Shoppers discover that the meat ain’t cheap, but Black farmers have quality proteins that are becoming in high demand. Get you some for the fall and winter holiday.
On market days, sometimes you can see former NBA All-Star, Amar’e Stoudemire and his family selling pasture-raised, ethically bred steaks from their Black Angus herd. The Stoudemire family raises cattle on nearly 200 acres of land in Dutchess County, New York, along with harvesting maple syrup and curating specialty seasonings.
Stoudemire’s final year in the NBA, in 2013, ended with him leading the New York Knicks to the playoffs—a feat that had not been accomplished for a decade. Little did many know, following Stoudemire’s last season in the NBA, he would launch Stoudemire Farms two years later. In his rising as a farmer, Stoudemire has taken on a philosophy towards growing that a number of African Americans embrace: farming is a way to assert “dignity in reclaiming food sovereignty. ”
Cattle farming is a dominant field for Black farmers. Currently, most of the ranches are in Texas and Mississippi, according to the USDA. But, Brennan Washington of the Southern Agricultural said that many Georgia ranchers need to be accounted for too.
Black farmers have also been prominent in chickens, hogs, and in some cases, lamb, goat, rabbit and other poultry such as turkey, geese, ducks and Guinea fowl. With the meat cost spike, Black farmers have moved into a cottage part of agriculture to a coveted one, but agriculture takes time to evolve.
A very new rancher, Stoudemire already has requests to ship his beef, but like all new businesses he told a potential customer who asked if he shipped internationally “not yet.”
“We see a lot of people who want to support Black farmers, but they want their food right now, or right around the corner, or shipped to them overnight,” explains Amara Brown of Black Farmers Index. “What I learned, and what we all need to learn, is that growing does nor work like that, if you really want real tomatoes and chickens.”
Black Farmers Index is an initiative-turned-non-profit birthed out of a media project from Ark Republic. The idea was to link consumers directly to Black farmers and growers.
“We were not prepared for the response,” tells Brown. “I get calls from all over the country from people wanting to patronize the farms. That is good. Now what we’re doing is asking folk to be patient as they connect with them. But let me tell you, once you’ve established a relationship, it’s like family.”
Like many across the U.S. who eat meat, they’ve experienced sticker shock from surging prices at grocery stores and restaurants. According to the USDA’s September 2021 report, “food-at-home prices are expected to increase between 2.5 and 3.5 percent, and food-away-from-home prices are expected to increase between 3.5 and 4.5 percent.”
To give more insight, CBS News business analyst and host of “Jill on the Money” Jill Schlesinger says, “After the pandemic started to recede around the world, there was this surging demand for lots of different things, just goods in general.”
She goes on. “Due to the pandemic, there was a lot of capacity that was crimped and added onto that, higher shipping costs. And all this has conspired to create shortages and delays in a wide-range of goods.”
To help consumers find Black farmers selling poultry, meat and fish, here’s a list. Please note, most of these are small-scale farms, so they will sell out.
Beef
Stoudemire Farm | Dutchess County, NY | Website + Instagram + Facebook + Twitter + Linkedin | Raises and sells Black Angus cattle beef; Harvests and sells maple syrup and curates specialty seasoning
Hawkins Homestead Farm | Kinsey, AL | Urban farm raises chickens and provides Non-GMO organic poultry, eggs, seasonal produce and homemade jams | Website + Instagram + Facebook
DorRay Ranch | Webster, FL | Offers cattle grazing, hay and raises Angus cattle for beef sales | Facebook
Delmar Farm Inc. | Halifax County, NC | Raises and sells livestock for grass-fed beef; Practices forestry to sell timber | Website + Facebook
A & A Farms and Hauling | Chester, SC | Raises and sells, free-ranging, grass-fed and grass finished Angus beef calves | Website
Blackwell’s Farm | Reidsville, NC |Raises and sells Black Angus cattle Facebook
