25 best butchers in North Carolina | Organised

Reverence Farms
Graham · Butcher, raw milk4.7 · 350 reviewsThis is a different kind of dairy near Graham, North Carolina, where the cows are mothers first. Suzanne and Hubert Karreman, a farmer and veterinarian team, milk their Jersey herd alongside the calves, which stay nursing at their mothers' sides on pastures tended like gardens. The herd of more than 60 cows gives A2A2 grass fed milk, and the farm also raises well mannered Jersey sires to help rebuild family scale, pasture based dairying. The farm opens to visitors on Saturdays, and the family also sell meat bundles, herd health products and an in depth livestock husbandry manual through their website.
Fresh Market Produce
Hickory · Butcher, raw milk4.5 · 308 reviewsFresh Market Produce is a produce stand in Hickory, North Carolina, that sources as locally as it can, supporting nearby growers and keeping the stock fresh. The shelves carry a bit of everything, from fruit and vegetables to everyday grocery items. Alongside the produce you will find local meats and dairy, plus frozen meals for busier days. The stand is open every day of the week, with slightly shorter hours on Sunday.
Midland Farms
Midland · Butcher, raw milk4.9 · 160 reviewsMidland Farms is a family owned farm in Midland, North Carolina, that began with goat's milk soap and grew into a full farm store. The livestock is raised on pasture without antibiotics or growth hormones, and the shelves mix the farm's own products with goods from other North Carolina makers, from honey and cheese to sauces. In the store you will find raw cow's and goat's milk, farm fresh eggs, pasture raised meats and beef bundles, alongside handmade goat milk soaps, lotions and beeswax products. Online orders are for store pickup only, and the farm also hosts birthday parties, field trips and seasonal events.
Red Barn Farm
Stanfield · Butcher, raw milk4.9 · 123 reviewsRed Barn Farm is a family run farm in Stanfield, North Carolina, raising pork and poultry the natural way. The animals roam freely and are reared without antibiotics or GMO feed, with animal welfare guiding how the farm works day to day. The farm store sells the farm's own meats alongside goods from other local makers, including bread, milk, candles and soaps. It is an in person shop, open Thursday to Sunday, and you can email ahead to check what is in stock before you visit.
HS Howell Farms
Zebulon · Butcher, farm shop4.9 · 111 reviewsHS Howell Farms runs a farm market and garden centre at 4371 Massey Rd in Zebulon, North Carolina. The shelves mix the farm's own greenhouse plants and produce (hanging baskets, garden peas, seed potatoes, ferns, blueberry bushes, peaches and apples) with packaged beef and pork under the farm's own HS Farms label, and a long line of local and regional goods: Blue Ridge Apiaries comb honey, Ashe County hoop cheese, Amish Country popcorn, baked goods made by Missy and homemade ice cream by the half gallon. Soap making and candle making classes run through the autumn, and the farm installs fall porch display packages for customers around the area. The raw dairy that put the store on the raw milk map is retailed rather than home produced. GetRawMilk lists the shop as an outlet distributing half gallon jugs of raw cow milk from Mary Lee Farms in Kenly, North Carolina, with raw A2 milk, butter, cream, cheese and ice cream on the listing, verified in July 2026.
Fuster Cluck Farm
Kenly · Butcher, raw milk5.0 · 55 reviewsFuster Cluck Farm is a small family farm in Kenly, North Carolina that puts the care of its animals first, on the simple belief that happy, well looked after livestock make better food. Visitors are welcome, and the family like customers to see for themselves how the animals are raised. The farm sells raw milk and meat through its online store, with delivery available and collection at the farm on Fridays and Saturdays. Get in touch by phone or email if you want to plan a visit or ask what is in stock.
