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Albaugh’s Frosty Acres raises purebred Shorthorn cattle. All our animals are synthetic hormone and antibiotic free. Our cattle are unique in that we can date their lineage back to the 1820s via the American Shorthorn Association. The Shorthorn, because of its ability to efficiently convert forage and its proven marbling and early finishing characteristics, is the ideal breed for the production of choice, gourmet, grass-fed beef. We believe you will find our grassfed beef to be of the finest and highest quality you will find anywhere. All of our cattle are raised on native grass and forage, breath clean, fresh mountain air, and drink from crystal clear streams and springs from the surrounding Cascade Mountain Range. Our beef is aged three weeks, cut, vacuum sealed, then flash-frozen before being shipped to you. We invite you to browse our website and learn more about us, our heritage and history, and about the cattle we believe will provide you with the finest eating experience anywhere. We sell USDA approved whole, halves and quarter beefs. Call, e-mail, or visit our website for more information. Albaugh's Frosty Acres, Andy Albaugh, PO Box
142, Adin
CA 95006. Bear River Valley Beef is a small family run ranch located in Northern California’s Humboldt County. Our goal is to provide gourmet tender beef directly to our customers with satisfaction guaranteed. Our All Natural 100% Grass Fed Beef has a rich and robust flavor not found in conventionally produced beef and is as lean as skinless chicken and wild deer. Our cattle are born and raised on our ranch. No grains, no added hormones, antibiotics or animal by-products are used. Our farming practices ensure environmentally friendly agriculture and helps to sustain our family farm, as well as promoting a healthy ecosystem. Our beef is USDA certified. We make ranch truck deliveries in Northern California and we also ship UPS 2nd day air. We are happy to assist you with your beef purchase and answer any questions you may have. We want to be your own personal farmer giving you a connection to our land and way of life. Please visit our website to learn more about Bear River Valley Beef. Bear River Valley Beef, Hugo Klopper, PO box
342/4415
Upper Bear River Road, Ferndale CA 95536. (707) 786-9460.
E-mail: info@bestgrassfedbeef.com. Big Bluff Ranch is a family owned and operated ranch in the foothills of Northern California. We care deeply about our ranch, our animals, and our customers. Our animals live the best life domesticated animals can. They move onto fresh, natural forage regularly, creating a high plane of nutrition. We are committed to low-stress livestock handling. With both good food and low stress, we have naturally healthy animals. As a result of our conscientious animal and range stewardship, our animals are improving our ranch. The land is returning to its native perennial prairie state, which includes threatened and endangered plants and animals. You can taste the natural health of the animals and the bounty of our land in every package of Big Bluff grassfed meats. When you buy our grassfed meats, you can be confident that this great tasting meat is good for you, your loved ones, and the environment. Big Bluff grassfed beef, lamb, and goat, available year-round, is USDA-inspected, frozen and vacuum packed. Beef packages range from 15 to 150 pounds. Lamb and goat is sold in whole or half carcasses. We love to talk about our ranch and products. Please give us a call. Big Bluff Ranch, Frank, Vicky and Tyler Dawley,
Red
Bluff CA 96080.
(530) 529-2291. E-mail: tyler@bigbluffranch.com
Bodega Pastures Sheep offers grassfed lamb and a wide range of organic wool products. Bodega Pastures Sheep, Hazel Flett, Box 377,
Bodega
CA 94922. Chaffin Family Orchards has been providing local consumers with fresh from the farm products since 1924. Grass Finished Red Angus Based Beef Cattle, Grass Finished Cheviot Lambs, Browse Finished Kiko based Chevon, Pasture Raised Cornish Roasting Chickens, and Heritage Breed Brown Egg Laying Hens, are all used in the management of our orchards. The product of this is meat of uncompromising quality raised in the most natural and low stress of environments. Animals are raised on annual and irrigated grasses with no chemical improvements. Poultry are fed certified organic feeds in addition to clean pasture. Our animals are truly part of a forage dependent system receiving minimal human inputs and no hormones or antibiotics unless ill, they are then removed from food production. Eggs, beef, lamb, and chevon are available on the farm by pre-order and at Farmers Markets in Chico, Paradise and Oroville, California. Beef, lamb, and goat, available year-round, is USDA-inspected, frozen and vacuum packed. Pastured Chicken is available on the farm by pre-order. Shipping/delivery may be arranged in some cases. Please contact us at 530-533-1676 to discuss ordering, prices, and other arrangements. You may also check our listing at local harvest website. Chaffin Family Orchards, Carol and Kurt Albrecht,
606
Coal Canyon Road, Oroville CA 95965. (530) 533-1676. Chileno Valley Natural Beef is a family owned business in West Marin, California. We have been selling grass-finished natural beef for three years on a ranch that has been in the family since 1862. We take pride in offering beef that has never seen the inside of a feedlot or kill room. The only grain they have received is from the grasses that have gone to seed in the pasture. These animals live their entire life on the gentle rolling hills and pastures of this 600-acre ranch. This lean Angus beef is free of antibiotics and growth hormones. No pesticides are used on the pastures. Our beef is offered by the split-quarter, half, or whole. A split quarter is a combination of both the front and rear quarters. For those wishing less than a quarter, you have the option of making up your own group, or letting us assist you. A typical quarter is about 100 pounds, costs approximately $270.00 and includes everything from lean ground sirloin to prime rib and porterhouse steaks. Since there are many choices that can be made in dividing up the animal, each customer decides which of the cuts he wishes and how it is to be packaged. We can also arrange for delivery if pick-up is a problem. We offer our meat at near cost in order to introduce the public to our product. We believe that we offer great value to consumers of our meat. Purchases can be made or information obtained by calling the ranch, by e-mail, by accessing our web page, or by writing the ranch. Chileno Valley Natural Beef, Mike & Sally Gale, 5105 Chileno Valley Road, Petaluma CA 94952. (707) 765-3936. E-mail: mgale22601@aol.com Website: http://www.chilenobeef.com
