Find a list of markets, restaurants, stores and buying clubs that feature pastured products on our Montana Beyond the Farm Page

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:

A Land of Grass raises natural grass-fed beef and lamb because it is good for the land and good for you. We realize everything comes from the sun. We harvest grass, the sun's bounty, in the form of beef and lamb. Low fat, grassfed meat tastes better, too. You can almost taste the sunshine.

We work diligently to provide a healthy product and sustain our land holistically. Our cows and ewes calve and lamb during April and May, so the calves and lambs get to start on fresh spring grass. We do not use growth hormones. We rarely use antibiotics because we keep our livestock healthy (knock on wood!) with proper nutrition and low stress. We will use an antibiotic to save a life, but then will not keep it in our beef or lamb program. You will not consume antibiotics from our meat.

Research shows that grassfed beef contains fat that is actually good for you. Grassfed beef and lamb has more Omega-3 fatty acids, which reduce the risk of heart disease. Grassfed also contains more beta-carotene and up to five times as much CLA.

You can order quarters, halves, or wholes of beef between June and January. We have lambs available, too; just call. We will deliver within 200 miles of Conrad.

Come visit us anytime.

A Land of Grass, Lisa Schmidt, 564 Graham Ranch Lane, Conrad MT  59425. (406) 278-0159.
E-mail: alandofgrass@3riversdbs.net.

The B Bar Ranch in Big Timber, Montana started raising Ancient White Park Cattle to preserve the breed. From our start with 15 cows and a bull in 1989 the herd has grown to over 150 females and a full battery of bulls. We are now ready to sell some of these magnificent animals as beef.

The cattle are almost eligible for organic certification and the land they live on has been certified for over 10 years. No hormones or other growth promotants are used and no low level antibiotic use occurs on our operation. Animals that require treatment with antibiotics for illness are identified and removed from our White Park Beef program.

Harvest begins as the animals and pastures reach peak condition in July and continues while the animals are gaining rapidly into late November or early December, depending on the fall. We maintain records on the identity of our animals from birth to your table. Our USDA inspected local processor does not have the desire or the means to irradiate meat. We offer meat cut and packaged to our customers specifications and package in either cryovac or plastic wrap and white freezer paper. We sell by the head, half, quarter and half quarter, as well as sampler packages of cuts.

B Bar Ranch, Wes Henthorne, 1273 Otter Creek Road, Big Timber MT  59011. (406) 932-4197.
E-mail: weshenbt@mcn.net. Website: http://www.whiteparkbeef.com and http://www.bbar.com

Badger Rock Farm, located in central Montana's Musselshell County (1 mile south of Roundup), is happy to offer you fresh eggs, broiler chickens, and fresh salad mix, vegetables and herbs.

Chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides are not used on any of the farm's gardens or fields, so you can be confident that your food is without these contaminants.

Our laying hens and broiler chickens eat bugs galore, growing plants, fresh garden greens and certified organic feed that is non-GMO and created from Montana-grown grains. They have not been treated with antibiotics or growth hormones. Raised on pasture, the chickens are moved to new ground almost every day. They are helping nourish and rejuvenate the land while they produce food that nourishes us.

Badger Rock Farm, Erin Janoso, 1 1/2 Sandstone Ridge Road, Roundup MT 59072. (406) 320-0457.
E-mail: erin.janoso@gmail.com.

Crary Beef holistically raises all-natural, grassfed and finished beef.  

These black angus cattle are born and raised on our fourth-generation ranch. From birth to harvest, they are happily consuming omega-3 rich native grasses and forages along Montana's Rocky Mountain Front. They share pastures with a variety of wildlife including grizzly bears, elk, deer, and sandhill cranes.

Our cattle are never confined and are raised with no hormones, no antibiotics, no grain, and no animal by-products. They are always handled in a low-stress manner. We are passionate about producing a nutritious and delicious product while improving and maintaining native grasslands and riparian areas.