Hunter Farms, Inc. | Jakin, GA | Agriculture cooperative raising grass-fed cattle | Facebook
Strickland Heritage Farms | Athens, GA | Grows and sells Beef cattle | Instagram
Abba Beef | Marion, AL | Raises cattle to sell beef | Facebook
Nix Sustainable Natural Beef Farm | Gainesville, FL | Raises beef cattle using natural, environmental friendly methods | Tel. 305-205-3036
Poultry
Griffin Organic Poultry | Hawthorne, FL | Sells pasture-raised chickens, turkeys and organic eggs from pastured hens | Website + Facebook + Instagram | Tel. 352-208-6095
Smith Hatchery Farm | Ooltewah, TN | Operates as a small local hatchery that sells baby chicks, chickens, turkey’s, ducks, pheasants, quail, guinea, and peacocks; and eggs | Facebook + Instagram
Goodman Edwards Farms | Chicago, IL | Raises and sells farm-to-table duck | Facebook | Facebook + Instagram + Twitter + Youtube
Hawkins Homestead Farm | Kinsey, AL | Urban farm raises chickens and provides Non-GMO organic poultry, eggs, seasonal produce and homemade jams | Website + Instagram + Facebook
Ironhouse Homestead | Blanchester, OH | Raises chickens, guineas and ducks and sells the meat | Website + Facebook + Instagram
DP Ranch 11 | Calhan, CO | Raises poultry and farm fresh eggs | Facebook
Fitrah Farms | Central VA | Raises and sells organic, pasture raised chickens that are hand-slaughtered halal | Website + Facebook + Instagram + Twitter |
Hella Hens Homestead LLC | East Bay Area, CA | Raises a variety of animals and sells free-range chicken eggs | Website + Instagram
The Halalhomestead | Bothell, Washington | Raises chickens and sells organic farm fresh eggs | Website + Instagram + Facebook
Triple J Farm | Windsor, New York | Raises chickens and sells free range eggs | Website + Instagram
Bread and Butter Farm to Table | Monroe, GA | Raises and sells chickens and fresh eggs | Website + Instagram
Pork
Golden Organic Farms | Pinetop, NC | Offers a more sustainable and healthier choice of pork products | Instagram
Mosley Farms Pastured Pork | Savannah, GA | Raises all natural pasture pork, and no antibiotics | Facebook + Instagram
Peculiar Pig Farm | Summerville, SC | Raises and sells pigs and pork products such as sausage | Facebook + Instagram
Caribe United Farm | Crawford, GA | Produces farm fresh eggs, Caribbean pork and meat products from a partner farm, and pasture-raised, organic poultry and eggs | Website + Facebook + Instagram
Dollison Farm | Poulan, GA (South Georgia) | Provides freshly processed pork and partners to produce Warrior Creek Premium Meats | Website + Facebook + Instagram
Mack Haymaker Cattle Co. | Auburn, AL | Raises and sells beef cattle | Facebook
John H. Moody Farm | Soso, MS | Raises cattle as a meat wholesaler and online seller | Website + Facebook
3Ts Farms, LLC | Lincolnton, GA | Operates a hog farma and sells pork and pork-based products | Website + Facebook + Instagram
Seafood
Apex Seafood | Apex, NC | Catches and sells fish and crustacean off the coast of North Carolina | Website + Facebook + Instagram
Scott Fish Farm | Itta Bena, MS | Raises and sells catfish and shellfish | 662-299-0508 or 662-254-7849
Pitt Farm | Elm City (Edgecombe County), NC | Harvests and sells prawn | Website + Instagram + Facebook
Capt. Sin’s Wholesale Seafood | Houston, TX | Provides and delivers freshest quality, locally sourced seafood to include live Louisiana crawfish, fresh Gulf shrimp and crab | Website + Website 2 + Facebook + Instagram
Southern Breeze Seafood | Jacksonville, NC | Fishes and sells fish and shrimp, as well as sells the catch of other fisherfolk | Email: captjohn86@yahoo.com
Lee Jackson Farms | Hayneville, AL | Raises and sells shrimp | Website + Facebook
Thompson’s Prawn Farm | Orange County, NC | Harvests and sells prawns | Website
The Gullah Crab | St. Petersburg, FL | Crabber offers live and cooked crabs | Facebook
Brown’s Oyster Supply | Charleston, SC | Catches and sells oysters | Facebook + Instagram
Bradley Seafood Market | St. Helena, SC | Catches and sells fresh shrimp | Tel. 843-838-2924
Multiple Meats
Swanson Family Farm | Hampton, GA | Cattle farming; sells high quality beef, lamb, goat and pork; has a distribution channel to Philadelphia | Website + Facebook + Instagram
