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Meats
Sometimes, you just feel like eating a great piece of meat. Your body speaks to you and nothing else will do! You know the feeling, when only a juicy fresh BBQ burger or steak will suffice. Why resist? With meat from the ranchers and producers below you can have the freshest, healthiest meats available. Looking for Organic meats, grass fed, free range, bison even whole roasting pigs- we have found all the resources for you. Recently, we tried sausage from a local farm raising Bershire pigs (Stone Barns Center) - what a difference in flavor. Don't miss the traditiional dry-cured sausages - a thin slice with a shaving of parmesan, now that is living!
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Heritage Foods USA - Foods derived from rare breeds of American livestock and crops with strong genetic authenticity and well-defined production protocols. They brings hard to find heritage foods with superior taste directly to American homes -Pork, Lamb, fresh heritage turkeys, hams and more. We tasted the fresh rare breed turkey, the flavor is wonderful, a larger amount of dark moist meat - a real treat.
Getty Farm - Thanksgiving turkey, chicken, beef, and pork. Family-run farm, meats with no chemicals.
Brehm Farms - Gourmet Limousin Beef.
La Cense Beef - Natural, true 100% grass fed and grass finished beef from select Black Angus cattle raised on the pastures of the La Cense ranch in Dillon, Montana.It is dry-aged for 19 days and then hand cut. We have had the treat of sampling steak burgers, a ribeye and a NY strip. True beef flavor with a very clean taste. Truly excellent. Lean and lower in fat than grain fed beef.
Thousand Hills Cattle Co. - 100% grass fed beef, higher in Omega-3 fatty acids, CLA, and Vitamin E, lower cholesterol, saturated fats and calories -no hormones or antibiotics.
SayersBrook Bison Ranch - More commonly known as buffalo meat, their bison is 97% fat free and has 40% more protein than beef. We sampled several cuts and they were delicious - moist and full of flavor. Their herd of 1,000 bison roam free on 4,000 acres ranch in rural Missouri and graze on its native grasses.
Big Valley Buffalo - They raise approx 1,800 buffalo on the grasslands in Oregon. The animals are raised without hormones or antibiotics of any kind , 100% grass fed and free range. They do not use feedlots or animal feeds. We tried several cuts of steak and they were excellent. Tender - slight different flavor from beef but not gamey at all. Very enjoyable and healthy.
Lobels - Full service butcher, meats delivered fresh.
Niman Ranch - Organic beef, pork, and lamb.
Snake River Farms - Family-owned business began a decade ago by flying a small herd of Wagyu cattle to the U.S. from the Kobe region in Japan. Once in the U.S., Wagyu bulls were crossed with premium American Black Angus to create american kobe beef. They also offer American kurobuta pork, 100% pure all-natural Berkshire pork, raised by a small network of family farmers .
BBQ Pigs - Order whole roasting pigs for the BBQ! Since 1973 Madson Meat, located in Miami, Fla has been processing & distributing roasting pigs. Locally they are purchase by purveyors & restaurants. Now they are available online!
Exotic Meats - Game and speciality meats, all farm raised. Alligator, wild boar, bear; jJust about any meat you can think of!
Berkshire Meats - Naturally produced farm fresh meat from Berkshire pigs.
Reicks View Farms - Traditional family farm in Iowa focused on raising and developing pork. They offer thick Applewood Smoked Bacon, big Brats, convenient Shredded BBQ Pork, Applewood Smoked Country Style Pitt Ham, & tender seasoned loin.
Grass Fed Farms - True farm raised free range chicken. No antibiotics, hormones, pesticides, herbicides or chemicals of any kind. They only producing a couple thousand broilers a year, but have 100 acres of alfalfa and clover pasture to raise them on.
Willie Bird's Turkeys - Fresh (free range) and smoked poultry products. This family has been raising poultry in Sonoma County for over 75 years.
Willie Bird's Turkeys - Fresh (free range) and smoked poultry products. This family has been raising poultry in Sonoma County for over 75 years.
Prairie Pride Farm - Pork/chicken/angus beef.
Black Wing - Organic and kosher, all natural meats. Their bison meat has less calories and fat than skinless, white chicken!
Underhill Farms - Fallow deer, gourmet venison.
Jamison Farms - Elk meat; wonderful lamb.
Texas Elk Company - Fresh and prepared Elk cuts.
Roast Goose - Fresh goose,whole, or pieces and goose products.
D'Artagnan - Leading purveyor of foie gras, pâtés, sausages, smoked delicacies, organic game and poultry (quail.ducks,guinea hens), pates, sauages, wild boar bacon. Established on the principles of procuring the freshest, cleanest and most natural products.
The Buffalo Guys - Buffalo steaks, hot dogs, etc.
Pfaelzer Brothers - Steaks, meats, appetizers.
Esperya - Authentic Italian food products. Every Wednesday, fresh meats available from Italy are published.
Allen Brothers - From Chicago, wonderful steakhouse steaks.
Lobels of New York - Prime dry-aged meats; online butcher shop.
FoxFire Farms - Grass fed Lamb - The Parry family runs this Colorado ranch and farm - they practice sustainable agriculture. Their lambs are raised on clover, grass and mother's milk. No artificial growth hormones, steroids or antibiotics. They are raised in a totally organic, chemical free system. They also sell goat and organic wines.
Jackson Hole Buffalo Meat Co. - Buffalo and elk meats.
Blue Heaven Ostrich Ranch - Ostrich meat and pasta filled with ostrich meat.
New Braunfels Smokehouse - Smoked meats/sausage.