Crossings Farm
Lexington · Butcher, eggs4.9 · 56 reviewsCrossings Farm in Lexington, North Carolina calls itself a local beyond organic family farm, on land the same family has worked since 1928 and lived beside for over 200 years. Jennifer and Ben Myers and their children raise pastured chicken, woodlot pork and honey, breeding the pigs on the farm and raising chickens from day old chicks, following the practices of Joel Salatin and Wendell Berry. They believe a healthy farm can produce great products without chemicals, antibiotics or hormones, and their Black Angus herd descends from cattle Jennifer's grandfather Weldon bred for more than 50 years. The farm store runs on the honor system, open every day from 7:30am to 8:30pm, and the shelves mix their own meats, eggs and sunflowers with goods from farms they know personally, including Grade A raw milk from Lutheridge, local sourdough, cheeses and Carolina Gold rice. They also sell at the Lexington Farmers Market.
Lockwood Farms LLC
Goldsboro · Butcher, raw milk4.9 · 35 reviewsLockwood Farms is a farm in Goldsboro, North Carolina raising meat and dairy with a soil first approach. The farm works regeneratively, grazing its animals in ways that feed the ground beneath them, and puts animal welfare and mindful husbandry at the centre of the operation. Locally raised meat, dairy and homemade goods are sold direct, with an online store for ordering and delivery available alongside collection from the farm. The aim is food that tastes good while leaving the land in better shape for the generations that follow.
Heal The Land Farm and Market
Elizabethtown · Butcher, raw milk5.0 · 31 reviewsHeal The Land Farm and Market is run by Scott and Hillary Shelton, two military veterans who started with a few backyard chickens in 2021 and moved to Bladen County, North Carolina to farm in 2023. In August 2024 they opened the market in Elizabethtown as a gathering place for the community, one meal at a time. The farm produces clean, chemical free food from unsprayed pasture, grass fed beef, pasture raised chicken, free range eggs and raw milk, without hormones, vaccines or antibiotics. The market on West Broad Street is open Wednesday to Friday afternoons and Saturday until mid afternoon, and the family are glad to answer questions by phone or email or to welcome you out to the farm.
Bucket list homestead
Rural Hall · Butcher, raw milk4.8 · 29 reviewsBucket List Homestead is a family run farm in Rural Hall, North Carolina, milking cows for A2A2 raw milk and raising pastured chickens and non GMO eggs alongside its own beef. The aim, in the family's own words, is healthy, family friendly food. Everything sells through the farm's online shop, where raw milk comes by the gallon or half gallon and eggs, yogurt, chicken, ground beef and sourdough bread are all available, many of them on subscription. The shop also carries Azure Standard groceries and organic animal feed.
Burley Stick Farm
Barnardsville · Butcher, eggs5.0 · 24 reviewsBurley Stick Farm is the Metcalf family's farm in Barnardsville, North Carolina, in the mountains near Asheville. The cattle are pasture raised, grass fed and grain finished with no added hormones, and the family credits careful herd stewardship and good genetics for the tenderness and flavour of its aged beef. Because every animal comes from this one farm, the beef is somewhat seasonal. It is sold by the cut, from filet and ribeye to short ribs, roasts and ground beef, and sometimes by the quarter, with seasonal bundles that add the farm's eggs. Phone or email to order, ask about pricing and join the mailing list for processing and delivery dates.
Lilly Den Farm
Goldston · Butcher, raw milk4.7 · 24 reviewsLilly Den Farm is a family dairy and meat farm on Goldston Glendon Road in Goldston, North Carolina, run by Dennet, Cassidy and their daughter Paisli. Dennet has farmed his whole life, following his father's footsteps, and milks the dairy cows once daily in the farm's parlour, with calves nursing half the day. The cows graze green pasture, are fed local hay, and come into the barn to cool down in summer and stay warm in winter. The farm sells raw milk labelled as pet milk under North Carolina rules, along with pourable heavy cream and plain yogurt made on the farm. Cattle are raised on the farm's pastures and fed grass and locally grown hay, sold as individual cuts or whole, halved and quartered, alongside pastured pork, chicken, eggs and seasonal veal. Customers buy at the farm any day of the week, at Southern Pines on Fridays, through Amish Roots in Moncure and the Garden Valley Farmers Market in Greensboro, or by weekly and biweekly deliveries across the Triangle.
