Meat Farms & Ranches near Apple Valley, MN
8 meat farms & ranches within about 30 miles of Apple Valley — Swanson Meats, HD Beef Works and Hanappe Ranch, and more. Grass-fed beef, pastured pork, lamb, and more, sold by the cut or in bulk.
Swanson Meats
16.4 miMinneapolis
HD Beef Works
18.9 miNorthfield
HD Beef Works is a family operation ten miles west of Northfield, Minnesota raising premium grass-fed beef on five free-range pastures — no antibiotics, growth hormones, or insecticides, finished entirely on fresh perennial grasses. The beef is dry-aged fourteen days, vacuum packed, and cut to order: choose a traditional cut or specify your preferences directly to the butcher.
Hanappe Ranch
18.9 miNorthfield
Hanappe Ranch raises cattle on 275th Street West outside Northfield, Minnesota, selling beef direct — call or email to arrange a visit, learn about the herd, or place an order.
Shared Ground Farmers' Cooperative
17.6 miMinneapolis
Braucher's Sunshine Harvest Farms
17.8 miWebster
Sunshine Harvest Farm is a fourth-generation family farm in Webster, Minnesota selling beef, pork, lamb, chicken, and farm-fresh eggs direct to market — no antibiotics, animal by-products, hormones, or chemicals, with management-intensive grazing on pesticide-free pastures. Find them Saturdays at the Mill City Farmers Market in Minneapolis, or order bundles and meat CSA shares online.
Fresh Earth Farms
21.4 miHastings
Big River Ridge Farm LLC
22.9 miPrescott
Big River Ridge Farm is a regenerative farm in Prescott, Wisconsin raising 100% grass-fed beef and pasture-raised chicken — cows humanely raised on pasture, free of hormones, antibiotics, and GMOs, "the way it ought to be." The farm also builds Alumi-Coops, aluminum mobile coops that make moving a flock easy and safe.
Gale Woods Farm
27.7 miMinnetrista
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many meat farms & ranches are near Apple Valley?
US Farm Trail lists 8 meat farms & ranches within about 30 miles of Apple Valley, Minnesota, the closest being Swanson Meats in Minneapolis. Every one sells direct to the public.
Can you visit meat farms & ranches near Apple Valley in person?
Many welcome visitors — through a farm stand, on-farm store, or by appointment. Check each farm's page for hours and how to buy before you drive out.