Grass-Fed & Regenerative Meat Brands Worth Knowing

Will Harris spent decades as a conventional farmer before converting White Oak Pastures in Bluffton, Georgia into one of the most studied regenerative operations in the country. Today it runs ten species of livestock on 3,500 acres using holistic grazing, on-site slaughter, and a carbon sequestration model that a General Mills–funded study found offsets more carbon than the cattle emit. The farm sells direct through its Shopify site, offering everything from ground beef to whole-animal butcher boxes — all 100% grass-finished.

Primal Pastures started as a Kickstarter-funded experiment in 2013 when a family of four brothers decided to build the farm they wished existed. They raise 100% grass-fed and grass-finished beef alongside pastured pork and poultry on chemical-free Southern California land, and ship nationwide. Their Shopify store reflects the same transparency they bring to the farm — breed, ranch, and practice details on every product page.

Force of Nature is built around the idea that what you eat can either degrade or restore the land it came from. They partner with ranches verified through the Savory Institute Land to Market program — a supply chain assurance program for holistically managed livestock. Their product range goes beyond beef into bison, elk, venison, and wild boar, offering ancestral blends and organ-rich ground meats for nose-to-tail nutrition. All sold direct through Shopify.

Acabonac Farms raises cattle on the East End of Long Island, New York — land that has been farmed for centuries. Their herd is 100% grass-fed and grass-finished, never receiving hormones, antibiotics, or grain. They sell direct via Shopify with a strong subscription box program, including hot dogs, sausages, and organ meats alongside conventional cuts. The farm is a great example of small-scale regenerative production that makes financial sense through DTC economics.

Porter Road started as a Nashville butcher shop in 2011 before going nationwide DTC. They source exclusively from pasture-raised farms in Kentucky and Tennessee, dry-age their beef in-house, and sell the kind of underrated cuts — bavette, flat iron, beef cheeks — that disappear first at a good butcher. Their Shopify store is well-organized with subscription options and a beef fat add-on that regulars swear by. Not strictly grass-finished across all cuts, but all pasture-raised with no feedlot finishing.

US Wellness Meats (grasslandbeef.com) was one of the first companies to prove that grass-fed beef could work as a direct-to-consumer business, launching before most people had heard the term. They operate as a cooperative aggregating production from small family farms across the Midwest, offering 100% grass-fed and grass-finished beef, lamb, bison, and an extensive selection of organ meats and nose-to-tail products. Their Shopify catalog is enormous — liver, heart, tallow, marrow bones, and more, all from verified grass-finished sources.

Stemple Creek Ranch has been in the Poncia family since 1929. Based in the coastal hills of Marin County, California, the ranch practices rotational grazing on certified organic pastures — no synthetic inputs, no grain, no feedlots. Their Shopify store ships nationwide and covers a full range of beef cuts alongside lamb and pastured pork, with seasonal specials like holiday roasts and Irish braising boxes. The combination of multi-generational farming knowledge and modern DTC logistics makes them one of the cleaner operations in the grass-finished space.

Seven Sons Farms in Roanoke, Indiana is named after the seven brothers who run it together. They raise 100% grass-fed and finished beef, pastured pork, lamb, bison, and free-range chicken using regenerative practices, and have built a strong community of subscribers across the Midwest and beyond. Their subscription model includes regional home delivery routes and nationwide shipping, making them one of the more operationally sophisticated small farm DTC operations in the country.