Clark Summit Farm is located in North West Marin. We are a small fourth generation farm. We raise our grass fed cattle, hogs and laying hens with the greatest of care. We strive to reach the diversification and sustainability of my Grandfather’s farm and the environmental awareness of our own generation. We are located a few miles inland from the ocean, between Tomales and Bodega Bays. The fog mists shroud the land frequently, extending our green grazing season, and keeping our livestock comfortable within the moderate marine layer. Our chicken and eggs are certified organic, as will our pork be in the 2006 season. Our cattle are raised on organic pasture, fed organic hay in the winter and are free of antibiotic or hormone treatments. They live their lives contently in the peacefulness of gentle rolling hills. We sell our delicious grass finished beef by the split quarter, half and whole; our pastured hogs by the half and whole and our free-range organic chicken eggs by the case (15 dozen). We also offer, free range organic spring and stewing chickens. Clark Summit Farm, Liz Cunninghame and Dan Bagley,
PO Box 105, Tomales
CA 94971. (707) 876-3516. E-mail: liz@clarksummitfarm.com The Copeland Family has been ranching in Siskiyou County, California since the 1870's. In all that time we have believed and been taught to preserve and respect God's creation. Our motto is " Raising our children and livestock to the Glory of God." We sell USDA Goat meat that is raised all naturally on high mountain grasses and naturally grown hays. We do not, as a rule, grain our goats, and they are fat and slick. We do use all natural alfalfa pellets for our milk goats. We added all naturally grown Mediterranean Lamb and grass fed beef to our sales in fall 2005. We also supply a fine line of all natural raw pet foods through our country chef gourmet pet food store. We ship coast to coast USDA meats. We do not sell anything we would not be proud to serve ourselves. USDA Goat Sausage. We are starting our own all natural goat sausage products, just all goat, no added fat or any other meat. Our seasonings are all natural, no nitrates, nitrites or anything but all natural ingredients. Our store with secure checkout: http://www.goatmeats.com/Comersus/Store/comersus_index.asp Copeland Family Farms, LLC, Dusty Copeland,
1912 Timmons Road, Grenada CA 96038. Drakes Bay Family Farm - Lunny Ranch. The Lunny Family has produced high quality farm products on the Lunny Ranch in Marin County for most of the twentieth century, and they continue to do so into the twenty-first. Today, the Lunnys raise Marin County’s only certified organic beef herd and Marin County’s only certified Grass-Fed beef herd on Marin County’s first and largest certified organic pastures for livestock production. By managing this herd as a “closed” herd, the Lunnys have eliminated the potential of importing diseases with purchased cattle from out of the area. The ranch is situated in the heart of the Point Reyes National Seashore, with the Pacific Ocean bordering one side of the ranch and Drake’s Estero bordering the opposite side. This moist, marine environment provides for excellent pasture quality. The winter supplementary feed provided to their herd is certified organic grass haylage produced by the Lunnys on their ranch. Ultrasound has become an important component of their herd management. This technology provides “inside” information that is invaluable to the grass finisher. Rib eye area, intramuscular fat %, back fat thickness, a tenderness score and a stress score are all recorded for each and every calf. These traits are all highly heritable (except the stress score), making more rapid genetic gain possible in their closed herd. Most importantly, over the years this information has been giving the Lunnys the information needed to project the likelihood that the individual animal will finish well on grass and provide a wonderful eating experience. Beef is all USDA inspected and vacuum packaged. Quarters and halves are also available by pre-orders. Drakes Bay Family Farms - Lunny Ranch, Joe
Lunny, Kevin Lunny, 17171
Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Inverness CA 94937,
(415) 669-1149. Fair Oaks Ranch in Paso Robles, California provides Angus grass-fed beef direct ‘From our fresh pastures to your plate!’ Are you looking for delicious, juicy, and tender and 100% natural Angus beef with no added hormones or antibiotics? Our beef is:
We live here and raise our cattle on our 1,200 acre family owned ranch [1959]. You can depend on the purity of lush grasses to produce great tasting meat that is high in healthy omega 3 essential fatty acids, rich in beta carotene, vitamin E and CLA. We are a model for sustainable family ranching at its finest. Call or visit us on the web. Fair Oaks Ranch, Coco Collelmo & David Foss,
7365
Adelaida Road, Paso Robles CA 93446. (805) 238-3811. Ferndale Farms is a diversified family owned and operated farm located in the lush Eel River Valley in Humboldt County, California. Our goal is to produce the best animals under the most natural conditions. We are dedicated to using sustainable farming methods and providing quality products. We have high animal welfare standards and practice low stress livestock handling. We offer 100% pasture-raised beef and lamb without added hormones or antibiotics. Our animals are not fed animal by-products. All animals are born, raised and finished on our farm. Our products are offered on a pre-order basis. Please call if you have any questions or would like to visit Ferndale Farms. Ferndale Farms, Jill Hackett, 1787 Howe Creek Road, Ferndale CA 95536. (707) 845-0752. E-mail: jill@ferndale-farms.com. Genesee Valley Organic Beef is located in Northern California in the beautiful Sierra Mountains. Our beef is never given growth hormones, antibiotics, or feed that has been exposed to pesticides and is 100% Grass Fed. All of our beef are raised on USDA Certified Organic pasture and are USDA certified Organic. We raise all our beef from start to finish on our ranch with a focus on reduced stress. Our beef roam freely in our lush green pastures grazing on native grasses and drink from our crystal clear creeks surrounding the property. All of our beef is dry aged 21 days the "old fashioned" way providing