Chicoine Family Farm, Susan Chicoine, 116
Oliver Street, Easthampton MA 01027. (413) 527-4882.
E-mail: beefychic@aol.com.

Crescent Moon Farm is a family owned and
operated farm raising one hundred percent grass-fed and finished Cheviot lambs and
Red Devon beef cattle. Our animals roam our 54 acres of pasture,
woods and orchards in Belchertown.
We feed our lambs, ewes and cows only grass -- never
grain, animal byproducts, or artificial growth hormones. We practice
Management Intensive Grazing to ensure that our animals are healthy and
always have fresh grass and our land is treated sustainably. We do not
use pesticides or herbicides, but we are not certified organic.
We offer all variety of lamb and beef cuts.
We also offer whole or half lambs, cut to order, with advance notice.
Our animals are processed by a USDA butcher and the cuts come frozen
and vacuum packed. Please see our website for details on currently available
cuts and price per pound.
If you are local to Massachusetts Pioneer Valley,
you can buy our meat directly from us by appointment. Please call us
or email.
If you live out of the area, please contact us by
email or by phone to discuss ordering and shipping.
Crescent Moon Farm, Khalid Elkalai and Kathleen Traphagen,
Cordoner Road, Belchertown
MA. (413) 253-0528.
E-mail: crescentmoonfarm@gmail.com.
Website: http://www.crescentmoonfarmonline.com.
The Farm School offers a year-long, curriculum-based,
hands-on training program for adults in the craft of farming. Our classroom
is an idyllic 186 acre farm and forest located in North Orange. Our
student-farmers come from across the country and give up everything
for a year to learn the theory and practice of sustainable, organic,
diversified farming. We have a core team of staff members that manage
the farm and deliver the curriculum to students October-September each
year.
We offer a meat CSA which includes grass-fed beef,
grass-fed lamb and pastured pork. We also sell our farm-fresh,
organic, free-range eggs. Products are available for on-farm sales
as well as delivered monthly to Watertown.
The Farm School, Jennifer Core, 80 Athol Road, North
Orange, MA 01331. (978) 248-9427.
E-mail: jennifer@farmschool.org.
Website: http://www.farmschool.org.
Fox Hill Farm is 315 scenic, rolling acres
in Ancramdale, New York in the foothills of the Berkshires of MA, CT
and near the Taconic Parkway. We are less than five miles from the
Massachusetts border. We raise grassfed & grassfinished beef in
an environmentally sustainable manner with rotational grazing of heritage
breeds of British White, Murray Grey, Red Devon and crosses. They are
very tame and raised organically but not yet certified.
The farm is protected from development by a conservation
easement and has been in the Lampman family since 1882. The heritage
breeds were chosen because of their ability to do well on grass and produce
a healthy and tender, tasty product high in Omega 3 essential fatty acids.
¼’s, ½’s or whole beef
custom cuts are prepared to customer specifications. We also sell and
ship individual packages of steaks, roasts, burger and now terrific hot
dogs (PaPa Dogs) that are all-beef, no-nitrate, with a natural casing.
All processing is done at small, local USDA inspected
facilities. However, if an animal is purchased on the hoof in advance,
then the most humane, ‘end’ can be arranged for at the farm.
Shipping is available.
Visitors are welcome.
Fox Hill Farm, Larry and Erna Lampman, 887
E Ancram Road, Ancramdale NY 12503. (518) 329-2405.
E-mail: Lampman1@taconic.net.
Website: will be up shortly.
Green Ledge Farm is located about 20
miles from the Massachusetts/New Hampshire border. We specialize in certified
organic grass-fed beef from
our herd of Belted Galloway cattle. Both our herd
and our hayfields are certified organic by the State of New Hampshire
Dept. of Agriculture. This guarantees that our animals are never given
antibiotics, growth hormones or other pharmaceuticals. We do not use
chemical fertilizers, herbicides or pesticides on our fields or on
our animals. Our cattle are 100% grass-fed on rotationally grazed organic
fields in pasture season and fed 100% certified organic hay in winter.
Belted Galloways are an important heritage breed meant to live outdoors.
Thick fur coats mean they choose our accessible shelters only in the
worst weather. Fresh air and the great outdoors keep our animals robust,
happy and healthy. The genetics of our beef animals is a key to producing
an animal that finishes well on grass alone.
We sell our certified organic grass-fed beef as
retail cuts from the farm year round and at the Peterborough
(NH) Farmer’s
Market on Wednesdays from 3-6 PM during the summer (May-Sept). We also
sell organic pasture-raised broiler chicken (when available).
