Founded in 1969 by Wayne Marcho and his wife, Martha “Marty” Derstein, Marcho Farms raises and supplies veal and lamb from its Pennsylvania base. The family business works with more than 100 Amish family farms, pairing rural livestock care with processing and farm-to-plate delivery across the United States. Today, the second generation carries on the Marcho family’s emphasis on humane animal care and ethical farming.
Mark's Custom Meats LLCMark’s Custom Meats is a family-owned Pennsylvania business founded by Mark and Kim Bair in 1994, with their two sons now carrying the company into its next generation. It began as a custom processing facility for local farmers and neighbors and remains rooted in careful workmanship, humane animal treatment, and meat raised within 30 miles of its shop.311612HOWARD, PA
Atlantic Veal & Lamb LLCBrooklyn-based Atlantic Veal & Lamb produces Plume De Veau veal and American-raised Plume D’Agneau lamb, with its own feed plants, calf-raising barn and butcheries linking the operation from start to finish. Family-owned and operated for three generations, the company traces its roots to founders Jack Peerless and Martin Weiner and has supplied the New York City market for more than 60 years. Its butchers still cut, trim and slice the meat by hand, while its Plume Kitchens line adds cooked veal and lamb products for chefs.OLYPHANT, PA
Stoltzfus MeatsStoltzfus Meats is a third-generation family business rooted in Lancaster County farm-butchering traditions. Amos and Mary Stoltzfus founded the company in 1954 by bringing their Pennsylvania Dutch recipes to Delaware’s New Castle Farmers Market, where it has remained a fixture for more than 60 years. Today, the company continues that heritage from its Intercourse production facility, serving retail, wholesale, and online customers.INTERCOURSE, PA
John F. Martin & Sons, IncFrom a Lancaster County farm stand to a fourth-generation family business, John F. Martin & Sons makes meat and cheese products for grocery stores, restaurants, delis and private-label markets. Founded by John F. Martin and his five sons in 1961, the Stevens company now operates an 83,000-square-foot processing and packaging plant alongside a 190,000-square-foot bacon facility in Womelsdorf. Its Pennsylvania Dutch roots remain visible in traditional offerings such as naturally wood-smoked bacon and ham, while the family continues to lead the business.STEVENS, PA