Meat Farms & Ranches near Townsend, MA

New England Wagyu raises its herd not in Massachusetts but just over the state line in Mason, New Hampshire, at Hilltop Farm. Sam Rowse and Diana Templeton started with two Wagyu steers meant for their own table in 2018; one taste convinced them to refocus the whole operation around cattle. The herd runs about 20 head of purebred Wagyu now, rotated on pasture year-round with no feedlot, no grain finishing, and no hormones or antibiotics.

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.

Temple

Temple Mountain Beef is a beef producer in Temple, a small town at the foot of Temple Mountain in the Monadnock region. Its Main Street listing marks it as a meat and agritourism operation. Ordering or contact details were not confirmed online.

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.

Lyndeborough

Paradise Farm in Lyndeborough is a quintessential New England hilltop farm that Adrienne and Wayne have shaped since 2002 — apple, pear, and peach orchards for PYO, berry rows, Christmas trees, and pastures with Scottish Highland cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, and chickens. The farm sells USDA-certified 100% Highlander grass-fed beef, all-natural chicken, heritage turkeys, duck eggs, goat milk products, and honey — call to visit the store anytime, year-round.

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.

Francestown

Rocky Meadow Farm spreads 270 acres at the base of Crotched Mountain in New Hampshire's Monadnock Region, raising 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef from heritage-breed Galloway cattle on grazing grasses planted specifically for the herd. After more than two decades of environmentally conscious refinement, the farm sells beef packages, sides, and cuts for pickup in Francestown.

Carlisle

A Real Organic Project certified farm in Carlisle, Clark Farm grows vegetables, berries, and herbs and raises pasture-raised meat and eggs, distributed through a convenient CSA that keeps members fed through all four New England seasons.

Carlisle

Clark Farm in Carlisle, Massachusetts is a Real Organic Project certified farm offering a convenient four-season CSA along with vegetables, berries, herbs, and pasture-raised meat and eggs — organic farming with year-round shares just northwest of Boston.

Dublin

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

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.

Tewksbury

From its Tewksbury headquarters, Walden Local runs a member-based share program delivering ethically raised meat across New England and beyond — every animal 100% grass-fed or pasture-raised on one of its 30+ partner family farms, with no antibiotics or hormones, plus wild-caught seafood and grocery staples like milk, eggs, and butter. Monthly deliveries arrive at the door, sized and curated to each household.

Tewksbury

Walden Local Meat Co, headquartered in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, partners with over 30 small, independent East Coast family farms to deliver 100% grass-fed beef, pasture-raised chicken, pork, and lamb, and wild-caught seafood directly to members' doors. Cattle graze grass, clover, and brassica; pigs live outside in forest and mud; and farmers earn more than triple commodity prices — with monthly build-your-own or curated boxes.

Barre