Founded in Milwaukee in 1937 by three brothers, Strauss Brands produces 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef from American pasture-raised cattle. Now a third-generation family company, Strauss focuses exclusively on beef raised with humane care and regenerative agricultural practices, while its cattle never receive antibiotics or growth hormones.
KOL FoodsFounded in 2007, KOL Foods produces glatt-kosher meat and poultry raised with regenerative, pasture-based practices, including 100% grass-fed beef and organic-fed pastured poultry. The Silver Spring company began by bringing together a Washington, DC synagogue, a slaughterhouse and a local farmer to create what it describes as the first glatt-kosher, organically raised local grass-fed meat. Today it partners with small family farms and ranches, ships throughout the continental United States, and pairs its food standards with eco-conscious operations and fair practices.SILVER SPRING, MD
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
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
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