Trusty Meat Sources
Chileno Valley Ranch
This Northern California ranch sells grass-fed beef by the quarter, half and whole animal. A quarter is about $330 for 100 pounds of meat and includes steaks, ground meat and soup bones (877-280-6664 or chilenobeef.com).
Good Shepherd Turkey Ranch
This Kansas farm sells heritage turkeys directly to customers as well as through Heritage Foods USA. The farm's Webcam lets customers see how the birds are raised (reeseturkeys.com).
Heritage Foods USA
A New York City–based clearinghouse for ordering various heritage breeds, including Berkshire pork and wagyu beef (212-980-6603 or heritagefoodsusa.com).
Maytag Mountain Ranch
A Colorado development where homeowners can work on the ranch and are entitled to a quarter of a steer annually and fresh eggs from free-range hens (maytagmountainranch.com).