Meat Farms & Ranches near Escondido, CA

Carlsbad

The Wise Ox's La Costa location on El Camino Real brings Chef Brad Wise's chef-driven butcher shop to North County San Diego. Expect hand-cut meats from serious butchers, a seven-sandwich menu that includes a much-loved Philly cheesesteak and smoked bologna, and the Ox Box monthly meat subscription curated by the chef.

Ramona

Three Sons Farm in Ramona raises pasture-raised chickens and eggs, grass-fed and grass-finished beef, and heritage pork — all animals raised on the farm itself, never bought in for resale. The farm delivers to most of San Diego County on Fridays with a $40 minimum, offers on-farm pickup by appointment, and sells at the Cardiff and Leucadia farmers markets.

Oceanside

In 2007 Eve, was diagnosed with an auto-immune disorder in her intestines. We were at a cross-roads as a family. Do we follow the conventional wisdom of the MD's or go the hippy route of "physician, heal thyself" by changing what goes into her body, not putting a bandage on a wound with medications and treatments - it would be a tough decision to make, and even tougher decision to carry out. We decided to let "food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food"

La Jolla

Valley Farm Market has been San Diego's neighborhood market since 1956, with three generations of butchers hand-selecting and custom-cutting meat — no pre-packaged compromises. The La Jolla-area stores pair the butcher case with seafood, local produce, a service deli, and full catering, from party platters to BBQ smoked meats.

San Diego

Since debuting in San Diego’s Bay Park community in 1968, Siesel’s Old Fashioned Meats, alongside sister space Iowa Meat Farms, have catered to generations of home-cooking foodies and local gourmands for over 70 years combined. As two of San Diego’s best-kept foodie secrets, our shops have earned a stout cult following by offering a familiar and friendly environment catering to all the senses. Aboutbanner Deli about 1 Here, our butchers know our many regulars by name and are always ready to put

Santa Ysabel

Carrisito Ranch is a fourth-generation family cattle ranch on Highway 79 in the Santa Ysabel Valley, selling beef on the hoof by the half or whole plus USDA-processed butcher boxes, ground beef, brisket, picanha, and snack sticks. The ranch also raises heritage-breed pork, lamb, goat, and free-range Thanksgiving turkeys, with monthly pickup days on the second Friday and Saturday and additional pickup at the Julian Cider Mill.

San Diego

Siesel's Meat & Deli on Ashton Street is one of San Diego's classic butcher shops, sister store to Iowa Meat Farms and anchored by master meat cutters with hundreds of years of combined experience. The shops dedicate themselves to finding the best in every category they sell — from meats to produce and wine — serving serious cooks seven days a week.

San Diego

The Wise Ox in North Park, San Diego reimagines the classic neighborhood butcher shop through a chef's lens, run by Chef Brad Wise and TRUST Restaurant Group with a crew of chefs and experienced butchers. Alongside the meat counter there's a tight menu of seven sandwiches — the Philly cheesesteak and dry-aged burger are standouts — plus the Ox Box, a monthly 10-pound curated meat subscription.

Spring Valley

Valley Farm Market in Spring Valley carries on a San Diego tradition dating to 1956 — three generations of butchers hand-selecting and custom-cutting meat daily. The neighborhood grocer pairs its butcher case with ocean-fresh seafood, local produce, a service deli, everyday groceries, and full-scale catering from party platters to BBQ smoked brisket.

San Diego

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San Diego

TruBeef Organic is a small family-owned online butcher based in San Diego, hand-cutting 100% organic, grass-fed and grass-finished beef and Dorper lamb sourced from certified carbon-neutral regenerative organic family farms. The unaged, low-histamine meat — steaks, ground beef, burgers, organ meats, and ancestral blends — is blast-frozen after cutting and ships throughout the lower 48.