Backwoods Family Farm
Marshville · Butcher, raw milk5.0 · 18 reviewsBackwoods Family Farm is a young family run farm in Marshville, North Carolina, set up to bring locally raised food to its community through farm to table selling. The family are still building the business up, with the aim of offering fresh farm products directly to the people who eat them. Buying happens in person at the farm, which opens on Wednesday to Friday afternoons and for most of the day on Saturday. As a young business still finding its rhythm, it is worth phoning ahead to check what is available before you make the trip.
Sovereign Traditions
Mooresville · Butcher, raw milk4.6 · 22 reviewsSovereign Traditions is a farm collective in Mooresville, North Carolina, a collaborative effort of small family farms that share common values and want their community to eat well. Rather than one farm selling alone, several local families bring together what they raise and grow. Their goods are sold through the collective's general store, open Tuesday to Saturday, making it a simple way to buy from a handful of small farms in one stop.
The Farm at Peace Meadows
Carthage · Butcher, raw milk5.0 · 16 reviewsThe Farm at Peace Meadows is a regenerative family farm in Carthage, North Carolina raising food without pesticides, herbicides, antibiotics, steroids or growth hormones. Animals live out on pasture, with grass fed beef, heritage pork, pasture raised chicken and turkey, and eggs from hens and ducks. A herdshare membership gives access to raw milk, the store even lists A2/A2 raw colostrum, and the family also breed Maremma livestock guardian dogs. Alongside the meat and dairy there is a bake shop turning out organic sourdough, plus fresh produce and homemade ice cream. Orders are placed through the online farm store for on farm pickup, with scheduled drop locations too, and the farm store building itself is open by appointment.
Towering Oaks Farm
Graham · Butcher, raw milk5.0 · 15 reviewsTowering Oaks Farm is a small family farm in southern Alamance County, North Carolina, run by Dave and Kate Richardson. They are advocates of the slow food movement, favouring old and heritage breeds and letting animals grow at their natural pace rather than pushing them on with high protein feeds. The farm sells eggs, beef, pork, lamb and chicken by the cut, with pork also available as half or whole hogs, and will happily put together custom packages or standing orders. There is a raw cow milk herd share, Dorper breeding sheep for sale, and the occasional litter of Great Pyrenees pups. Visitors are welcome, just call or text first, and note the farm is closed on Sundays.
Red Belle Ridge Farm & Supply
Ellenboro · Butcher, raw milk5.0 · 15 reviewsRed Belle Ridge Farm & Supply is a family run farm and homestead supply store in Ellenboro, North Carolina. Alongside their own pasture raised meat they stock what fellow homesteaders need, from organic and non-GMO animal feeds to fencing, waterers, shelters and bedding. The online store carries pasture raised whole chicken and a long list of pork cuts, from chops and bacon to sausage, with lamb available by deposit and herdshares offered too. Feed lines include New Country Organics and Dawson Gap Naturals non-GMO feeds, and orders are placed through the website.
Oak Spring Meadows Farm
Pittsboro · Butcher, raw milk4.3 · 15 reviewsOak Spring Meadows Farm is a family farm in Pittsboro, North Carolina, raising mini Jersey cows and mini Nubian goats. The family believe that healthy, happy animals make the best food, and everything from A2/A2 raw cow's milk to rich goat milk and fresh eggs is produced on the farm itself. Milk is sold through a herdshare, from half a gallon to six gallons a week, with pickup at the farm or their Sunday Beaver Creek drop. The farmstand also sells handmade cheese, ice cream and small batch soaps and lotions made with the farm's raw goat milk and organic oils.
Suncatcher Farm
Moravian Falls · Butcher, raw milk4.6 · 9 reviewsSuncatcher Farm raises livestock on pasture in Moravian Falls, North Carolina, using the animals themselves to build soil and pasture fertility. Pigs clear brush and turn compost, sheep graze down the weeds the cows will not touch, laying hens follow the herds, and a small herd of A2/A2 dairy cows is milked out on fresh grass. Milk is sold at the farm as pet milk under North Carolina law, with eggs, pastured chicken and sheepskins also on offer, and beef, pork and lamb sold by the whole or half animal. The farm stand runs on an honour basis from dawn to dusk, and it is best to come between 9am and 7pm if you need a hand.