Our all-natural, grassfed and finished beef is an average age of 2 years at harvest. It is rich in omega 3 fatty acids (the good fat!), conjugated linoleic acid, vitamin E, and beta-carotene. To enhance the flavor and tenderness, we age the beef with a local processor for 14-21 days. 

Our beef can be purchased by the whole, half, or quarter and customized to your personal satisfaction. These are seasonally available late June to October to capture the greatest nutritional benefits of the lush grasses. 

Individual cuts are available year-round and can be shipped. The individual cuts are from animals harvested in the fall and stored frozen in our Meat Depot for sale throughout the winter. 

Call or e-mail us anytime to talk BEEF!

Crary Beef, Danelle Crary, 891 Teton Canyon Road, Choteau MT  59422. (406) 466-2245.
E-mail: crary@3rivers.net.

EZ Rocking Ranch, located just south of the Montana border, produces high quality grassfed beef and provides a healthy and delicious alternative to the feed-lot beef sold in most supermarkets today. Our beef is raised naturally, without steroids, hormones and antibiotics. Our grassfed beef has a unique, genuine flavor based on a longer, naturally tuned growing cycle. We bring quality beef straight from the ranch to you.

You can order by calling us directly at (307) 682-2968. We offer custom orders, whole, half or split quarters. Your grassfed beef will be dry-aged at a Wyoming inspected or USDA certified plant for at least 14 days for maximum flavor and tenderness. It is then hand-cut, packaged and frozen. We can deliver locally.

We also sell at the following farmers markets:

• Gillette, WY - Saturdays, August through to killing frost, 8AM
• Sheridan, WY - Thursdays, mid July to mid September, 4PM
• Buffalo, WY - Wednesdays, mid July to mid September, 8:30AM
• Ranchester, WY - Fridays, mid August to mid September, 3PM

EZ Rocking Ranch, Frank Wallis, 1050 Bitter Creek, Recluse WY 82725. (307) 682-2968.
E-mail: f.wallis@EZrocking-Ranch.com. Website: http://www.EZrocking-Ranch.com

Ferry Creek Ranch is a 560-acre family run ranch located on the Yellowstone River where the Great Plains meet the Rocky Mountains. It is one of the oldest ranches in the state, and our buildings are on the National Historic Trust register.

We raise grass-finished Galloway beef and the ranch has been certified organic since 2002. No chemicals of any sort are used on the land or the livestock, and our cattle only consume grass and our own hay. Humane treatment is very important to us and the cattle lead a natural life, sharing the land with an abundance of wildlife.

Steers are harvested at 24–30 months of age and processing is done at a local State-inspected facility where the meat is dry aged for 14 days then cut and wrapped in clear cryovac and flash-frozen. Our flavorful, healthy meat is available year-round in 30-pound sampler boxes and in larger quantities. Since the meat is processed at a State inspected plant it can only be sold in Montana. Visitors and inquiries are always welcome.

Ferry Creek Ranch / Montana Grassland Beef, Rob Forstenzer, 177 Old Clyde Park Road, Livingston MT 59047. (406) 222-4835.
E-mail: rob@montanagrasslandsbeef.com, Website: http://www.montanagrasslandsbeef.com

The Grapevine Ranch is proud to produce high quality grassfed beef and provide a healthy and delicious alternative to the feedlot beef sold in most supermarkets today. Our beef is raised naturally, in Montana's Big Sky Country, without hormones and antibiotics. Our grassfed beef has a unique, genuine flavor based on a longer, naturally tuned growing cycle. We bring quality beef straight from the ranch to you.

All of our cattle are born and raised on our ranch, at the northern tip of the Big Horn Mountains along the Bighorn River. Our herd grazes on open pastures with native grasses and homegrown alfalfa and grass hay. Grapevine Ranch Grass Fed All Natural Beef has never been to a feedlot and has never had any growth hormones implanted or been treated with antibiotics. Our cattle mature and gain weight naturally.