Local Harvest Store - The Local Harvest Store brings the products of family farmers home to you. support family farms--and an organic way of life.
La Quercia - Premium American artisanal made prosciutto & other cured meats. See our blog post.
Fra' Mani - Fennel salame, sausage, bresola, and more handcrafted by nationally recognized chef Paul Bertolli. Bertolli's zeal for authentic handcrafted food brings the art of traditional Italian salumi to America. All-natural pork in the pastoral Italian tradition.
Salumi Artisan Cured Meats - Outstanding products; Salami's: Dario, Finocchiona, Hot Sopressata, Mole, Oregano, Salumi Salami, Smoked Paprika; Cured Meats: Coppa, Culatello, Lamb "Prosciutto", Lomo; For Chefs: Guanciale, Lardo, Pancetta.
Boccalone - Tasty Salty pig parts! Sustainably raised, heritage-breed pork, Italian sea salt, and fresh spices and a lot of time. They use a small-batch, hands-on method and traditional cold curing. Salami, lardo, capocollo, pancetta. If you live in the SF Bay area you can join their Salumi Society, 2x's/month you pick up your Sacchetto (small bag) containing an ever-changing assortment of fresh sausage and salumi selected their 23 varieties of artisan meats.
Salumeria Biellese - Through four generations, the Molinari family has provided Americans with the finest in salames and Italian sausages. A family-owned business, P.G. Molinari & Sons continues the tradition of quality.
Molinari Salame - Through four generations, the Molinari family has provided Americans with the finest in salames and Italian sausages. A family-owned business, P.G. Molinari & Sons continues the tradition of quality.
Salumeria Biellese - Italian Salamis (phone orders only) Old World style Italian products, with an emphasis on the highest quality. Homemade sausages and salamis since 1925. Highest quality ingredients, without artificial colors or flavors.
Yorkville Meat Emporium - Hungarian Salamis (phone orders only) know for their home-made cold meats: Garlic salami, Tirol salami, Csabai smoked sausage, boy scout sausage, fresh bacons, pork hocks and hams.
Koglin Royal Hams - 25 types of German salamis and 30 types of hams.
Sausages By Amy - Natural ingredients, hand-chopped garlic, chipotle peppers, fresh cilantro, basil, imported sun-dried tomatoes, cranberries. No preservatives, artificial ingredients, nitrites . Their potsticker are wonderful, full of fresh flavors. The chicken sausages actually have the taste and crisp bite of a prok sausages. The flavors come alive in your mouth, highly recommended.
Bilinski's - Fresh, all natural chicken sausages - 9 varieties- 4 are organic. They also offer old fashion smoked kielbasa.
Mulays Sausage - Homemade Italian sausages; all natural, no nitrates, no preservatives, no artificial colors or flavors. 85% lean, available in links or ground.
Ulis Famous Sausages - In Seattle's Pike Place Market, Uli's Famous Sausage offers a variety of handmade authentic German and International sausages. German Master Butcher, Uli's tasty sausages are of the highest standard, contain no coloring agents or preservatives (except where safety dictates).
Aidell's Sausages - The finest quality poultry and meat with chunks of chopped fruits and vegetables, freshest herbs and aromatics. Fired in specially-designed smokehouse.
Neto's Sausages - Family recipe famous for their portugese sausage, Linguica - they now make many types of sausages. Andouille, Brazillian Calabreza, German, Morcella, Polish Kielbasa and more.
Grateful Palate - Large variety of bacons from all over the US - this is a great resource for bacon lovers.
Newsom's - Newsom's Aged Kentucky Country Ham - Smokehouse aged, naturally cured, Kentucky ham.
Edward's Ham - Great Virginia Country ham (dry cured) as well as, other smoked meats.
Calhoun's Country Hams - Country hams, phone orders only.
Loveless Hams and Jams - Smokehouse hams.
Gary West Meats - Jerky/smoked meats - many flavors!
Citarella - Gourmet meals to NYC area.
Chef Shop - Searching the world for the best artisan-produced, sustainable foods and ingredients.
Site of the Month
Culinate
For excellent, informative food website - an ongoing conversation about eating well. Articles, cooking tips, interviews, recipes, podcasts, resources, blog posts - will help you put real food into your life. We are big fans of the site!
Editor’s Pick
Effie's Homemade Oatcakes
The "perfect" extra for your tea/coffee. Nutty, crunchy but flaky and not too sweet. We LOVE these cookies. They are extremely addictive.
Featured Products
Redwood Hill Goat Cheese
Their French-style California Crottin with its wonderful rind, and robust, earthy flavor is our favorite. Redwood Hill produces the least processed goat milk products available anywhere. A family farm, they we use a natural approach to animal husbandry to hand craft their award -winning goat milk cheese and yogurt.
AJ Gourmet
Stuffed manzanilla fina olives from Spain, handpicked and stuffed with the finest ingredients, available at AJ Gourmet.
Featured Sites
Jacksonville Mercantile
JacksonvilleMercantile.com is a must see gourmet and specialty foods store. Awesome selection!
Lillie Belle Farms
One of America's Top Chocolate Artisans. Always Organic, Natural and Preservative free.
Chocolate Cravings
Poco Dolce
Their bittersweet tiles are impossible to forget - they are a perfect creation for real chocolate aficionados. Tiny dark chocolate tiles topped with grey salt - each with its own wonderful bits of ingredients such as Aztec chile, ginger, burnt caramel toffee, etc. Their creator Kathy Wiley has master the art of simple chocolate perfection.
