Pasture-raised meat comes from animals raised outdoors on grass instead of confined in a barn or a feedlot. For cattle that can mean fully grass-fed and grass-finished. For pigs and poultry it means the animals live on pasture and root, scratch, and forage, supplemented with feed, because pigs and chickens are not ruminants and cannot live on grass alone. Buying direct from the farm is how you learn exactly how an animal was raised, fed, and finished, which no supermarket label reliably tells you.
Ask the farm how the animals are finished, what supplemental feed they get (soy-free and non-GMO are common selling points), and how the meat is processed. Most farms use either a USDA-inspected facility, which lets them sell individual cuts, or a custom-exempt butcher, which means you buy the animal live by the share. Both are normal. They just change how you order.
Direct meat is sold two ways. You can buy a whole, half, or quarter animal as a bulk share, which is the cheapest per pound and fills a freezer, or you can buy individual cuts as they are available. A quarter beef runs roughly one hundred pounds of packaged meat and needs about four cubic feet of freezer space, and a whole hog is similar. Bulk shares usually take a deposit plus a cut sheet, and you pay the processor separately.
Poultry is the most seasonal. Pastured broilers and turkeys are raised on grass spring through fall, so fresh birds peak in summer and autumn, and Thanksgiving turkeys often sell out by mid-summer. Beef and pork are available year round, but bulk shares track the processing calendar, so it is worth asking when the next animals go to the butcher. Every farm below links to its own page with location, what it sells, and how to reach it.
See pasture-raised meat near you in Pennsylvania
Live map, filtered to pasture-raised meat in Pennsylvania, sortable by distance from your ZIP.
How buying meat direct works
Direct meat sounds complicated the first time and is simple once you know the two models. Here is the whole thing.
| Term | What it means for you |
|---|---|
| Whole / half / quarter share | You buy the live animal by the portion. Cheapest per pound, fills a freezer. Sold by farms that use a custom-exempt butcher. |
| Individual cuts | Order steaks, chops, or ground as available. Only farms that process at a USDA-inspected facility can sell cuts retail. |
| Freezer space | A quarter beef needs about 4 cubic feet, a half about 7 to 8, a whole hog about 4. Clear the space before pickup day. |
| Cut sheet | You tell the butcher how to break the animal down: steak thickness, roast size, how much ground. |
| Deposit and balance | Most farms take a deposit to reserve and the balance at pickup, priced by hanging weight. |
48 pasture-raised meat farms in Pennsylvania
Sorted with the most complete listings first. Every farm links to its own page with location, products, and how to make contact.
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Dutch Meadows FarmParadise, PAShipsDutch Meadows Farm in Paradise, PA offers grass-fed raw milk, raw kefir, raw milk cheese, pastured eggs, meats, produce, bakery, fermented foods, and pantry staples through its.Website listed
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Skyline PasturesMohrsville, PAShipsSkyline Pastures is a pastured and forest-raised meats farm specializing in pastured broiler chickens and forest-raised pigs.Website listed
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Frankie’s Free Range MeatCarbondale, PAShipsRaw A2/A2 grass-fed dairy delivered to your door. Frankie’s works with a local Amish farmer in Pennsylvania with a small herd that produces all of their dairy.Website listed
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North Mountain PasturesNewport, PAShipsWe help more people eat good, healthy food. We believe the way to do this is to provide meat from animals raised on pasture.Website listed
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Pasture to ForkHoney Brook, PALocal deliveryPasture to Fork offers raw milk, heavy cream, cottage cheese, sour cream, cream cheese, kefir, Greek style yogurt, and butter from 100% grassfed Guernseys.Website listed
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Mahoning Creek FarmSmicksburg, PAPickup / on-farmA family farm since 1918; you are empowering the 5th generation of the McConaughey family to continue the farming tradition.Website listed
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Nature's Grove FarmLatrobe, PAShipsSells chicken, dairy, eggs, meat, pork, poultry.Website listed
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KinforkMadisonburg, PAShipsPA Preferred Farmer/ProducerWebsite listed
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Blackbranch FarmJulian, PALocal deliveryPA Preferred Farmer/ProducerWebsite listed
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Birch Creek FarmeryBurgettstown, PAShipsPA Preferred Farmer/ProducerWebsite listed
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The Buffalo Shoppe IncLake Ariel, PAShipsPA Preferred Farmer/ProducerWebsite listed
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Red Hill HarvestPitman, PALocal deliveryPA Preferred Farmer/ProducerWebsite listed