Agape Organic Farms | Dansville, MI | Raises and sells grass fed, pasture-raised meat ( beef cattle and pork) | Website + Facebook + Instagram
Rose Hill Farm | Gloucester, VA | uses farm harvest to create natural and handmade products; Raises Chicken, goat, pork to sell meat | Facebook
Cleav’s Family Market Farm | Bonnieville, KY | Raises hogs, cattle and chickens using natural and humane methods to sell at beef, pork and poultry products in meat bundles: Grows and sells vegetables | Website + Facebook
Jireh Family Farm | Durham, NC | Raises free range chickens, pigs and cattle for natural, free range chickens, eggs, permaculture pork, and pastured Angus beef | Website + Instagram
Sylvanaqua Farms | Earlysville, VA | Raises and sells forest-raised pork and grass-fed Beef; raises and sells pasture-raised chickens; offers eggs from heritage breed and golden comet hens | Website + Instagram
Comfort Farms | Milledgeville, GA| Raises and sells a large variety of beef, pork, lamb, chicken and eggs | Website + Facebook + Instagram
High Hog Farm | Grayson, GA | Sells herbs, fruits, vegetables, poultry and pork | Website + Facebook + Instagram
Jones Cattle Company | Atlanta Metro Area, GA | Raises cattle and hogs to sell beef and pork | Instagram
Nanna’s Homestead | Hemet, CA | Raises and sells chickens and pigs |Facebook
Grass Grazed | Durham, NC | Raises grass-grazed hens, pigs and beef cattle that are free of genetically modified organisms | Website + Facebook + Instagram
Abundant Life Market | Davidsonville, MD | Grows and sells vegetables and fruit; Raises and sells poultry, dairy, eggs, cattle and beef and turkey | Website + Facebook
Sweet Jones Farms | Baton Rouge, LA | Raises chickens and cows for fresh eggs and beef; Catches and sells wild-caught seafood | Website + Facebook + Instagram
Sweeting Ranch | Loyalton, CA | Farms vegetables and raises cattle, lamb and chickens for eggs | Facebook
Urban Grange Farm | Hephzibah, GA | Provides quality pork, chicken, eggs and produce grown using organic methods | Website + Facebook
3 Flock Farm | Elletsville, IN | Raises lamb and cattle for meat | Facebook | Email: threeflockfarm@gmail.com
I-tal Farms | Guilford, IN | Raises and sells chickens and goat meat | Facebook
Fighting to Farm | Ellicott, CO | Raises and sells beef cattle, pigs/hogs, poultry, goat, and lamb. Also offers chicken and duck eggs | Facebook
North Lakes Farm LLC | Brainerd, Minnesota | Raises mangalitsa pork, pastured poultry and free range laying hens
Smith Poultry | Williamstown, NJ | Produces and sells pasture-raised beef, pork, turkey, chicken, and meat products such as sausages and chops | Website + Instagram
Cross Eyed Cricket Farms | Blodgett, OR | Raises and sells meat “fryers” chicken, eggs and lamb yearound | Facebook + Instagram
S & B Farm | Eufaula, AL | Raises and sells livestock production such as chickens, goats, turkeys, hogs, ducks, rabbits, and beef cattle | Website + Facebook + Linkedin + Youtube
Davies Family Farm | Georgetown, OH | Raises grassfed cattle and free range chickens to sell beef and eggs | Website + Facebook + Instagram
RD & S Farm | Brandon, MS | Raises and sells lamb, chickens and rabbits | Website + Facebook + Instagram
Muse 3 Farm | Greensburg, LA | Raises and sells Angus steers, lambs, goats, turkeys and chickens and offers farm tours | Website | Email: muse3farm@gmail.com | Phone: 770-231-9417 or Phone: 770-633-0861
Ole Mack Ronald Farms | Des Allemands, LA | Raises and sells pasteurized poultry, grass-fed sheep and goats | Website + Instagram
Annabessacook Farm | Winthrop, ME | Raises cattle and chickens to sell dairy, poultry, and meat | Website + Facebook
Thaxton Farm | South Boston, VA | Grows and sells vegetables: Raises chickens and pigs/hogs for fresh eggs and natural pork
Briarwood Cattle Farm | Red Springs, NC | Raises cattle and sells beef; raises grass fed beef the traditional way; pasteurized chickens; fresh eggs | Youtube + Facebook + Twitter + Instagram
Swayback Branch Family Farm | Littleton, NC | Raises and sells pork, chickens, eggs and other meats | Facebook
Cambridge Creek Ranch | Saulsbury, TN | Raises sand sells beef, lamb, goat, pork, rabbit | Website + Facebook + Instagram
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