Producer Inventory Map

The Ebersole Cattle Co. is a meat CSA (community supported agriculture). It is a small family farm raising beef cattle, horses, chickens and kids. They produce both natural pastured beef and 100% grass-fed beef with a focus on humanely raised animals.

A full share of the CSA is half an animal, a half share is a quarter of an animal. Contact Shanen: 515-971-8462 or ebersolecattleco@yahoo.com.

Heartland Fresh Family Farm is located in southern Iowa. They raise 100% grass-fed, as well as some pasture raised, but grain finished beef. All the animals are anti-biotic free, raised humanely and treated with respect. They take a sustainable approach to land management and work to mimic Nature’s diversity and create healthy soil, and safe and healthy food.

Meat is available in a variety of cuts and will be delivered to you, contact Mark: 319-838-2047 or heartlandfreshfamilyfarm.com

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Lipes Family Farm is a small, diversified family farm with a strong focus on humane animal husbandry and sustainable farming practices. They specialize in the highest quality pastured meats and eggs. This will be their fifth season raising grassfed meat. Their 100% grassfed to finish beef herd is made up of red and black angus cattle.  They also raise pastured Berkshire pork, pastured heritage (Narragansett) turkey, pastured chicken, and pastured eggs.  The meat is processed in Riverside, Iowa.

Meat is available in a variety of cuts through buying clubs within a 4 hr. drive of the farm. Contact Greg at (319) 643-3211 or lipesfamilyfarm@gmail.com.

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Rapid Creek Ranch is 160 acre farm dedicated to bringing sustainable and humanely raised beef and chicken directly to your table. They are committed to “healthy soil, healthy livestock, healthy people.” Their management practices include “mob grazing.” Mob grazing incorporates very number of cattle per acre (stocking rate) with planned, daily moves to fresh pasture, followed by periods of pasture rest of 60 days or more. The benefits of mob grazing are numerous, including increases in soil organic matter, soil microbial life, plant species, wildlife and the pounds that can be produced per acre. Mob grazing also decreases weed pressure, water run off, and ultimately the cost of production.

Meat is available in a variety of cuts, contact Doug and Justin:
Doug:  (319)330-1368
Justin: (319)541-7338

http://rapidcreekranch.com/

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Yoder’s Natural Farm is an Amish family farm managed with the philosophy that “nature knows best.” They raise angus cattle, pigs, and chickens and have been doing so since 2009. They use no sprays or chemicals anywhere on the farm and focus their farm management on mimicking nature and building soil fertility. The meat is processed in Macon, MO or Farmington, IA.

Meat is available in a variety of cuts, contact Robert: 641-664-2060

Virgil Knobloch comes from a family of cattle farmers and has been raising grass-fed cattle for more than a decade. His product is grass-fed, certified organic, and has been developed to balance tasty fattiness and healthy lean meatiness. He and his two sons manage a herd of Devon cattle in Bloomfield, Iowa and they process the animals in Moulton, Iowa.

Meat is available by the whole, half, or quarter animal. Contact Virgil: 641-929-3978

Jay Franzen and his family have been raising cattle for more than 15 years. Jay manages their family farm which also includes Oxford sheep, Percheron horses, show dogs and chickens, while his wife manages her own veterinary practice. They manage the land and animals with a focus on creating health and happiness. Their beef comes from highland cattle, which gather in a “fold” not a “herd” just outside of Indianola, Iowa. The meat is inspected and processed at the Redfield locker, west of Des Moines.

Meat is available by the whole, half, or quarter animal and may be delivered to you.

Contact Jay: 515-314-4102 or jay@iowadrafthorse.com.

Chandler and Melinda love their animals, and raise them with the same values, love and care with which they raise their family. With their farm, they seek to provide an option for those in their community to know where their food is coming from. They are passionate about humanely raised, antibiotic & hormone free, grass fed beef.

Call Chandler or Melinda: 641-660-4972 or visit them on Facebook.