Meat Farms & Ranches near Shelbyville, KY
6 meat farms & ranches within about 30 miles of Shelbyville — Bluegrass Beef, Dancing Acres Farm and D & R Farm of Kentucky, and more. Grass-fed beef, pastured pork, lamb, and more, sold by the cut or in bulk.
Bluegrass Beef
3.0 miShelbyville
We started Bluegrass Beef in 2011 with the desire to raise quality, 100% grass-finished beef for our friends and family. Josh is a veterinarian, and grew up on a small farm in Winchester, KY. Melissa grew up in Frankfort, KY, in a neighborhood (not on a farm). We met while getting our undergraduate degrees at Murray State University. We married while Josh was in veterinary school at Auburn University, and eventually settled down in Shelby County, KY. In 2007, Josh had been practicing for a few y
Dancing Acres Farm
3.0 miShelbyville
Dancing Acres Farm is a regenerative family farm in Shelbyville, Kentucky raising pigs on clover and grass with rotation to fresh pasture every week or two, plus chickens living on green grass for nutritious meat and eggs. Beehives, wildlife habitat, and Akbash livestock-guardian dogs round out a farm built on enriching the land rather than pillaging it.
D & R Farm of Kentucky
9.0 miPleasureville
D&R Farm is a small farm in the Franklinton community of Pleasureville, Kentucky, growing high-quality produce your family can enjoy less than 24 hours after harvest, plus farm-raised pork, chicken, and eggs. Order online for local pickup or free delivery over $50, or catch them Saturday mornings at the LaGrange Farmers Market.
Faul Family Riverside Farm
16.3 miSulphur
Faul Family Riverside Farm in Sulphur, Kentucky is a small regenerative family farm healing the land while raising pasture-raised chicken, pork, and turkey, 100% grass-fed beef and lamb, and even Kentucky saltwater shrimp grown with healthy-ecosystem science. Monthly farm tours and dinners run May through October, meat bundles ship free nationwide, and the renovated 1880s barn hosts weddings a half hour from Louisville.
McGuire Farms
18.5 miCampbellsburg
McGuire Farms in Campbellsburg, Kentucky breeds Rocky Mountain Horses — smooth-gaited, friendly mounts prized for trail riding — and raises Red Devon cattle for solely grass-fed heritage beef without hormones or antibiotics.
Bluegrass Bounty Farm
18.7 miFrankfort
Bluegrass Bounty Farm is a small regenerative family farm on S. Benson Road just southwest of Frankfort, Kentucky, raising 100% grass-fed and finished beef plus truly free-ranging pastured chickens and eggs since 2019. The hens roam pastures and woods foraging on non-GMO feed for omega-3-rich eggs; Andrea and Rick meet customers monthly in Lexington and Georgetown and welcome farm visits by appointment.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many meat farms & ranches are near Shelbyville?
US Farm Trail lists 6 meat farms & ranches within about 30 miles of Shelbyville, Kentucky, the closest being Bluegrass Beef in Shelbyville. Every one sells direct to the public.
Can you visit meat farms & ranches near Shelbyville 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.