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Mud College FarmGettysburg, PAShipsPA Preferred Farmer/ProducerWebsite listed
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Chapel Ford FarmGettysburg, PAShipsSells chicken, eggs, farm-store, lamb, meat, pa-preferred.Website listed
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Two Creek LLC dba Two Creek FarmLakewood, PAPickup / on-farmSells beef, chicken, eggs, livestock, meat, organic.Website listed
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Two Creek FarmLakewood, PAPickup / on-farmSells beef, chicken, eggs, greenhouse crops, hemp, lamb, mutton.Website listed
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Wild Notion FarmsFalls, PAPickup / on-farmSells chicken, eggs, flowers, fruit, mushrooms, orchard.Website listed
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Windswept FarmState college, PAPickup / on-farmAgritourismWebsite listed
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Serenity Hill FarmsCheswick, PAPickup / on-farmAgritourismWebsite listed
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Avella Farm MarketAvella, PAPickup / on-farmFarmers marketWebsite listed
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Ardry FarmHoward, PAPickup / on-farmOn-farm retailWebsite listed
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Willow Brook FarmNewville, PAPickup / on-farmPA Preferred Farmer/ProducerWebsite listed
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S&S FARMS Country StoreAllenwood, PAPickup / on-farmPA Preferred Farmer/ProducerWebsite listed
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Black Valley FarmEverett, PAPickup / on-farmPA Preferred Farmer/ProducerWebsite listed
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John-Paul's Farm, LimitedArmagh, PAPickup / on-farmPA Preferred Farmer/ProducerWebsite listed
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Mountaintop Pastures LLCLiberty, PAPickup / on-farmPA Preferred Farmer/ProducerWebsite listed
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By The Bloom Farm & Flower Co.Milton, PAPickup / on-farmPA Preferred Farmer/ProducerWebsite listed
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Pine Run Valley FarmAmity, PAPickup / on-farmPA Preferred Farmer/ProducerWebsite listed
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Twin B FarmsPort Matilda, PAPickup / on-farmPA Preferred Farmer/ProducerWebsite listed
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Heritage HomesteadLenhartsville, PAPickup / on-farmPA Preferred Farmer/ProducerWebsite listed
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Pocono Organics, LLCLong Pond, PAPickup / on-farmPA Preferred Farmer/ProducerWebsite listed
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Davis GrownZion Grove, PAPickup / on-farmPA Preferred Farmer/ProducerWebsite listed
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Highland Farm & GardenMeadville, PAPickup / on-farmPA Preferred Farmer/ProducerWebsite listed
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5 Gallon Dog RanchCorry, PAPickup / on-farmPA Preferred Farmer/ProducerWebsite listed
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Wooden Nickel Buffalo Farm, IncEdinboro, PAPickup / on-farmPA Preferred Farmer/ProducerWebsite listed
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Burkholder's Farm MarketKutztown, PAPickup / on-farmPA Preferred Farmer/ProducerWebsite listed
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Copley's Fresh Start FarmWaterford, PAPickup / on-farmPA Preferred Farmer/ProducerWebsite listed
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Spear Family FarmHallstead, PAPickup / on-farmPA Preferred Farmer/ProducerWebsite listed
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Robert SquierKingsley, PAPickup / on-farmSells beef, chicken, dairy, eggs, meat, pastured-eggs.Website listed
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Endless Roots FarmDalton, PAPickup / on-farmUSDA CSA DirectoryWebsite listed
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Firm Foundation Farm LLCChicora, PAPickup / on-farmSells beef, meat.Website listed
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Fraser Livestock LLCNew Bethlehem, PAPickup / on-farmPA Preferred Farmer/ProducerNo website. Call or visit.
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Harmony Plains FarmPennsburg, PAPickup / on-farmPA Preferred Farmer/ProducerNo website. Call or visit.
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Butler Hill Beef FarmKnoxville, PAPickup / on-farmPA Preferred Farmer/ProducerNo website. Call or visit.
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Norway Ridge AngusWyalusing, PAPickup / on-farmPA Preferred Farmer/ProducerNo website. Call or visit.
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Pyma Love Farm LLCLinesville, PAPickup / on-farmPA Preferred Farmer/ProducerNo website. Call or visit.
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EJ Market GardensMifflin, PAPickup / on-farmPA Preferred Farmer/ProducerNo website. Call or visit.
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Yellow Creek FarmProspect, PAPickup / on-farmPA Preferred Farmer/ProducerNo website. Call or visit.
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