Organic Food Sources

Organic Food

Wisconsin

Cattleana Ranch offers pasture-finished Galloway beef and free-range chickens. The beef is processed through a state-certified, family-run butcher shop. "You will always know where your beef has been raised and processed." The chickens are available on a seasonal basis. Orders of six birds and more must be placed by June 15. Pick-up is in mid-summer and early fall. The beef is packaged in a variety of 20-pound boxes. For example, the "Executive Box" contains T-bone, Porterhouse, rib eye, sirloin, and cube stakes, plus one rolled rump roast. The "Grill Pack" has sirloin and cube steaks plus hamburger, homemade wieners, and summer sausage.
Cattleana Ranch,
Thomas and Susan Wrchota,
5200 O'Reilly Rd., Omro WI 54963.
(920) 685-6964.
wrchota@athenet.net

Northstar Bison is a family owned and operated business that encompasses several hundred acres near the Blue Hills of northwestern Wisconsin. Their premium, grassfed bison include breeding stock from nationally recognized sources. All cuts, from burger to tenderloin, including convenience foods, are available at the store on their ranch. Shipping is available year round. Scenic tours can be arranged. Northstar Bison,
1936 28th Ave., Rice Lake WI 54868.
(715) 234-0045 or (715) 234-9085. http://www.northstarbison.com

Four Winds Farm offers pasture raised beef, pork, and chicken. The cattle graze on grass-legume pastures in the summer and standing corn and hay in the winter. Chickens are raised seasonally on pasture. Pork and beef are available by the quarter or by individual cuts. Other products include all-beef hot dogs, wood-smoked summer sausage, beef jerky, ground beef patties, and other pork products. The food is available at the farm and at the food co-op in River Falls. Interstate shipping to be available soon. Farm tours available by appointment.
Four Winds Farm,
Juliet Tomkins,
N8806 600th St., River Falls WI 54022.
(715) 425-6037.
4winds@win.bright.net

Saxon Homestead Farm has 350 pastured dairy cows producing milk and 70 bison. This fifth generation farm has transitioned in the past 20 years from a "conventional concrete dairy" to 900 acres of grassland. The owners are half way through the organic certification process. Plans for making farmstead cheese and selling their bison meat and cheese at their own farm store is in the works. Call for current product information.
Saxon Homestead Farm,
Gerald and Elise Heimerl,
15621 S. Union Rd., Cleveland WI 53015.
(920) 693-8300.

Snowy Fields Farm is a family enterprise that offers a wide variety of products. All of their animals are raised humanely without synthetic hormones, antibiotics or "anything you can't pronounce." The beef comes from dairy steers that are a minimum of two years of age. In addition to pasture, the animals are fed small amounts of hay and whole grains. The lambs are Jacob and Jacob crosses-rare breeds that "produce excellent quality meat." The veal comes from calves hand-raised on milk from their cows. Pork comes from Tamworth pigs "when available." Chevron (young goat) is a new addition. Free-range chickens are available one to three times a year. Beef, lamb, pork, and veal are sold by the whole or halves. Beef can be sold by quarters "provided you can find someone to share the other quarter."
Snowy Fields Farm,
407 310 St., Wilson WI 54027.
(715) 772-3175
ficken@win.bright.net