Meat Farms & Ranches near Barre, MA

Barre

Carter & Stevens Family Farm in Barre, Massachusetts sells all-natural grass-fed beef — one cow per package, never a blend — from animals that lived their lives grazing pasture, with no dyes, preservatives, or hormones. More destination than farm, the property also pours raw milk ice cream and beer at the Stone Cow Brewery on-site, making it easy to stay all day.

Barre

Many Hands Organic Farm in Barre, Massachusetts has farmed since 1982, growing certified organic produce, meat, and eggs — certified by Baystate Organic and the Real Organic Project — with diverse, no-till regenerative practices focused on nutrient density. Summer CSA shares deliver weekly for 22 weeks to pickup sites from Athol to Worcester, with flower and egg add-ons, SNAP/HIP pricing, and a fall share to extend the season.

Barre

Hardwick

Maple Hill Farm raises grass-fed, hormone-free, chemical-free beef on a showplace New England hilltop farm in Hardwick, serving central and western Massachusetts. The cattle forage on pasture — their native diet — growing at a natural pace, and the beef is sold online with pickup and delivery options.

Hardwick

The 250+ acres of Maple Hill Farm were first settled some time between 1730 and 1740. The first part of the present house was built in 1752. When New England farming was at its peak, Maple Hill Farm was established as one of the preeminent dairy farms of the area. All land that could be cleared with available technology (manpower and oxen teams) was put into hay and silage production. Very few trees were left on the farm. The dairy business was so good that in 1896 the old barn was raised 20 fee

Hardwick

Maple Hill Farm in Hardwick, Massachusetts The 250+ acres of Maple Hill Farm were first settled some time between 1730 and 1740. The first part of the present house was built in 1752. When New England farming was at its peak, Maple Hill Farm was established as one of the preeminent dairy farms of the area. All land that could be cleared with available technology (manpower and oxen teams) was put into hay and silage production. Very few trees were left on the farm. The dairy business was so good

Auburn

The Farmer's Daughter in Auburn, Massachusetts lives by "We grow it, so we know it" — a small family farm and garden center with greenhouses full of annuals, houseplants, and seasonal blooms, plus holiday poinsettias and Christmas trees with free warm apple cider. The farm also sells its own beef — steaks, hamburger, and roasts from cattle born and raised right on the Auburn farm.

Warwick

Hettie Belle Farm in the village of Warwick, Massachusetts raises animals with care for people who give a damn: 100% grass-fed beef and lamb plus pastured pork, chicken, duck, and Thanksgiving turkeys fed only certified organic grain. Monthly meat CSA shares serve members across Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire — SNAP accepted — with free lard, stock, bones, and organ meats for members.

Oxford

Oxford Farms is a 130-acre farm just outside Worcester, Massachusetts with a one-acre intensive vegetable operation, three greenhouses, a small cattle herd, sheep, meat chickens, and laying hens — growing ecologically and regeneratively year-round with a hoop house. Buy 15-week farm shares, shop the Saturday morning farm store, or order online for pickup or free home delivery along the 290 corridor.

Dudley

Walnut Lane Farm in Dudley raises what customers call the best grass-finished beef in central Massachusetts, along with pork, eggs, and raw milk, through responsible, transparent, regenerative practices. Visitors can tour the farm, meet the animals, and talk face to face with the people raising their food at the little farm store on Koebke Road.

Lancaster

Kalon Farm in Lancaster, Massachusetts shares ethically raised, grass-fed, vaccine- and antibiotic-free meats from its family of Northeast farms — sold online with shipping and delivery or at the farm store on Seven Bridge Road, open 10 to 6 seven days a week.

Berlin

Balance Rock Farm is a fifth-generation family farm in Berlin, Massachusetts whose farm stand occupies an 1800s cobbler shop from the Cottage Shoe era; once a 130-head dairy bottling milk in glass, the farm switched around 2008 to raising meats and eggs. No commercial fertilizers, pesticides, or hormones have been used since 1983 across its 140 acres, and visitors can meet the goats, alpacas, Perdie the sheep, and Gruff the cat while shopping local cheeses, honey, and maple syrup.

Bolton

JoBarb Farms, nestled among apple orchards, fields, and forests in Bolton, Massachusetts, has offered quality products since 1981: all-natural, farm-raised beef and pork, pigs for barbecues, and a superb aged compost made from livestock manure, bedding, and leaves. The family also runs roll-off dumpster and general contracting services alongside the farm.

Greenfield

At Bostrom Farm on Colrain Road in Greenfield, the farm is treated as a living web rather than a monoculture — sun and soil transformed into nutrients for grass-fed beef and pork raised without pesticides or hormones. When you eat the farm's products, "you taste the system, the climate, the love and work from the farmer"; a retail store, greenhouse plants, a fall meat CSA, and an outdoor celebration venue complete the picture.

Greenfield

Bostrom Farm in Greenfield, Massachusetts produces grass-fed beef and pork through sustainable grazing that treats the farm as an interdependent web — feeding the soil to raise strong animals free of pesticides, hormones, and medicines. The retail store adds milk, vegetables, and greenhouse plants, a monthly beef-and-pork CSA runs seasonally, and the farm doubles as an outdoor wedding venue.