a more flavorful and tender cut of beef. Our beef is processed in a USDA certified Organic processing plant where only knives are used in the cutting process to ensure a clean, bone fragment free cut. We sell every individual cut imaginable. Our cuts of beef range from steaks, roasts, ribs, offal meat, hamburger and variety of soup bones. We also have 1/8, 1/4, and 1/2 steer options along with a variety of packages. An example of our package options are the Small Family Value Pack which includes 6 steaks (NY, Rib Eye, Top Sirloin, Filet Mignon), 10 lbs of our Gourmet Hamburger, 1 Roast and 1 lb of our steak quality Fajita meat. We ship all of our beef on dry ice and FedEx 2 Day delivery to ensure your beef arrives on your doorstep the same way it left our ranch. Visit our website for a complete list of our products and to find out more about our amazing ranch. You can also call to place an order over the phone or ask any question you may have. We are always happy to help. Genesee Valley Organic Beef, Michele Haskins
and Alicia Hammerich, 4130
Genesee Road, Taylorsville CA 95983. (530) 284-6371. GrassRoots Meats is committed to supplying all natural, grass-finished, hormone and antibiotic-free beef and lamb to health and quality conscious individuals who desire an enjoyable and flavorful alternative to standard commodity meat products. From birth until market our animals breathe fresh clean air, graze on lush green grass, and drink crystal clear water. Our business is built on the foundation of placing God and family first, and maintaining honesty and integrity throughout all phases of our operation. We like to think of our customers as friends and partners, and we want you to feel comfortable about buying your meat from someone you know and trust. Your comments and questions are welcome. GrassRoots Meats is located in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado, but we also have grazing leases in Oklahoma and New Mexico. Our meat is available year round, and is shipped in thermal lined freezer boxes. We can ship quite reasonably throughout the entire United States. Your meat will arrive still frozen and ready to put into your freezer. Our meat is dry-aged and USDA inspected. Select the individual retail cuts that you want or choose from one of our many packages. The meat is vacuum packaged, in stock and ready to ship, but halves and wholes are available by advanced order only. For more information, or to order our delicious meat, visit our website or e-mail us. For references be sure to check out the testimonials posted on our website. GrassRoots Meats, PO Box 429, Pagosa
Springs CO 81147. Hain Ranch Organics is a small family farm / ranch bordering the Tres Pinos Creek five miles south of Hollister in the central coast region of California. This CCOF certified organic operation blends the production of organic walnuts with a Salatin style pastured poultry system. A section of orchard is planted with permanent pasture to provide green forage to the poultry during the May thru November seasonal production period. The poultry provide pest control benefits and contribute greatly to the fertility of the soil while receiving all of the fresh air, sunshine, grass and bugs that they desire. We also feed the poultry a high quality organic feed. On farm processing provides on-farm and farmers’ market friends and customers with the highest quality fresh chicken possible while reducing stress on the poultry to a minimum. We are expanding our supply of frozen chicken to serve a couple of CSAs both on and off season. We currently produce 4000 broilers, 50 turkeys, and maintain a small pastured laying flock for eggs. Our main markets are the San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Monterey Bay areas. We don’t ship out of area. Blending organic walnuts and truly free range poultry production is a work in progress and we welcome the public to visit the ranch and see how their food is grown. Hain Ranch Organics, Paul Hain, PO Box 549 / 608 Bolado Road, Tres Pinos CA 95075. (831) 628-3390. E-mail: paulhain@hotmail.com. Harbor Meat & Seafood Natural Grass-Fed Beef™ are produced by family ranchers in California, Oregon and Washington who raise Black and Red Angus cattle on natural grasses, legumes and range forage. We are America's favorite Meat And Seafood store for 100% natural American grass-fed beef, goat, lamb, and bison raised without grain, subtherapeutic antibiotics, or hormone implants. Our cattle are bred for the quality of their beef and receive a forage diet free of pesticides as they are continually rotated to fresh new pastures. Our animals are never held in confinement, are never fed antibiotics and never receive synthetic growth hormones. Our cattle are finished on the highest quality forage available that is in a green growing state. This practice insures the best quality grass fed beef possible that is consistent in its clean beef flavor and tenderness. Harbor Meat & Seafood, John Horne, 215
Helena Avenue, Santa Barbara CA 93101. (888) 965-6112, E-mail: sales@harbormeatandseafood.com. Hearst Ranch Beef. Since 1865, the Hearst family has raised cattle on the rich sustainable native grasslands of the Central California Coast. Hearst cattle are grass-fed and grass-finished and humanely raised. Our animals are not given growth hormones or antibiotics ever. The result is sustainably produced grass-fed beef that is as memorable and natural as the surrounding landscape. Order our grass-fed, free range beef from our website or at the Hearst Castle Visitor's Center in San Simeon. All orders are shipped overnight. We are Food Alliance certified for sustainable practices and we are certified as a humane producer by Humane Farm Animal Care. Hearst Ranch Beef, Brian J. Kenny, Hearst Ranch,
Highway
1, San Simeon CA 93452. (866) 547-2624. E-mail: info@hearstranch.com. Heartfelt Foods Gourmet
Pet Treats is located in Northwest California's
beautiful Humboldt County where we manufacture organic grass-fed
all-beef jerky-stick dog treats. Using only local free-range
Humboldt grassfed beef we combine human food-grade ground beef
with organic grass-fed beef heart and liver. That's it! What
dogs evolved to eat and the reason they have sharp teeth, Meat! Treats are a vailable in one and three ounce packages, or you can buy a whole pound. Orders usually ship within two business days. Please visit our website to order. Heartfelt Foods Gourmet Pet Treets, David Johnson,
PO Box 2176, McKinleyville
CA 95519. E-mail: info@heartfeltfoods.com.