Shelter Mountain Farm
Mount Gilead · Butcher, raw milk5.0 · 6 reviewsShelter Mountain Farm is a small family farm at Mount Gilead in North Carolina, working land that once supported the family dairy. The farm takes a long term view, guided by soil health, regenerative practices and careful animal management, and it stays deliberately small rather than chasing growth for its own sake. Farm goods, including raw dairy, are supplied through a private membership rather than open sales, which keeps the farm within what its land can honestly support. Get in touch through the website to ask about joining.
Back to Basics Ranch
Henderson · Butcher, raw milk5.0 · 6 reviewsBack to Basics Ranch is a 70 acre family farm in Henderson, North Carolina, bought in 2017 by a family whose search for clean food began years earlier. Animals live on pasture for the full duration of their lives, never in confinement, with rotational and multi species grazing building the soil in place of synthetic fertilisers and chemicals, and the herd is raised non medicated and non vaccinated on chemical free, nutrient dense vegetation. Beef and lamb are regeneratively raised and 100% grass fed and finished. Pork is woodland raised on a diverse diet of vegetation and acorns, topped up with a soy free, non GMO grain, and all the poultry, turkeys included, is pasture raised with the same soy free supplement. The dairy offer is raw A2/A2 milk from grass fed Jersey cows. Orders are placed online for pickup at the farm on Tuesdays and Thursdays, at the Wake Forest and Franklinton markets on Saturdays, or at a Wendell pickup point.
River Mountain Ranch
Louisburg · Butcher, farm shop5.0 · 5 reviewsRiver Mountain Ranch is a first generation family farm in Louisburg, North Carolina, run with a stated commitment to regenerative agriculture and soil health. The family uses rotational grazing, diverse cover crops and holistic land management to build living soil, avoiding herbicides, pesticides and synthetic fertilisers. In their own words they farm without shortcuts: no hormones, no antibiotics, no chemicals. Their three daughters take an active part in daily chores, from moving cattle to tending the pastures. The ranch raises Wagyu Angus cattle slowly on pasture and sells the beef direct from the farm as wholes and halves, alongside steaks, roasts, ground beef and an organs, bones and fat range. Two finishing options are offered: a grain finished line matured to 28 plus months and finished on non GMO grain, and a 100% grass finished line raised exclusively on diverse pasture, no grain, just forage. The farm also runs tours, horseback riding lessons and retirement horse boarding.
Misty Ridge Farm
Princeton · Butcher, farm shop4.6 · 5 reviewsMisty Ridge Farm is a family farm in Princeton, North Carolina, raising beef, pork and chicken on pasture. The family grew up on this land and still farm it, using regenerative practices to give back to the soil while their steers, pigs and chickens graze freely, finished on grain with no hormones or antibiotics. Everything is sold through the farm's online shop, where you order ahead and arrange a date to collect. They also sell livestock to people who want to raise their own meat, and they are open about how the animals are fed and treated, so ask them anything.
Greene Family Farm
Shelby · Butcher, raw milk5.0 · 3 reviewsGreene Family Farm is Derek and Sherri Greene's farm in Shelby, North Carolina, on family land. Both grew up around family farms, and they set out to raise wholesome, unprocessed food for their own household, particularly their youngest son, who has food sensitivities, and for their neighbours. The whole family joins in, from animal care and gardening to getting ready for market day. You can buy the farm's meat, dairy and other produce at the Foothills Farmers' Market or collect directly from the farm. Contact the farm to arrange a pickup time.
M2H Farm
Bostic · Butcher, raw milkM2H Farm is a farm at Bostic in North Carolina selling farm fresh produce and goods directly to the people who eat them. The farm leans on sustainable methods that look after the land and encourage biodiversity rather than working against it. You buy directly from the farm, with orders placed through its online Square shop and delivery available. There are no set opening hours, so get in touch to arrange a pickup or ask what is currently available.