By Sarah Hunt, AZFB Communications Intern
Arizona ranchers were also affected by the pandemic. Similar to farmers who do farmers markets, ranchers also sell their meat directly to customers, fresh and unprocessed by grocery store suppliers. Here are some of the ranchers you can buy from, as well as other ways you can support Arizona ranchers!
To learn how much of our agriculture product is local, see our “Loco about Local” Video.
Buy Meat and Eggs From Arizona Ranchers
Chicken
JH Grass Fed
M Triangle Ranch
San Ysidro Farm
The Micro Farm Project
Together Farms LLC
Top Knot Farms
Beef
This is a longer list, check it out here on Fill Your Plate’s Find A Farm Product feature.
Pork
47 Ranch Sky Island Beef
Hopkins Hog Farm
FFA Land Lab
Perkinsville Meat Processing
M Triangle Ranch
San Ysidro Farm
The Meat Shop
Eggs
This is a longer list, check it out here on Fill Your Plate’s Find A Farm Product feature.
Follow Ranchers on Instagram
You can often find a ranch on social media just by searching for its name, but here are some you can follow on Instagram right now:
@justicebrothersranch
@arizonabeef
@milknmore
@danzeisendairy
@hickmanseggs
@azmilkproducers
@thelymanranches
@kerrfamilydairy
Refer Your Friends
For all businesses, word of mouth is one of the most effective ways to improve business. If you love the meat, tell your friends and family to go to buy from these ranches, or go with them!
Eat at Restaurants That Use Meat From Ranches
Schwenesen Ranch, among others, sells their meat to local restaurants. Find where you can eat out, and learn more about this process here.
Don’t know what to do with all these good foods you just picked up? Find recipes for beef, chicken, pork, milk, and eggs on Fill Your Plate’s recipe database!