You can order from our website or call us directly. We offer packaged beef selections and also take custom orders. Grapevine Ranch Beef is dry-aged at a USDA certified plant for at least 14 days for maximum flavor and tenderness. It is then hand-cut and packaged in clear, individually labeled packaging. We deliver locally and ship both in and out of state via FedEx overnight or two day air. Shipped beef is flash-frozen and packaged with dry ice in insulated boxes. It takes 2-3 weeks to process orders. Grapevine Ranch Beef comes directly from the ranch to the consumer.

Grapevine Ranch, Andrew Warren/Jennifer Ryan, Box 2363, Billings MT  59103. (406) 690-4643.
E-mail: grapevineranch@gmail.com. Website: http://www.grapevineranch.com.

Grass Fed Beef is currently selling beef quarters and sample packs of approximately 11 pounds of meat. We are actively exploring wholesale markets and will be selling primals also. Quantities are available anytime.

Grass Fed beef tastes better than supermarket beef. The fat is full of CLA and helps prevent obesity, heart disease, cancer, and diabetes in laboratory tests. We are proud to offer this delicious food to the general public and hope to make it available in restaurants and grocery stores in the near future.

Grass Fed Beef, Elle and Jim Krise, HC 45 BOX 4850, Terry MT 59349. (406) 232-3436.
E-mail: krise@midrivers.com   Website: http://www.4k-ranch.com

La Cense Beef® is all natural and 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef. Our quality approach begins with the La Cense Master Ranchers at the 88,000 acre La Cense Montana Ranch located in Dillon, Montana.

Like many organic beef producers, La Cense Beef® is allowed to gain weight naturally. Black Angus cattle are raised to an age of about 18 months without hormones, spending their lives grazing solely pesticide free, natural pastures.

Our all grass-fed beef is not produced from cattle raised by a consortium of other ranchers. In this manner, La Cense is able to oversee quality production and adherence to its standards for humane care, as well as ensure that La Cense Black Angus cattle roam free and are never crowded, which reduces the chance of contamination or transmission of disease.

La Cense free range, grass-fed beef is dry aged for 19 days to round out flavor and enhance tenderness and then hand cut and trimmed with care by skilled artisan butchers. Your order of La Cense dry aged prime meat is immediately frozen and vacuum-packed at the time of processing at a USDA certified plant, to ensure that you receive the highest quality Black Angus dry aged beef online.

Natural grass-fed beef from La Cense can be purchased year-round in a variety of gourmet cuts via the web at www.LaCenseBeef.com or call 1-866-442-2333. All orders placed can be shipped overnight or two-day air.

La Cense Beef®,124 South Montana Street, 59725. (866) 442-2333.
E-mail: info@LaCenseBeef.com. Website: http://www.LaCenseBeef.com.

Lohof Grass-Finished Beef, located near the Montana/Wyoming border, raises all natural angus cattle on grass and hay without the use of hormones or antibiotics.

Cattle run on open range year round and are finished on grass at 2 years of age.  They are slaughtered in the summer and fall. All meat is aged 14-21 days, USDA inspected, packaged in clear vacuum-sealed bags with individual labels, and frozen. 

Beef is sold by the packaged weight (approximately 500 pounds / whole beef) and is available year round.  2010 prices:

• Whole:           $4.60 / pound (20% savings)
• Half:               $4.89 / pound  (15% savings)
• Quarter:          $5.18 / pound (10% savings)
• Eighth:           $5.46 / pound (5% savings)
• Sixteenth:       $5.75 / pound

Order early for custom cutting or specialty products (Bacon, Jerky, Sausage, Organ Meat, Dog Scraps). Beef is available at Miles City, MT, at the ranch, and at the Sheridan, Wyoming Farmers Market, July 22 - September 23, 2010, Thursdays, 5-7pm.

Lohof Grass-Finished Beef, Patrick and Christy Lohof, 64 Boyce Road, Otter MT 59062. (406) 784-2549.
E-mail: jplohof@rangeweb.net. Websites: http://www.localharvest.org/farms/M35401 or
http://www.facebook.com/LohofGrassFinishedBeef

The McAlpine Ranch employs a Holistic management program for raising their organic grassfed beef and lamb. The animals are treated humanely and grow in a natural environment of fresh air, sunshine, and green pastures. They use no antibiotics, growth hormones, chemical parasiticides or genetically modified organisms.

