Where to Buy Free Range, Locally Grown Meats Near Concord, NH
Think Global, Act Local: Buy Locally Grown Beef, Pork, Poultry and More
As the trend toward purchasing locally sourced food continues to grow, more farms are beginning to cater to consumers by offering healthy organic produce and free-range, grass-fed meats. From farmer's markets to local butchers and directly from farms, today it's easier than ever before to eat healthy while supporting small local businesses.
Sourcing your food from local producers not only provides health benefits over eating factory farm produce and non-humane meat. It's also a great way to help the environment. If your environmentally conscious, locally sourced food reduces fossil fuels used for transportation. Grass-fed, free-range beef and poultry live more humane lives, and by purchasing directly from the producer, you're doing your part to support small local businesses. You can find year-round at farmers’ markets in Merrimack County,too!
Here in Concord, New Hampshire, we're lucky to have many local farms available where you can easily purchase locally grown produce and meats. Here are five sources for locally grown, free-range meats for you to explore.
Where To Buy Locally Grown Products
Concord is a small city that's just minutes away from some of the most fertile farmland in the nation. If you love to eat local, visit these five farms to find some of the tastiest, healthiest, meat, and produce around!
250 West Rd. , Canterbury, NH
(603) 742-4084
Store Hours: Open Daily from 7 am to 7 pm
Brookfield Farm is a one-stop-shop for healthy eating. It's a diversified farm that offers grass-fed dairy products, certified organic vegetables, pasture-raised pork, beef, eggs, broilers, and organic maple syrup. Their meats are free-range, raised without antibiotics, graze in our pastures, and their diet is seasonally supplemented with minerals, dry hay, and bailage. Their poultry is free-range, spending most of the year foraging for a portion of their diet. They've partnered with the Canterbury Bread Shop to provide authentically leavened whole grain and sifted flour bread. All their vegetables are certified organic. You can find their products at farmer's markets, retail locations, and through their CSA program.
Hatch Rd., Gilmanton IW, NH
(603) 393-1083
Wooded Valley Acre's mission is to build its community through education, food accessibility, and promoting a better environment and sustainability by using the least invasive methods of farming. Wood Valley Acres is a small-scale diversified farm that raises mixed vegetables and meats. Located in the Lakes Region, their focus is on raising meat and vegetables in a sustainable manner that respects the environment. You can find their products at local restaurants and specialty markets as well as local Farmer's Markets. Products include Forest-fed pork, free-range chicken and duck eggs, and free-range chicken.
Loudonshire Farm– Elevage de Volailles Preservation Project
Loudon, NH
(603) 435-6878
Loudonshire Farm is operated upon the professional, personal, and spiritual values of its owners. They are committed to agricultural sustainability to leave their farm to future generations in better shape than when they started. To that end, they raise heritage stock of chickens, ducks, cows, and pigs to preserve the diverse genetic lines of these unique food species. Today, livestock, poultry, and waterfowl have been genetically watered down from the original breed stock raised by our forefathers. This results in meats that lack vital nutrients, flavor, texture, and quality. Local chefs praise their products for their unique taste and support the mission of the farm. If you're looking for the healthiest food to feed your family, this is a great place to begin your journey!
360 Route 103E
Warner, NH
(603) 456-2833
Hours:
Tues – Thurs 10 – 5 pm
Sat 9-4 pm
other days by appointment
Brian and Keira Farmer (how perfect is that!) are the owners of Yankee Farmers Market, a place where consumers can find healthy, all-natural meats. For nearly 20 years, they've been producing and distributing all-natural buffalo raised using no hormones or antibiotics. Buffalo is higher in protein than beef and lower in fat and cholesterol. It's delicious, and if you want to try something truly unique, pay a visit to the Yankee Farmers Market!
56 Whitehouse Road
Loudon, NH
(603) 783-5159
Miles Smith Farm is a 36-acre farm in Loudon that was owned by Miles Smith in the 1850s and grew to encompass two neighboring farms. Most of the land is pasture land where they grow and raise grass-fed Scottish Highlander cattle. Scottish Highlander Cattle are well adapted to the cold New Hampshire winters, produce low-fat meat, and are visually stunning! By using natural farming practices that return value to the land, they provide some of the finest tasting, healthiest beef available!
Healthier eating is a trend we can all get behind. By shopping locally and supporting your local farmer, it allows them to continue to offer locally sourced, locally grown, healthy food for all. These five farms are all within a short drive from Concord. Spend a day or two visiting and learn how and why buying locally grown, grass-fed, free-range meats, and organic vegetables is the right choice for your family's health!