Farm visitors are encouraged. Call ahead to make sure we’re available
and check our inventory.
Please visit our website for more information.
Green Ledge Farm, Larry and Diane Savage, 472
Poor Farm Road, Francestown NH 03043. (603) 547-3454.
E-mail: larry@greenledgefarm.com.
Website: http://www.greenledgefarm.com.
Green Meadows Farm is a certified organic
farm raising vegetables, fruits and heritage breeds of livestock
(chickens, duck, pigs, sheep*, and turkey) in
Hamilton, Massachusetts. Our meat is not certified organic, but we
do offer them organic grain when available, and the animals are raised
outdoors on pasture and we follow humane care practices.
We offer a CSA and host Birthday Parties, School
Groups, Farm Festivals, Private Parties and Corporate Events.
In the Farmstand, you’ll find our own seasonal
vegetables plus a variety of natural and organic dry goods, local cheeses,
milk, meat and fun gift items for children and adults.
The farmstand is open from 8am - 6pm every day (closed
Mondays) from May through December, then Friday, Saturday and Sundays
from February through April. Call ahead to see if our meat and eggs are
available, as they sell out quickly.
Please visit our website for more information.
(*Our sheep receive a very small portion of grain–about
1%–to "grain-train" them so we can rotate them between
pastures.)
Green Meadows Farm, Diana Rodgers, Farmstand Manager, 656
Asbury Street, South Hamilton MA 01982. (978) 468-2277.
E-mail: organicfarmer@comcast.net.
Website: http://www.gmfarm.com.
Holiday Farm is currently offering pasture-raised pork (future
plans include grass-fed lamb and beef in 2009) and eggs, maple syrup,
and vegetables.
Our piglets are born here on the farm in deep-bedded
stalls or on pasture as weather/season allows. As soon as it is warm
enough in the spring, pigs are moved to pasture where they are may root
and wallow as much as they like as they renovate old vegetable fields,
pasture and hayland. They are an integral part of our field management
system. They are fed a supplement of locally produced grain throughout
the year, and are supplemented with plenty of farm-produced second-cut
hay in the winter time.
Our practices make for a flavorful, lean meat that
is tender and delicious. Our hams and bacon are real-wood smoked in CT,
though our slaughterhouse only has the capacity for a liquid cure. We
currently sell cuts out of our freezers here on the farm; please contact
us for an informative brochure and detailed cut price list.
Eggs are from pasture-based, heritage breed laying
hens, though their winter quarters are in the barn to keep them warm,
they still have access to the outdoors and we provide them with free
choice 2nd cut hay and locally produced grain. Eggs are sold out of farm
office and at our seasonal Farm-stand on Rt. 9.
Holiday Farm, Desiree and Jesse Robertson-DuBois, 100
Holiday Cottage Road, Dalton, MA 01226. (413) 684-0444.
E-mail: info@holidayfarm.com.
Website: http://www.holidayfarm.wordpress.com.
Manda Farm is committed to the health and
welfare of its animals, its customers, and the planet. We raise heritage
breed and endangered species of animals to share pre-factory-farming
tastes, and to ensure biodiversity. We use NO pesticides, herbicides,
hormones, or antibiotics (except in the case of a health emergency
for an individual animal).
We sell pork, chicken, eggs, goat, and turkey at
the farm year round, and herbs & vegetables in season. Our products
are also carried at the Old
Creamery in Cummington, MA.
Our animals are on rotated pasture or on hay when
the snow covers. Fowl and pigs are supplemented with organic grain. All
animals are out-of-doors, no confinement, year round.
See our website for
additional information. If you are in our area, please drop by. Michael
AND Anna.
Manda Organic Farm, Michael Kalagher and
Anna Hanchett, 25
Pleasant Street, Plainfield MA 01070. (413) 634-5333.
E-mail: mandafarm@earthlink.net.
Website: http://www.mandafarm.com.
Misty Brook Farm is a traditional mixed
farm in Central Massachusetts on the eastside of the Quabbin Reservoir.
We are certified organic by Baystate Organic Certifiers. Our
crops are grown in a rotation and our animals are rotationally grazed.
Our dairy cows are Jersey and Jersey crosses that
produce rich creamy milk. The dairy cows, beefers, and veal calves are
all 100% grass-fed. They graze from April to November and eat hay during
the winter months.
The pigs are our land clearers and we supplement
their rooting with organic ear corn and other grains. Our laying hens
are fed organic grains and what they find on pasture while free-ranging.
Organic Raw Cow's Milk, Eggs, Pork, and Veal are
available year round. Beef is mainly available in late Autumn.