They are no longer direct-marketing their products, but have joined the Montana Organic Producers Co-op. For more information, visit the Co-op's website or call (406) 667-2332.

The McAlpine Ranch, Clay McAlpine, 1836 Bullhead Road, Valier MT  59486.

Meat Montana, an online source for 100% natural, grass-fed angus beef. Local ranchers have been raising cattle and preserving open space in the greater Yellowstone area for over a century. David and Arlene Germann and Sons operate a grass-fed beef cattle ranch in McAllister, Montana. Their website offers grass-fed beef delivered anywhere in the U.S.

Their beef is also available at their retail store, Montana Specialty Meat and Sausage Company, in Bozeman, MT. Browse the selection on our website and call for free shipping within Montana. Bozeman residents are eligible for free delivery and discount prices.

Meat Montana, 2622 W Main Street, Bozeman MT 59718. (406) 587-5994.
E-mail: shane@meatmontana.com. Website: http://www.meatmontana.com.

Montana Black Angus Beef. From the pristine mountains of Western Montana, where herds of Angus Cattle graze lush valley pasture and drink from glacier fed streams, comes the healthiest and most delicious Grass-Fed Beef. Not only is Montana Black Angus Beef lean and tender, but also research shows that grass-fed beef is different from conventional beef by having:

• 500 % More CLA – One of the most potent cancer fighting, health enhancing antioxidants ever identified by researchers. Purdue University showed that CLA was found to help increase insulin
  levels in about 2/3 of diabetic patients while reducing cholesterol.
• 400 % More Vitamin E
• 200 % More Omega 3
• 200 % More Beta Carotene
• Reduction in Cholesterol and Fat

Montana Black Angus Beef is genetically equivalent to Certified Angus Beef however where CAB is conventionally feedlot fattened; Montana Black Angus Beef is Grass Fed with no added hormones, antibiotics or steroids.

For Heart Healthy Eating look to your Montana Black Angus Beef supplier.

Montana Black Angus Beef, Kathy and Jerome Stenberg, 36402 Dublin Gulch Road, St. Ignatius MT 59865. (406) 644-3636.
E-mail: stenberg@blackfoot.net. Website: http://www.montanablackangusbeef.com.

Montana Natural Grass Fed Beef is a family ranching operation located in the Mission Valley of Western Montana. The ranch is a purebred Angus seed stock producer which has placed great emphasis on supplying breeding bulls to commercial cattle operations desiring to produce Certified Angus Beef "CAB" quality cattle.

It is our strong opinion that the correct genetics are a vital ingredient to the end product: STEAK. It is also our opinion and management theme that nature has the best chance of producing the type of food that God intended for us. Montana Natural Grass Fed Beef markets a totally free-range natural beef that grazes on mountain valley grass and drinks from alpining snow melt fed streams. The cattle are the same genetics as "Certified Angus Beef" but are raised on grass rather than the feedlot.

Our beef is distributed by Rocky Mountain Gourmet Steak in Missoula, Montana.

Montana Natural Grass Fed Beef, Kathy or Jerome, 36402 Dublin Gulch Road, St. Ignatius MT  59865. (404) 644-3636.
E-mail: info@montananaturalgrassfedbeef.com. Website: http://www.montananaturalgrassfedbeef.com

Montana Sweet Grass Beef buys 6-10 month old calves in the fall from neighbors known to us as cow/calf producers who meet our supply requirements. We have "neighbored" together throughout the years and are familiar with what each other is working to accomplish and how the cattle are raised.

After weaning, the calves are wintered in open pastures along the Yellowstone Valley floor and summered on a tributary of Sweet Grass Creek. From birth, the diet is mother's milk, grass and free choice minerals. No grain, no hormones, no antibiotics and no pesticides are used on these animals. The cattle are free to select a variety of native and tame grasses which nature will vary in abundance in any given year.