Holding Ranch in Little Shasta Valley offers beef that is wholly raised on grass, never receiving any supplements, antibiotics, corn, or other feeds that are unnatural to ruminant animals. Hunter's family had a dairy in upstate New York, but Hunter and Anne started raising Angus cattle in 1994 in the LaMorinda hills and moved to Montague in June of 2008 so they could expand their operations. We raise our beef using rotational grazing practices that utilize natural methods to optimize the health of the native grasslands. Our animals are treated humanely, using techniques developed by leading animal behavior experts. (In fact, the Holdings founded and ran a non-profit educational organization called Deer Hill Ranch in Lafayette for 12 years; it provided Humane Education Programs for thousands of children each year.) Our beef is processed and USDA inspected at a small, family-owned plant. The beef is dry-aged for approximately 30 days, then cut, wrapped and frozen. Our portable freezer facility transports the beef directly to East Bay Farmer's Markets (Walnut Creek, Moraga, Orinda, Pleasanton, Montclair and San Mateo). Customers consistently comment that Holding Ranch beef has excellent flavor and is very lean. Depending on the season, we also sell pastured poultry which has been fed 100% organically. We grow Cornish Cross hens for our customers who want a meatier bird and also grow Red Bro hens which are similar to the French Label Rouge hens. These hens grow more slowly but the meat is succulent! Our Dorper sheep are hair sheep and do not produce as much lanolin. Many people believe that their meat is milder tasting than meat from wool sheep. Once we moved to Montague, we were able to expand our sheep flock and produce lamb for Bay Area Markets. Seasonally, whole lambs can also be ordered and delivered to the Bay Area. We are also raising a few Berkshire Hogs because the meat, according to Florence Fabricant of The New York Times, is "darker, more heavily marbled with fat, juicier and richer-tasting than most pork, and perfect for grilling." Because feeding them 100% organically is so expensive, we will only do a few each year. Turkeys (free range and fed 100% organically) can be special ordered for 2009 on a limited basis. BULK BEEF and LAMB ORDERS: Many of our customers are ordering in bulk as an economical and convenient way to provide their families with nutritious, clean food. Fall and early winter are the best times for Bulk Orders. Beef Quarters, Halves and Whole can be ordered and delivered to a central location in Walnut Creek. Whole Lambs can be ordered and delivered as well. We truly enjoy sharing the food we produce for our family with other people. You can reach us by e-mail or phone. Holding Ranch, Hunter and Anne Holding, 9534
Swigart Road, Montague, CA 96064. (925)
997-1072. E-mail: office@holdingranch.com. Humboldt Grassfed Beef produces cattle on the North coast of California. The long feed growing season of this area provides us with the unique opportunity to raise high quality grassfed beef and supply our markets with a fresh product on a weekly basis all year round. Our cattle are selected for traits such as temperament, confirmation, and disease immunity. We raise them using a strict quality assurance program without antibiotics, synthetic hormones, or other feed additives commonly used in the commercial cattle feeding industry. HGB sells carcass beef to retail outlets. In this way, we believe we are helping the meat department become a truly full-scale meat market. Carcasses are dry aged 14–21 days. Skilled butchers break each carcass in-house instead of being mechanically deboned at the large industrial slaughterhouses. Ground beef comes from a single source and is ground daily thus insuring food safety and freshness. Our meat markets can be confident that HGB is safe and wholesome. We are in complete control of each individual animal and maintain the highest standards our customers have come to expect and trust. Humboldt Grassfed Beef, Leland Mora, PO Box
313, Fortuna
CA 95540. (707) 845-7188. E-mail: grassfed@northcoast.com John’s Natural Products provides local consumers with high quality grass fed beef raised on our second-generation family owned and operated ranch in the Gold Country of Northern California. Our cattle graze on well tended pastures scattered with native oak trees and are never confined to crowded and unsanitary feed yards. They live peaceful and natural lives. We tend them with humane, low stress methods to insure that their health and nutrition are the best. Customers praise our beef with comments like “loved the meat” and “the best I’ve ever had.” Our beef eat only grass with occasional small amounts of hay. They are not fed grain, antibiotics, hormones or other growth stimulants. When you taste our delicious, tender, and juicy USDA inspected beef, you can be assured that you and your family are receiving the best nutrition and healthiest food available. Unfortunately we must limit production in order to maintain top quality. We finish our beef on natural spring grasses, and only offer beef one time per year. This allows us to harvest animals while they are on the gain, maximizing the healthy grass fed benefits. John's Natural Products, John or Mary Fitzpatrick,
5455
Log Cabin Drive, Murphys CA 95247. (209) 728-0505. E-mail:
john@seamagicco.com. Lazy 69 Ranch is a family ranch in Northern California where the Sierras meet the Cascade Range, between Mt. Lassen and Mt. Shasta, less than an hour east of Redding, CA. Many families have a trusted family doctor, we are committed as your Family Farmer. We take an organic, environmentally responsible approach to raising natural, Pastured Beef, Poultry, Pork and Eggs without the use of hormones, antibiotics or additives. Our cattle, chickens and pigs thrive on native pastures and fresh spring water in a humane, stress free environment. Our pastured products and sustainable philosophy have instilled a level of accountability that only a Family Farmer can offer in today's era of factory farming. Enjoy the satisfaction of knowing your Family Farmer and where your food comes from. Our beef is dry aged, the old fashioned way, at least 21 days for full flavor and tenderness. Each cut is then hand carved and vacuum packed under USDA inspection. Free shipping on all 1/10 packs throughout California. For those with limited freezer space, we offer a convenient one tenth beef pack (35 lbs). You can also order our USDA Grass-Fed Beef by the quarter (88 lbs), half (175 lbs) or whole beef (350 lbs). Choose your favorite cuts from our Beef