The farm stand is open daily. To pre-order a whole or half meat
animal please contact us.
Misty Brook Farm, Katia & Brendan Holmes, PO
Box 62, Hardwick MA 01037. 830
Springhill Road, Barre MA. (413) 477-8234
E-mail: mistybrookorganicfarm@yahoo.com Website:
http://www.mistybrook.com
The Mitzvah Meat and Mindful Meat food co-op
provides glatt kosher, halal and non-kosher beef and lamb that
has been grass-fed and finished, raised without chemicals, routine
antibiotics, or hormones, and slaughtered humanely. Our farms are naturally
or organically certified (NOFA), but all hold to the same high standards
of care of their animals stated above.
Our humane slaughter takes place in a small USDA-certified
slaughterhouse that allows for compassionate care of each animal preceding
and at the time of their slaughter, rather than assembly line killing.
We provide 15-20 lb prepaid packages of frozen meat
through deliveries in the New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts
areas. We are also able to ship overnight to anywhere in the country.
Our packages typically have an assortment of ground meat, chops, and
roasts. Special cuts as well as fat, hides, and organ
meats are available by request.
Our meat is currently available only through our
website.
Mindful Meat, Mitzvah Meat, Maya Shetreat-Klein,
(718) 514-1576.
E-mail: mitzvahmeat@gmail.com or mindfulmeat@gmail.com.
Website: http://www.mitzvahmeat.com and http://www.mindfulmeat.com.
Moon In The Pond Farm has been raising top
quality food for 14 years. We have a deep commitment to sustainability,
non-toxicity, health of people, animals, the planet, heritage and heirloom
breeds, grass- based farming, education, and our local community.
We offer beef, pork, chicken, lamb, goat, veal,
turkey, goose, eggs, honey, herbs, vegetables, and mushrooms.
All seasonal. Year-round at the farm, and May–October at the
Sheffield Farmers' Market.
We use no antibiotics (except to treat illness),
never hormones, nor herbicides, no chemical fertilizers, no confinement.
Animals are raised out-of-doors on grass.
See our website for more information.
Moon In The Pond Farm, Dominic Palumbo, 816
Barnum Street, Sheffield MA 01257. (413) 229-3092 Voice mailbox
2.
E-mail: dom@mooninthepond.com
Website: http://www.mooninthepond.com
Here at Natural Way Farm we believe that
there is only one way to produce healthy foods, that is organically.
We use no chemicals or pesticides, and abide by NOFA/MA standards for
organic, sustainable farming practices.
We specialize in pastured, free-range chicken eggs which
are naturally tinted blues, greens, pinks. browns, etc.; raw honey from
our own hives; PYO blueberries; herbs, garlic, and specialty salad
greens; and whatever we decide to try for the year. Best to call
to see what is available.
If you live in or around Boston or the North Shore
of Boston, you may find some of our products, especially eggs, at Appleton
Farms CSA, Ipswich MA., or Lionettes Grocery in the South
End of Boston.
Natural Way Farm, Anne L. Goldstein, 79
Hill Street, Topsfield MA 01983. (978) 887-8580.
E-mail: gardendelight3@hotmail.com.
Oake Knoll Ayrshires, a licensed raw
milk retailer, sells grass-fed, pasture-based raw milk year-round.
Oake Knoll is committed to animal welfare, sustainability
and food safety. To maintain animal health and as a part of holistic
management, milking cows are seasonally supplemented with locally grown
whole barley (2 pounds per cow per day, when needed).
In the old barn, at the family's 280-year-old farm,
visitors can also purchase eggs, cheese, grass-fed beef, maple
syrup, and homemade soap.
E-mail Terri for more information.
Oake Knoll Ayrshires, Terri Lawton, 70 North Street, Foxboro
MA 02035. (774) 219-6257.
E-mail: oake_knoll_ayrshires@lawtonsfamilyfarm.com.
River Rock Farm has raised grass-fed Angus beef since
1961. Animals spend 12 months a year outside on our pastures and are
fed only on our own hay in the winter. We do not use hormones or antibiotics.
We do not use chemical fertilizers.
We were certified organic in 2005. We can
sell you at least 1/4 of an animal, arrange the processing at a USDA
approved slaughterhouse in Groton, MA, and arrange local delivery. No
mail orders, please.
River Rock Farm, Paul Schmid, 236
Fisherville Lane, South Westport MA 02790. (508) 636-5586.
