What began as Ed and Rosemary Burchell’s retirement farm in Monkton in 1986 became Roseda Black Angus Farm in 1996, raising local Black Angus cattle and producing all-natural, dry-aged beef. On 350 acres with about 600 head of cattle, the family-run operation tracks its animals from birth through processing, using selected genetics and a 14-to-21-day dry-aging process. Roseda also works with 45 local farm partners and powers its farm and store with solar energy.
Roberts Angus FarmIn the Tennessee Valley near Scottsboro, Roberts Angus Farm is a family-run operation raising pasture-based natural beef and selling it by the quarter, half, or whole animal. Owned by Scott and Kirsten Roberts, the farm keeps cattle grazing freely, without growth hormones or antibiotics, and manages their care from birth through freezer-beef processing. The farm also produces hay and welcomes customers interested in seeing how its cattle are raised.MC CONNELSVILLE, OH
O’Mara FarmsFounded by Paul and Cynthia O’Mara in 1976, O’Mara Farms is a second-generation family farm in Canastota producing pasture-raised Black Angus beef from cattle finished on the farm’s non-GMO barley. The family farms 3,000 acres across Madison and Onondaga counties, growing feed and field crops alongside its cattle operation. O’Mara Farms is NY Grown & Certified, with beef processed at a USDA facility and individually traceable back to the farm’s animals.CANASTOTA, NY
Rosenkrans Natural Beef CompanyA second-generation Finger Lakes farm, Rosenkrans Natural Beef Company raises Angus and Hereford cattle and brings its own natural meats from pasture to table. The family manages its own aging and cutting facility, where expert butchers prepare orders for delivery or pickup, while trusted regional partners supply the pork and poultry. Its animals are raised without antibiotics or growth hormones, with animal-welfare certifications and participation in New York State Beef Quality Assurance programs reflecting the farm’s care for both livestock and land.SENECA FALLS, NY
Logan Family Farms, LLCFive generations of the Logan family have worked the same Pennsylvania farm, which was established in 1894 from the Eisaman Homestead. Today, the family-owned operation carries that history into direct-to-consumer agriculture, raising livestock and crops while bringing its natural dry-aged beef to local families and food-service customers. Its guiding priority is quality over quantity, with family members overseeing the animals and the farm’s conservation work.IRWIN, PA