Menu with no minimum order. We also offer seasonal Pastured Organic Poultry, May through October, and an annual fall batch of our home raised pork (pre-order early). Your order will be shipped frozen directly to you in a food safe insulated container. Contact us on bulk Free Range Organic Egg shipments. Visit us at www.Lazy69ranch.com to order using our easy payment options and to learn more about the many health benefits of pastured products in your diet! Lazy 69 Ranch, Dan Martin, PO Box 345, Round
Mountain CA 96084. The Lindner Bison brand means premium grassfed bison meat. Just as nature intended. Lindner Bison forage on northern California grasses in the spring and summer, then hay (dried grass) during winter months. No feedlots, animal by-products, hormones, or antibiotics are used! Our holistic and humane management practices include a low stress, “hands-off” approach. Bulls remain with cows year-round, creating their own natural breeding cycle and keeping in sync with Mother Nature to produce robust offspring. All meat is dry aged 14–21 days, then frozen and either vacuum packaged or double-wrapped with clean plastic and freezer paper. Only USDA or state HACCP-approved processors are used. Our grassfed bison meat can be purchased three ways: 1) per item; 2) shares of 40 & 20 pounds assorted boneless steaks, roasts, and burger; and 3) quarters, halves or whole. Lindner Bison, Kathy and Ken Lindner, 27060
Victoria, Valencia
CA 91355 (near Los Angeles). Toll free: (866) 247-8753. Luckybird Farm uses organic practices to sustainably raise flavorful, wholesome pastured poultry on our small farm. We began raising chickens in 2007 and are slowly developing our business to provide our local community with fresh, healthy, delicious chickens (broilers), turkeys and eggs. We are currently raising three different meat bird breeds which have been carefully selected for slow growth and foraging ability, which adds to the nutritional value and flavor of the meat. Our egg layers are a mix of heritage and production breeds and our limited number of turkeys are all heritage breeds. All of our birds are fed certified organic grains, kept on pasture once feathered and receive daily treats such as heirloom vegetables straight from our organically managed garden. Although we have never used herbicides, pesticides, or other chemicals on our land, we are not a certified organic farm. Our goals are to live responsibly on the land by providing habitat for native animals and plants (30% of our farm is dedicated to wildlife habitat) and by building the soils by careful livestock management to provide wholesome, healthy foods for ourselves and our local community. Luckybird Farm, Tom and Katie Schrupp, 25426
County Road 23, Esparto CA 95627. (530) 787-3409. E-mail:
luckybirdfarm@gmail.com. Marin Sun Farms is a family farm nestled in the rolling grassland of Point Reyes National Seashore in Northern California. We are committed to producing local, humanely-raised, healthy, food products for our community. We understand that the holistic management of our grazing lands is vital to maintaining the functioning stability of our ecosystem. To that end, we raise 100% grass-fed beef and simply the best eggs you've ever had. Visit our NEW BUTCHER SHOP & EATERY at 10905 Shoreline Highway One in Point Reyes Station, CA 94956 (415) 663-8997. We are featuring Local Sustainable Food at an affordable price! Our mission is to actively participate in the creation of a sustainable agrarian culture that restores, conserves, and maintains the productivity of our land. We practice Holistic ranching to help guide us through the decisions about our land that help to sustain the whole community, including us. Holistic Management is the understanding of a process where we manage our resources to promote biological diversity, producing a healthy and vibrant landscape for all life. The Holistic view looks at the natural world as an interconnected whole—the web of life—rather than a collection of many different parts. If we destroy separate strands of this web, we end up destroying the web itself; if we do that, we destroy ourselves. We strive to produce a healthy landscape where all forms of life are sustainable, generation after generation. Most of our pasture lands are now certified organic! Marin Sun Farms, David Evans, Owner, PO Box
1136/10905 Shoreline Highway One, Point
Reyes Station CA 94956. (415) 663-8997.
Masút Organic Grass-Fed Beef is a family farm that produces certified Organic Black Angus beef that is 100% grass fed! Our animals are born and raised on our 7000 acre ranch in Round Valley, California. Our meat is dry-aged for 3 weeks and is sold frozen in vacuum sealed packages. Whole, half and quarter animals are available at request. We serve Mendocino County. Our products are also available at the Mendocino County Farmer's Markets in Ukiah, Fort Bragg, Laytonville and Willits; the Ukiah Natural Foods store, Mariposa Market and Westport Store, and at the Ukiah Brewing Company restaurant. Masút Organic Grass-Fed Beef, Jacob Fetzer,
PO Box 348, Redwood
Valley CA 95470. (707) 485-5466. E-mail: info@masut.com.
Morris Grassfed Beef—See T.O. Cattle Company below. Napa Free-Range Beef offers grass-finished Angus beef from Napa County, California. Produced on the Gamble Ranch, the beef is available in convenient packages for the home freezer. The beef is produced using management intensive grazing techniques to ensure healthy, biologically diverse rangeland as well as healthy cattle. Dry-aged for at least 14 days, vacuum-packed and frozen, Napa Natural Beef is available to households in San Francisco and the greater Bay Area. Napa Free-Range Beef, Bill Davies, PO Box 670,
St.
