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Grass-Fed Beef in Portland: Where to Buy

Portland and the broader Pacific Northwest have the strongest organic and grass-fed food culture of any region in the country. New Seasons Market, Portland's premier local grocery chain, maintains direct relationships with Oregon and Washington ranchers and often stocks cuts and breeds not available anywhere else in the city. The Portland State University Farmers Market runs year-round, making fresh-from-the-ranch beef accessible even in winter. Oregon's Willamette Valley and Cascade foothills are home to a dense concentration of grass-finished operations that supply both the farmers markets and local retailers.

Recommended Suppliers Near Portland

These suppliers from our directory are based in or primarily serve the Portland area.

Recommended Suppliers for Portland

Top Picks

These suppliers are based near Portland or are particularly well-suited for Portland residents.

Alderspring Ranch logo

Alderspring Ranch

Farm Direct

Pahsimeroi Valley, Idaho

½

Based near Portland

USDA Certified OrganicReal Organic Project (ROP)
$$$$✓ 100% Grass-Fed
Primal Pastures logo

Primal Pastures

Farm Direct

Murrieta, California & Arizona

½

Based near Portland

The Primal Standard (proprietary)No Antibiotics EverNo Added Hormones+1 more
$$$$✓ 100% Grass-Fed
Stemple Creek Ranch logo

Stemple Creek Ranch

Farm Direct

Tomales/Petaluma, California (Marin & Sonoma counties)

½

Based near Portland

CCOF USDA Certified OrganicMarin Organic Certified Agriculture (MOCA)Audubon Certified – Grazed on Bird Friendly Land+1 more
$$$$✓ 100% Grass-Fed

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Verde Farms Grass-Fed Ground Beef

Most widely available

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Force of Nature Ancestral Blend

Liver + heart blend

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Pederson's Grass Fed Ground Beef 3-pack

USDA Organic, best value

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Oregon's Willamette Valley and Cascade Range foothills support many grass-finished beef operations within easy driving distance of Portland. The Oregon Department of Agriculture maintains a farm directory at oregon.gov/ODA, and the Oregon Farmers Markets Association lists markets statewide where ranchers sell direct. Washington state also has strong grass-fed operations along the Columbia River corridor and in eastern Washington that supply Portland-area buyers.

Online Delivery to Portland

These suppliers ship frozen nationwide and deliver to all Portland addresses.

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White Oak Pastures

Farm Direct

Bluffton, Georgia

½

Ships to Portland

Animal Welfare ApprovedCertified Regenerative by AGWNon-GMO Project Verified+1 more
$$$$✓ 100% Grass-Fed
Seven Sons logo

Seven Sons

Farm Direct

Roanoke, Indiana + ~150 partner farms nationwide

½

Ships to Portland

Brothers' Guarantee (proprietary)No Antibiotics EverNo Added Hormones+1 more
$$$$✓ 100% Grass-Fed
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Northstar Bison

Farm Direct

Cameron, Wisconsin

½

Ships to Portland

Open Gate Certified (proprietary transparency standard)No Antibiotics EverNo Added Hormones
$$$$✓ 100% Grass-Fed
Shirttail Creek Farm logo

Shirttail Creek Farm

Farm Direct

Brenham, Texas

½

Ships to Portland

No Antibiotics EverNo Added HormonesRegenerative Farming Practices
$$$$✓ 100% Grass-Fed
Dirty Dog Farm logo

Dirty Dog Farm

Farm Direct

New York (Northeast)

Ships to Portland

USDA Inspected & CertifiedNo Added HormonesNo Antibiotics+1 more
$$$$✓ 100% Grass-Fed
TRUC Farm logo

TRUC Farm

Farm Direct

North Atlanta, Georgia

½

Ships to Portland

USDA Inspected FacilityNo ChemicalsNo Medications+2 more
$$$$✓ 100% Grass-Fed
Crowd Cow logo

Crowd Cow

Farm Direct

USA, Uruguay & Japan (farm-specific)

½

Ships to Portland

No Antibiotics EverNo Added HormonesCertified Humane (select farms)
$$$$✓ 100% Grass-Fed
ButcherBox logo

ButcherBox

Subscription

Australia, New Zealand & USA

Ships to Portland

No Antibiotics EverNo Added HormonesHumanely Raised+1 more
$$$$✓ 100% Grass-Fed
UWM

US Wellness Meats

Subscription

Missouri & Midwest USA

½

Ships to Portland

No Antibiotics EverNo Added HormonesUSDA Process Verified
$$$$✓ 100% Grass-Fed
Good Ranchers logo

Good Ranchers

Subscription

USA (100+ independent family farms)

½

Ships to Portland

USDA Prime (select products)USDA Choice (select products)No Antibiotics Ever (chicken)+1 more
$$$$✓ 100% Grass-Fed
The Five Mile Beef logo

The Five Mile Beef

Farm Direct

Southern Utah & Nevada (700,000-acre ranch)

½

Ships to Portland

Grass-Fed Certified (self-declared)All-Natural (self-declared)No Vaccines Ever+2 more
$$$$✓ 100% Grass-Fed
Grass Roots Farmers' Cooperative logo

