Mint Creek Farm

This is the farm that got me to quit vegetarianism. Seeing the respect for the land that they have and the love they give to their animals will definitely make you think twice about buying that anonymous shrink-wrapped hunk of viscera from your local corporate shop.

Their lamb is outstanding and a personal favorite, their beef has actual flavor, but it's their eggs that will really spoil you. Whenever I have a dozen mint creek eggs all my friends are jealous - seriously. Their eggs came in my veggie CSA last season and for the first time in my patronage I had EXTRA! Made me pretty popular, I don't mind telling you.

Their farm dinners are also a delight, getting to see the animals and the progress they've made with the land over the last quarter century speaks to something in my Midwestern soul (yours too, I suspect). Their prices are high but not unreasonably so, especially given the quality of their sustainable meat, poultry, and eggs.