Helena CA 94574. (707) 963-6134. E-mail: contact@napafreerangebeef.com
Nevada County Free Range Beef takes great care in raising 100% grass-fed, grass-finished, free range beef without the use of hormones or antibiotics. Located in Nevada County, California, our cows spend their days grazing over hundreds of acres of open spaces, and are allowed to mature at their natural rate. Building on generations of ranching expertise, we emphasize low-stress management of our cattle as well as sustainable ranching techniques. We work within the natural constraints of our region, always using sustainable practices, to bring you nutritious meat from healthy, happy animals. At Nevada County Free Range Beef, we do our best to maintain affordable prices because we believe that everyone should be able to enjoy high quality beef that is healthy for our bodies, the animals, and the environment. Our beef is available “locally” to individuals interested in a quarter, half, or whole beef (cut to your specifications) as well as to restaurants and retailers interested in our exceptional ground beef. To order or for more info visit us on the web, call, or e-mail. Nevada County Free Range Beef, Jim Gates, PO
Box 413, Rough
and Ready CA 95975. (530) 273-1025. NFR Natural Beef is located in Northern California in the beautiful Sierra Mountains. Our beef are never given growth hormones, antibiotics or feed that has been exposed to pesticides. All of our beef are raised on USDA Certified Organic pastures where they roam freely grazing on native grass's and drink from crystal clear creeks. We raise all our beef from start to finish on our ranch with a focus on reduced stress. All of our beef are dry aged 21 days the "old fashioned" way, providing a more flavorful and tender cut of beef. Our beef is processed in a USDA certified Organic processing plant where only knives are used in the cutting process to ensure a clean cut, free of bone fragments. Our cuts of beef range from steaks, roasts, ribs, offal meat, hamburger and variety of soup bones, all of which can be bought individually. We also have 1/8, 1/4, and 1/2 steer options along with a variety of packages. One package option is the Small Family Value Pack which includes 6 steaks (NY, Rib Eye, Top Sirloin, Filet Mignon), 10 lbs of Gourmet Hamburger, 1 Roast and 1 lb of our steak quality Fajita meat. We ship our beef all over the United States on dry ice and FedEx 2 Day delivery to ensure your beef arrives on your doorstep the same way it left our ranch. Visit our website for a complete list of our products and to find out more about our amazing ranch. You can also call us to place an order over the phone or ask any question you may have. We are always happy to help. NFR Natural Beef, 4130 Genesee Road, Taylorsville
CA 95983.
The Nick Ranch is located in the Pozo Mountains in Central California. A family owned and operated working cattle ranch since 1918, now offering Ranch Raised Gourmet Beef. We are committed to raising quality grassfed cattle that even our grandchildren can be proud of. At the Nick Ranch our cattle are 100% grassfed, naturally "from start to finish." Our Gourmet Beef is USDA inspected and we offer different package deals to meet your needs. We also have free local delivery or you can stop by Harvest Natural Foods, 6985 Pueblo Avenue, Atascadero, to pick up for dinner tonight. Please place orders at our website. Nick Family Farm, Fred & Donna Nick and
family, 13580 Avenales Ranch Road, Santa
Margarita CA 93453. (805) 438-4875 or (800) 745-0056. Open Space Meats is a family-run grass fed beef company, not some big corporation or factory farm. Like most family farms we consider our customers our neighbors and friends. We started this company to bring what we think is a great tasting, healthy product to the rest of the world. Responsible stewardship for the earth and the animals under our care is our responsibility, but more than that we love the taste of Open Space Grass Fed Beef. That’s why we don’t use steroid implants, needlessly feed antibiotics to our cattle, or push our cattle production faster than nature intended. You can tell in our motto…”By nature…With nature…The way nature intended.” Ordering is easy! Just send us an email, or place your order from our website using our secure PayPal account, or contact us by phone! We would like to talk to you personally in order to best meet your needs and supply a beef package that is right for you. One of our representatives will contact you to arrange delivery and answer any of your questions. Delivery is available on all purchases in California. On larger packages we will deliver to you personally, or on small packages your beef will arrive via overnight courier. A small fee is charged for delivery. We want to deliver to you personally. Most people say they don’t know where their food comes from. You can! Open Space Meats, Seth Nitschke, 1215
S Street, Newman CA 95360. (209) 262-8780. E-mail: orders@openspacemeats.com.
