A 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.
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Herondale FarmHerondale Farm raises 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef and lamb alongside pasture-raised pork and chicken in Ancramdale, using holistic management to work its land in partnership with grazing animals. Its heritage British White and Murray Grey cattle thrive on pasture, while the farm’s livestock are raised without hormones or antibiotics and its seasonal CSA connects customers with monthly meat shares. The farm describes its approach as an effort to bring back the flavor and natural rhythms of farming before livestock production became industrialized.ANCRAM, NY
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
Butterfield FarmNestled between the Adirondacks and the St. Lawrence River, Butterfield Farm is a family farm built around grass, raising Jersey cows for certified organic, New York State-certified raw milk. It also sells beef from its organic Jersey herd, pasture- and milk-fed pork, and seasonal poultry raised on pasture with certified organic grain; the birds have been raised for the family for more than 20 years.BURKE, NY
Roseda Black Angus FarmWhat 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.BALTIMORE, MD