E-mail: pschmid3@att.net
The Robinson Family Farm is a 4th-generation
diversified farm with a certified organic, grass-based dairy,
milking 40 cows. Our organic certifier is Baystate Organic Certifiers. The
farm is located in the rolling hills of Central MA, near the Quabbin
Reservoir, in Hardwick, MA.
We have a farmstand open every day and offer certified
organic raw milk, vegetables, flowers, and eggs, also
humanely raised "rose" veal, beef, hay, and
local cheese.
We have five milk groups that purchase raw milk from our farm.They
are the Worcester Raw Milk Co-op (Worcester), Raw Milk Rebels (Sturbridge), Green
Pastures (Tewksbury/Andover), and Just Dairy in the Boston
Area and Waltham. Check our website or contact us for more information,
there are also new groups forming. We hope to begin building our own
creamery this winter and to make cheese later in 2010.
We sell many of our products at Hardwick Farmer's
Market, Sunday's 11–2
We are not there every week, but our farm is located 2 miles away. We
can only sell raw milk at the farm.
Robinson Farm, Pam or Ray Robinson, 42
Jackson Road / PO Box 94, Hardwick MA 01037. (413) 477-6988.
E-mail: info@robinsonfarm.org.
Website: http://www.robinsonfarm.org.
Sojourner Sheep graze
peacefully on a hillside overlooking the verdant Connecticut River
Valley in western Massachusetts. My grass-fed lambs are raised
without hormones, and as a rule do not require antibiotics because
pasture provides clean, spacious surroundings.
In the fall I take my lambs to a local USDA-inspected
processing facility that I have personally toured; I am pleased with
its cleanliness and attention to detail. I offer whole lambs processed
according to your preferences and vacuum-wrapped in conveniently sized
packages. One lamb yields approximately 25 pounds. I may also have individual
cuts; please check my website for pricing and availability.
I also maintain a small free-range flock for personal
use, and often have a spare dozen eggs available for $3.00.
Sojourner Sheep, Diane Roeder, 502
North Farms Road, Northampton MA 01062. (413) 586-4822.
E-mail: Diane@sojournersheep.com
Website: http://www.sojournersheep.com
Steady Lane Farm offers grass-fed beef,
raised without grain. Although our practices are mostly organic, we
are not certified yet. We measure success by healthy soils, happy animals,
and friendly neighbors.
The mowings and pastures on our farm in the wet,
hilly Berkshire soils are over 150 years old. We strive for full-system
(holistic) practices that build the soil food web, using our herd’s
winter manure and sawdust bedding (from untreated wood) for nutrient
and biotic replacement in the hayfields. The herd drinks from the clear
spring-fed streams of the Berkshires, and we limit their access to protect
the waters flowing downstream. Grass-based farming not only builds land
productivity, but also habitat for wild animals.
Our beef is dry-aged, which means that the steaks
are tender enough to grill. We also recommend the stew chunks, bone-in
stew cuts, shortribs and brisket for making traditional and healthy broth.
Of course, ground beef is also available and wonderfully flavorful.
We sell all year in Elmers Store in Ashfield, Debra’s
Natural Gourmet in Concord, and Idywilde Farms in Acton. We
also have a booth at the Ashfield Farmer’s Market on Saturday
mornings in the summer, where there is music and grass-fed yogurt!
Steady Lane Farm, 144
Steady Lane, Ashfield MA 01720.
(413) 628-4689.
E-mail: farmer@steadylanefarm.com.
Website: http://www.steadylanefarm.com.
Wheel-View Farm in
Shelburne is a family owned scenic hilltop farm in western Massachusetts
raising USDA certified natural grass-fed beef and breeding stock
from our primarily Scottish Highland and Galloway herd.
The cattle graze contentedly on our summer pastures
and are fed grass-legume hay from our fields during the winter. These
heritage breed cattle do an excellent job of maintaining open space on
land that is not suitable for grain or vegetable crops. We have chosen
this type of farming because it is more environmentally friendly, more
humane for the animals, and also healthier for the consumer.
Unlike commercial feedlot cattle that are raised
in confinement and fed a diet of grain, synthetic vitamins, growth hormones,
and antibiotics, our grass-fed animals live very different lives. They
live on pasture from birth to market. Because they live a more natural,
less stressful life the animals are very healthy and calm. We determine
the growth rate of our animals not by artificial hormones and grain but
instead by genetics and quality of the forage, resulting in a nutritious
healthier product.
Wheel-View Farm, 212
Reynolds Road, Shelburne MA 01370.
(413) 625-2900.
E-mail: info@wheelviewfarm.com
Website: http://www.wheelviewfarm.com
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