Harvest is seasonal and is generally available, as halves or wholes, in the July/August period. Packaging is customized to the customer's wishes. Our preference is to keep our business trade local within approximately a 100-mile radius of Big Timber, Montana. We value our community of businesses and customers and try to contribute to its vitality and sustainability.

Montana Sweet Grass Beef, Marie or Brete Thibeault, 1364 Lower Sweet Grass Road, Big Timber MT 59011. (406) 932-6775.
E-mail: Brete@mtintouch.net.

Moose Hill Farm is a family run farm dedicated to sustainable agriculture. We offer 100% grass fed Scottish Highland and Galloway beef and farm fresh eggs.

Managing our farm in a sustainable and holistic manner allows us to improve the quality of our livestock, pasture land, wildlife habitat, and riparian areas. We believe small family farms can play a vital role in bringing local communities and agriculture together.

Our Scottish Highland and Galloway cattle herd are raised with no feed additives (they are grass fed), no growth hormone implants, no chemicals, and no confinement feeding. Our chickens are free-range and are supplemented with certified organic feed.

We are located 12 miles southwest of Bozeman. Visitors are welcome.

Moose Hill Farm, Mike and Janie Torok, 215 Martinez Spring Road, Bozeman MT  59718.  (406) 763-4090.
E-mail: moosehillfarm@imt.net

My Own Beef is a new program created by Montana Natural Grass Fed Beef. The program enables non-ranchers the opportunity to own their own beef cattle. The Owners own the cattle, with Montana Natural Grass-Fed Beef providing the labor and management.

In a nutshell, the program consists of:

• A person buys one or more high quality purebred Angus cows.
• The cow is bred, fed, and maintained by Montana Natural Grass-Fed Beef.
• The resulting calves are grown to market weight and either sold or processed as grass-fed beef for the owners.
• The heifer calves can be retained as breeding stock in order to enlarge the herd or harvested as grass-fed beef.
• The owners are invited to visit their cattle and maybe vacation in one of the absolutely most beautiful places on earth.
• The program can be used as an investment, as a reliable source of beef for your family and friends, or both.

My Own Beef, Jerome or Kathy Stenberg, 36402 Dublin Gulch Road, St. Ignatius MT 59865. (406) 644-3636. E-mail: stenberg@blackfoot.net. Website: http://www.myownbeef.com.

Omega Beef, Inc. raises Wagyu beef.

Wagyu is a breed of cattle originating in Japan that produces the legendary “Kobe” beef delicacy famous for its flavor and tenderness. The Wagyu breed produces a higher percentage of beneficial omega oils than any other breed of cattle known in the world.

Our Wagyu cattle are raised in the hills of southeast Montana where we ranch with the longstanding practices of caring for the land and water resources. Our cattle are fed grass and water -- no growth hormones – no antibiotics.

Our aim is to provide healthy, grassfed beef that is tender, delicious and affordable. You can buy a half or whole beef directly from us. We pay butchering costs and we deliver regionally.

Omega Beef, Jeanie Alderson and Terry Punt, PO Box 505, 29 Bones Lane, Birney MT 59012. (406) 984-6229. E-mail: jcazc@rengeweb.net.

Ross Peak Ranch is nestled against a national forest, which means that the land lies "downwind and downstream from no one." The Scottish Highland beef that graze on the pasture are available at two stores in Bozeman (Community Food Co-op and Oak Street Natural) and one in Livingston (Food Works).

Meat is also available directly from the farm in whole carcasses, halves, quarters, and eights. (Approximately 400, 200, 100, and 50 pounds of beef.) Each order contains a representative sampling of cuts from the entire animal. Fifty percent of the order is ground beef. Mail orders are accepted. However, supplies are limited.

Ross Peak Ranch, Charles M. Howe, 8360 Springhill Community Road, Belgrade MT  59714. (406) 586-8884 (phone/fax).
E-mail: info@springhillpavilion.com.