Orange Spring Ranch offers 100% grass fed and grass finished beef without antibiotics and hormones. Our herd is about 10 strong, give or take depending on the year, and the bull runs with the cows and calves. They rotate themselves from pasture to pasture on our 160-acre ranch located in the Sierra Foothills in Mariposa County, not far from Yosemite National Park. The animals for sale are born and raised on the ranch and do not come into contact with other animals. This makes for a very low stress environment for the herd. Our beef is very flavorful, lean, and rich in omega-3 fatty acids. And you avoid all the food scares associated with commercial beef that surface from time to time. Orders are taken in advance for spring harvesting mostly. The meat can be picked up in Turlock near Modesto, an easy drive from the Bay Area. Please call with any questions. You are also encouraged to visit the ranch. Orange Spring Ranch, Christel Belrichard, 8093 Hunters Valley Road, Mariposa CA 95338. (209) 376-2382. Historic Paicines Ranch in the picturesque Cienega Valley just 15 minutes south of Hollister, California, offers year round availability of grass-fed/grass-finished beef by the cut or by the split-half, half or whole beef. We also offer pastured lamb, beef jerky, beef snack sticks and a large variety of sausages. Paicines Ranch has been a working cattle ranch since the 1840's. We are committed to preserving its resources, both natural and man-made, for the benefit of future generations. Our animals spend their lives roaming on our organic pastures eating only grass and mineral supplements. No growth hormones, antibiotics, or chemical fertilizers are used. We are constantly assessing how we use the land to better understand and improve its health, as well as the health of the cattle. Our animals travel directly from the ranch to the USDA harvest facility which is certified in humane animal handling by an independent third party. All of our meat is vacuum packed in clear plastic packaging clearly labeled by cut and weight. We offer delivery to San Jose, California, and surrounding areas, and we ship within California. Visitors are always welcome to visit the ranch to see the cattle and pick up an order any time by appointment. Paicines Ranch, Sherry Makabe, Controller, Chris
Ketcham, Ranch Manager, PO Box 8, Paicines
CA 95043. (831) 628-0288 or (831) 628-0289. Rafter “S” High Ranch Country Beef provides grassfed beef and lamb. Both types of meat are available by the whole or half carcass and also in individual cuts in clear vacuum packages. Frozen beef is available year-round and the lamb is available in the fall while supplies last. Purchases can be made at the ranch, and mail orders are accepted “occasionally.” Their products are also available at the California Certified Farmers markets in Redding, Susanville, and Montgomery Creek. Rafter “S” High Ranch Country Beef. Mike and Linda Sawyer, PO Box 334, Bieber CA 96009. (530) 294-5285. E-mail: rafters@hdo.net The Rockin' M Ranch produces and raises high quality Black Angus and Angus Cross cattle. We utilize natural pasture grass rotation on over 4,000 acres of rich pesticide-free grass and clover, thereby providing high nutrition to our livestock. Located in the great Mt. Shasta Valley of California, our beef is offered to the market free of animal by-products, growth hormones, or steroids of any kind. Our calves are generally weaned at around 500–600 pounds and are pre-conditioned and started in a low stress holistic environment. All calves are then raised until sold on native grasses, legumes, and mineral blocks. Water is provided to all cattle throughout the ranch with pure natural spring water, thereby insuring fresh clean water to all animals. At the RMR, we market direct to our customers and offers our calves as whole live, weighed on the ranch prior to shipping. We recommend all beef to hang for 18 to 21 days in cold storage prior to boxing. You'll love the taste and texture, and the knowledge that you are providing your family and friends with the best possible meat products in the market today. Arrangements can be made for local dressing and shipping if desired. For partial orders, please allow up to three weeks for pick up, as we will attempt to blend our orders. Rockin' M Ranch & Cattle Co. LLC, Jay or
Jill Mannino, PO Box 35, Gazelle
CA 96034. Home office: (530) 435-0192. Cellular: (909) 314-1520.
Sierra Farms is located in the Sierra Nevada Foothills of Northern California. Our lambs live an idyllic life, on the oak savannah grasslands of our ranch. We use stewardship principals including rotational grazing, perennial grass species renewal, and animal adaptation selection in a non-irrigated, principally forage-based regimen. Through this program we are able to develop a lamb niche market where biological conservation can be promoted to lamb eaters who prefer a product raised in a more positive ecological balance. Sheep on the land .. a perfect combination for sustainable agriculture! We usually have lambs available from March through December. All lambs are processed by a USDA–inspected processor, which assures humane treatment and high quality standards. Sales are either whole (36-40lbs) or half-lamb (18-20 lbs), cut, vacuum sealed and boxed with a net weight label. Price currently is $7.00/lb. on the net weight. Whole lambs for pit or spit are also available. Please call or e-mail us for current lamb prices and delivery schedule and locations. Thanks! KNOW YOUR FOOD...KNOW YOUR FARMER. Sierra Farms, Mel and Mary Thompson, 2360
Cox Lane, Oroville CA 95966. (530) 532-4226. E-mail: mmsierrafarms@oroville.com. Sierra View Pasture Fed Meats is committed to providing the public with beef, chicken, goat and pork from animals who are raised in a low stress natural environment. Our animals are raised on rich organic pasture, hormone and antibiotic free. Their meat that is high in protein, vitamins and omega 3s, and low in fat and calories. We are not organic certified, but our pasture seed is organic from "Peaceful Valley Farms" and our animals are on a healthy rotation to increase the health of our pastures. Our pasture is full of high omega 3 greens. We currently have chicken, beef and goat pastured meats. Call to order or come to the farm to pick up. Sierra View Pasture Fed Meats, Candy
or Rob White, 8191 Milpitas Road, La Grange, CA 95329
or PO Box 311, Snelling, CA 95369. The farm is located
at 113
Keyes Road, Snelling, CA 95369. (209) 852-9722 or
(209) 484-2249. Silver Springs Ranch is located in the Alhambra Valley / Briones
Valley Our Cattle are Angus and Angus Herford crosses. Between two local ranch families, our cattle do extremely well without over crowding and with plenty of pasture to graze. We have no need to enhance our cattle with hormones or additives to increase weight or size to raise excellent beef. If
you wish to make a purchase please contact us for availability
of beef Please feel free to contact us by e-mail or to call the ranch. Silver Springs Ranch, Steven Kopp, Martinez
CA 94553. (925) 370-7430. Sorensen Farms is located in the Central Valley of California
in Merced. We We sell lamb live or processed at a USDA facility where it is vacuum packaged and frozen. Our lamb is tender and fine and young while being fed on family pasture where sheep have been raised for over 25 years. We supplement with organic alfalfa pellets and kelp as needed and never feed grain. We utilize natural remedies such as garlic and diatomaceous earth for flock maintenance and keep watch of flock health through frequent checks and rigorous breeding guidelines. As our flock grows we will begin to participate in farmers markets that we have been invited to. We ship in the United States and deliver to close locations. Sorensen farms, Emily Lindsey, 2239
Bailey Avenue, Merced CA 95341. (209) 383-1606. E-mail: info@allnaturalsheep.com.