Grass Roots Farmers' Cooperative

Subscription

Multi-state USA (40+ cooperative farms)

½

Ships to Portland

Regenerative Farming PracticesNo Antibiotics EverNo Added Hormones+1 more
$$$$✓ 100% Grass-Fed
Buck Creek Meats logo

Buck Creek Meats

Farm Direct

Paducah, Texas (family farm since the 1930s)

½

Ships to Portland

No Antibiotics EverNo Added Hormones100% Texas-Sourced
$$$$✓ 100% Grass-Fed
Wild Pastures logo

Wild Pastures

Subscription

Multiple US regenerative farms

Ships to Portland

No Antibiotics EverNo Added HormonesNo GMOs+1 more
$$$$✓ 100% Grass-Fed

Find Grass-Fed Beef at Portland Grocery Stores

These retail chains have locations in Portland. Check the store locator on each brand's website for the nearest location.

Grocery Stores in Portland with Grass-Fed Beef

  • New Seasons MarketMultiple Portland locations, best in-store grass-fed selection in the city
  • Whole Foods MarketMultiple Portland metro locations
  • Market of ChoiceEugene and Portland-area locations, strong Oregon sourcing
  • Portland Farmers Market at PSUYear-round, South Park Blocks, multiple beef vendors
  • Hollywood Farmers MarketSaturdays, Northeast Portland, seasonal, May–November
Verde Farms logo

Verde Farms

Uruguay, Australia & USA

Sold at retail chains

American Grassfed Association (AGA)USDA Certified Organic (select products)Non-GMO Project Verified+1 more
$$$$✓ 100% Grass-Fed
Panorama Organic logo

Panorama Organic

Retail

California & Oregon, USA

Sold at retail chains

USDA Certified OrganicAmerican Grassfed Association (AGA)Non-GMO Project Verified+2 more
$$$$✓ 100% Grass-Fed
Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed logo

Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed

Retail

Midwest, Northeast & West USA (50+ farms)

½

Sold at retail chains

American Grassfed Association (AGA)Audubon Conservation Ranching / Bird-Friendly LandNon-GMO Project Verified+2 more
$$$$✓ 100% Grass-Fed
Force of Nature logo

Force of Nature

Texas, Kansas, South Dakota, Nebraska, Montana + Georgia partner ranch

½

Sold at retail chains

Land Steward Index (proprietary regenerative pledge)Land to Market / Savory Institute (select ranches)No Antibiotics Ever+2 more
$$$$✓ 100% Grass-Fed
Pederson's Natural Farms logo

Pederson's Natural Farms

United States (Hamilton, Texas HQ)

Sold at retail chains

USDA Certified Organic (select lines)Non-GMO Project VerifiedWhole30 Approved+2 more
$$$$✓ 100% Grass-Fed

Buying Tips for Portland Shoppers

  • 1New Seasons Market consistently offers a better grass-fed beef selection than Whole Foods in Portland, they have direct buying relationships with Oregon and Washington ranchers, and the staff can often tell you specifically which ranch the beef came from.
  • 2Portland State University Farmers Market runs year-round every Saturday on the South Park Blocks, making it one of the only major urban farmers markets in the country with consistent beef vendors in January and February.
  • 3Ask the meat counter staff at New Seasons which Oregon ranches they currently source from, they rotate sourcing seasonally and can connect you directly with farms that sell bulk beef shares.
  • 4Stemple Creek Ranch is based in Tomales Bay, Northern California, about 8 hours from Portland, but ships reliably to Portland addresses and is one of the most decorated grass-fed operations on the West Coast.
  • 5Portland Food Co-op on North Williams Ave is a smaller but well-curated co-op option, often stocking Oregon-raised grass-fed beef from producers not available at New Seasons or Whole Foods.

Frequently Asked Questions

Should Portland residents buy from Oregon farms or California delivery services?
Oregon farms are the strongest first choice for Portland residents, the state has excellent grass-finished operations, many sell at Portland-area farmers markets, and New Seasons has built its sourcing around local and regional suppliers. For cuts your local market doesn't carry, California-based shippers like Stemple Creek are a natural second option given the West Coast shipping corridor. Nationwide services like Crowd Cow and ButcherBox are solid fallbacks but represent longer supply chains.
Is New Seasons Market really better than Whole Foods for grass-fed beef in Portland?
For Portland specifically, yes. New Seasons is a locally founded chain with deep sourcing relationships with Pacific Northwest farms. Their buyers actively seek Oregon and Washington ranchers, resulting in selection that Whole Foods, which relies more on a national purchasing system, cannot match locally. That said, Whole Foods in Portland still stocks most major certified grass-fed brands, making it a reliable backup when New Seasons is out of a specific cut.
Is the Portland farmers market open year-round, and can I reliably find beef there in winter?
The PSU Farmers Market runs every Saturday year-round, but the number of vendors drops significantly in winter. Beef vendors are less consistent November through February, some ranchers take the winter off from markets. Your best winter strategy is combining the PSU market (call ahead to confirm beef vendors) with New Seasons for consistent year-round access. The Hollywood Farmers Market is seasonal only (May through November) and not a reliable winter option.

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