Tami's Grassfed Beef is raised on Montana native pastures without the use of grain, hormones, unnecessary antibiotics or feedlots. Our cattle are supplemented in winter months with high quality alfalfa/grass hay. Our beef are USDA inspected and can be purchased in quantities ranging from a whole beef to an individual package. Prices vary by cut.

We operate on a first come, first serve basis, so please call Tami for details to reserve your order. We are currently accepting names of those individuals for our Spring 2010 harvest. Smaller packages will also be available at that time; contact Tami to reserve your order.

Tami's Grassfed Beef, LLC., Tami Bowen, PO Box 84, Worden MT  59088. (406) 794-1863.
E-mail: tami@tamisgrassfedbeef.com. Website: http://www.tamisgrassfedbeef.com.

Thirteen Mile Farm offers mild-flavored, meaty carcasses from their predominately Corriedale grassfed lamb. The lambs are fed only grass, and are not treated with antibiotics, hormones or supplements. Llamas protect the sheep from predators.

The meat is available as whole or half or by selected cuts. Lambs are processed at a local, USDA-inspected plant and can be shipped next-day air. Cuts are double-wrapped in freezer paper but can be vacuum-packed at your request.

Thirteen-Mile Farm, Becky Weed and David Tyler, 13000 Springhill Road, Belgrade MT 59714. (406) 388-4945.
E-mail: becky@lambandwool.com   
Website: http://www.lambandwool.com

Tongue River Farm raises hearty Icelandic sheep with care on lush grass/clover pastures using environmentally sound practices and Holistic Resource management. Safe healthy food that tastes great is our goal. Customers tell us that our lamb is of gourmet quality, delicious, delicate flavored, tender, juicy, and of fine texture.

Our lambs are butchered right off of grass and mother's milk at 5–7 months of age and are "true lamb." They have a rich CLA content and a flavor similar to lamb meat in Europe, which is highly prized. No feedlots, hormones, grain or antibiotics. Humane butchering and healthy animals insure tender, delicious meat.

Sold in wholes, halves, or by selected cuts. Nice small portion-sized cryovac packaging provides easy viewing and freezer protection. Sent frozen via Next Day Air. Visit our website for more information.

Tongue River Farm, Susan Mongold, HC 40, Box 6211. Miles City MT 59301. (406) 232-2819.
E-mail: trf@icelandicsheep.com    Website: http://www.icelandicsheep.com

Wild Echo Bison Ranch is a 480 acre ranch of grassy meadows, aspen groves, and forested hillsides. It is ecologically managed for our bison, and for the current resident wildlife. Our goal is to supply quality bison meat while maintaining an environmentally friendly wildlife sanctuary on the ranch.

We believe that bison should live in a clean environment and have room to roam without intensive human interference. We don't treat them with pesticides, hormones, or antibiotics, and they are not branded, dehorned, or neutered. We let the mothers decide when to wean their calves and the bison remain a cohesive herd of mixed ages and sexes year long. Within the limits of our property, we keep them as naturally as possible. During the growing season, they feed on a variety of mountain grasses and in winter they are supplemented with quality local hay.

Our bison provide flavorful, quality meat without the pesticides, hormones, antibiotics and grain associated with corporate agriculture. Remarkably, the real benefit of raising quality meat in an ecologically friendly way is that one gets naturally healthy and happy animals, too.

We sell our meat to the Real Food Store in Helena, MT, as well as to individuals.  We usually sell the meat as young bison quarters (70 to 90 lbs of meat when cut, wrapped and frozen), although we will occasionally sell by the pound. All quarters have equal proportions of steaks, roasts, burger, etc. 

We will deliver to Helena or Bozeman, or folks can come to the ranch to pick up their meat. For those who buy a whole animal, skull and hide are available at no extra cost.  Call or email for prices.

Wild Echo Bison Ranch, Craig or Pamela Knowles, PO Box 890, Townsend MT  59644. (406) 202-2377.
E-mail: pam@wildechobison.com. Website: http://www.wildechobison.com.