Stonyford Ranch raises buffalo that roam on thousands of acres on our family ranch in northern California. Our buffalo are fattened on sun-ripened California native grasses. They live naturally among the deer and coyotes in the shade under the oak trees and drink from the creeks and reservoirs. We sell a limited quantity of our high quality meat each year directly from the ranch and we work with you and our local butcher to have it cut and wrapped exactly as you want it. Meat is aged and properly packaged to be eaten immediately and/or frozen for future use. Please email or call us directly. We are only 3 hours north of San Francisco! Stonyford Ranch, Liz Marks, 584
County Road 306, Elk Creek CA 95939 (physical location); mailling address
is 250 W Main Street, Suite 101, Woodland CA 95695. E-mail:
lizmarks@stonyfordranch.com. Tawanda Farms is a proud producer of all-natural lamb and beef. We, the owners, are also the managers and operators of the business. We are dedicated to a sustainable agriculture that supports a beautiful meat product as well as a stress-free life for our animals. All food consumed by our animals is grown on our 120 acre farm. This food base is a combination of irrigated, mixed grass pasture as well as dry land grasses and forbs. Sheep and beeves roam year-round and self-select on our pastures and hills. We guarantee the following:
Brochure with offerings and shipping options is available by request at tawandafarms53@att.net. Tawanda Farms, Carol Pasheilich, 935 Lichens
Road, Montague
CA 96064. (530) 459-0966. E-mail: tawandafarms53@att.net
TLC Ranch (or “Tastes Like Chicken” Ranch) is a small family farm near Watsonville, CA raising pastured pigs, broiler chickens and laying hens. We rent 10 acres of certified organic pasture and feed 100% certified organic feed to all of our animals. Other than brooding, our animals spend no time indoors. We rotate around the 10 acres using electrified fencing to maintain good vegetative cover, spread the manure out evenly, and reduce disease and parasites. We give no antibiotics to our chickens ever and only give antibiotics to our pigs if it is a life-threatening situation. We mostly use homeopathic treatments and lots of bacteria-rich raw milk to keep the animals healthy. We do not kill wild predators—instead we work on our management to prevent predation. We sell our chickens whole and butcher on farm every two weeks. Our pigs we sell either by the whole/half or as individual cuts. We currently take the pigs to Creston Valley Meats, a USDA licensed abattoir in Paso Robles. We do not ship our meat—customers either come out to the farm or we can arrange drop offs in the local region. We are also at the Downtown Santa Cruz Farmers Market on Wednesdays from 2:30-6:30pm. TLC Ranch, Jim Dunlop and Rebecca Thistlewaite,
410
Hall Road, Watsonville CA 95076. (209) 505-4558. The T.O. Cattle Company sells “Morris Grassfed Beef,” 100-percent grass-finished beef as split halves. (A split half will yield approximately 90 pounds of boned steaks, roasts, and ground beef.) Our cattle are born and raised in the coastal ranges of California. They enjoy a diet of fresh grass, forbs, and legumes, clean water, and, as Julie says, better views than most of us do! We use neither synthetic hormones or fed antibiotics: our animals grow only as fast as their genetics and the range will allow. Their “range,” of course, serves also as watersheds and habitat for other communities. We manage our animals so that they enhance the diversity of life on the range, as well as the quality of the water that falls on the range and flows to the towns. We manage this web of relationships as an integral whole: damaging the health of any member of the "whole" community damages the rest. Our desire is to produce health with all we do. Only when this is done are we satisfied that Morris Grassfed Beef is all it can be—the best there is for all of us. Our beef is harvested when both the animals and the grass are ready: usually, June. We time it thus so that the meat is packed with all the nutrients Jo describes. The beef is processed in a USDA inspected plant. Then it is dry-aged for 14 days, cut into individual cuts, wrapped in butcher paper, and frozen. T.O. Cattle Company, Joe and Julie Morris,
500 Mission Vineyard Road, San
Juan Batista CA 95045. (831) 623-2933. Walker Creek Ranch offers 100% grassfed locker lambs available from June through October. These are sold as whole carcasses for $3.25 per pound of hanging weight, or $3.50 for half. This includes cutting and packaging to your specifications. Orders usually take about three weeks and can be picked up at the locker in Orland. Shipping can be arranged and is extra. Average dressed weight runs between 40 – 60 pounds. Lamb sausage is also available on request. Orders are taken by phone, fax or e-mail. USDA inspected. The key to the success of our lambs is that they are naturally adapted to a grazing environment and our climate. We use two breeds, the St. Croix and the White Dorper. Both evolved in hot climates and were selected under grazing conditions for many generations. Animals that are suited to their environment are less likely to suffer stress or develop health problems. Neither breed requires shearing and both are calm and docile in nature. Lambs are raised on pastures that include strawberry clover, Ladino clover, ryegrasses, tonic plantain, chicory and dandelion in a complex mix of forages. Both animals and pastures thrive on a system of frequent moves which give lambs fresh pasture every day or so and allows the forage to regenerate. Lambs are provided with free choice salt/mineral mix only, with no hormones or antibiotics. We think you'll be impressed with the mild flavor and tenderness of our lamb and we hope you'll tell your friends. Walker Creek Ranch, Paul and Kathy Lewis, 6352
County Road 27, Orland
CA 95963. (530) 865-8666. Winterport Farm, operated by Dan
and Susan Port, offers grass-fed beef Our cattle are on pasture year-round. In
the spring they are on upland pasture; Our beef is offered by the split-half, half, or whole. A split half is a combination of both the front and rear quarters, and includes everything from lean ground beef to prime rib and porterhouse steaks. Split halves run from 85 to 115 lbs and require 6-7 cubic ft of freezer space. We charge based on the live weight of the animal and the net cost is usually around $5.50 per lb. Delivery is available. For more information or to order, please call or e-mail. Winterport Farm, Dan Port, 2690 Highway 104, Ione CA 95640. (209) 274-4351. E-mail: ports@winterportfarm.com. |
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