COWabunga Cattle Company

COWabunga Cattle Co. in Edson, Kansas raises 100% grass-finished Angus that consistently grades USDA Prime — almost unheard of in grass-finished beef — born, raised, and processed in the USA with no antibiotics or added hormones. Started by a family that wanted better food for their own table, the ranch ships steak bundles, family boxes, and 100- to 400-pound quarters through wholes with free delivery over $299.

engle family farm

Abilene, KS

Engle Family Farms on Gulf Road in Abilene, Kansas sells farm-raised meat direct from the farm — call Howard Engle to ask questions or place an order, Monday through Saturday.

Griffith Family Farm

Griffith Family Farm is a family-owned regenerative operation in Peck, Kansas, in northern Sumner County, holistically managing beef cattle, egg layers, and meat chickens to build soil health and biodiversity. Chickens scratch for bugs, cows eat all the grass they want, and pigs root through the woods — no hormones, chemicals, or prophylactic antibiotics, with pastured chicken, pork, and bundle boxes in the online store.

Janzen Family Farms Inc

Newton, KS

Janzen Family Farms east of Newton, Kansas raises 100% grass-fed Angus beef pastured year-round on native prairie, cool-season grasses, winter forage, and stubble fields using regenerative practices — no hormones, antibiotics, or grain. Advance orders are taken for eighths through whole animals, with appearances at the Kansas Grown Farmers Market in Wichita when supply allows.

M J Ranch

Lawrence, KS

M and J Ranch raises Angus beef certified 100% grass-fed and Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World on a 670-acre family ranch outside Lawrence, Kansas. Three generations of the Williams family manage the herd — born and raised on the ranch with no hormones, antibiotics, or pasture pesticides, and never any grain.

Pat's Beef Jerky

Liebenthal, KS

Pat's Beef Jerky in Liebenthal, Kansas makes beef jerky and beef sticks where tradition meats flavor, shipping its Kansas-made products direct to your door with seasonal specialties throughout the year.

RCEstate KS

RC Estate is a family-tended working estate in Miami County, Kansas, pairing "horses and harvest" — grass-fed Wagyu, lamb, and eggs raised with beyond-organic practices alongside a private boarding stable, carriage house, trails, and heritage breed conservation. Reserve an animal and pick up your custom cuts at the processor, or come for carriage driving clinics, farm visits, and primitive camping.

The Fork in the Road, LLC.

Riley, KS

The Fork in the Road in Riley, Kansas runs an honor-system farm market open 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, stocked with home-raised beef and pork, fruits and vegetables, local honey and jams, locally roasted coffee, and homemade pies, cookie dough, and take-and-bake casseroles. Warm, gooey cinnamon rolls come out of the oven every Friday morning at 7 — first come, first served.

Turkey Foot Ranch

Winfield, KS

Turkey Foot Ranch has organically raised high-quality grass-fed beef for 28 years in the Flint Hills of Kansas, humanely and ethically raised near Newton. Beef is sold by the cut and as locker beef through the ranch's online shop and order form.