At Harper Farm, our passion is producing premium pork and beef by providing the highest quality of life for our animals. Our meat is free of antibiotics, and we never use growth hormones. We are proud to offer the same savory meats that our family enjoys, from our farm to your table.
We started raising meat for our family in 2010 because we were tired of buying meat at the store and not knowing where it came from or what was in it. Unlike some farms, you won't find our pigs living on concrete, nor will our cows ever be confined to a crowded feedlot. We believe animals are a gift from God, that's why our pigs live their lives slopping in the mud and foraging through scraps - the way they were made to live. Our cows free range on wide-open pastures and enjoy fresh water. As good stewards of our land, we practice sustainable farming methods such as rotational grazing and spreading organic matter to put nutrients back into the soil. Choose Harper Farm meat and feel good about what you're feeding your family.
Our pigs enjoy life as they were made to live - rooting around in the dirt, foraging for scraps, and wallowing in mud holes. It's a difference you can taste!
Our customers tell us it is, "the best pork we've ever had" and rave about how "tender, lean and delicious" it is. Then, they come back for more.
We sell pork by the half or whole. We harvest annually in April and we ALWAYS sell out months in advance, so reserve yours today!
Angus beef is known for having good marbling and flavor but there's a vast discrepancy in the quality of beef even among Angus cattle. Don't settle for less. We go above and beyond to keep our product consistently superior which keeps our customers coming back for more.
Our customers love Harper Farm beef and we're sure you will too...
"The meat is tender and delicious. T-bones were wonderful."
"I made hamburgers and my husband wanted to know how I got them so juicy. I had to tell him I didn't do anything different except the beef."
"We've bought beef by the side from another local farmer for years - we thought it was good until we tried Harper Farm beef and there is no comparison. Harper Farm beef is unlike any we've ever had!"
Put Harper Farm beef on your table and we're certain you'll score some serious brownie points!
1. It's Economical: Our sides and quarters are a great way to fill your freezer with quality meat at an economical price. Our customers constantly tell us they are amazed at the amount of meat they receive for the cost they pay, and that our prices and quality are the best they've found.
2. It's Convenient: Imagine a freezer full of your favorite cuts...talk about menu planning made easy! How great would it be not to have to swing by the store for meat prior to cooking dinner? Plus, we've had meat stay fresh well over a year in manual defrost freezers.
3. It's The Way You Want It: If economics and convenience aren't enough to sway you, if you buy a side, you get to work with the processor to custom cut and package the meat just the way you want it. Like your steaks or pork chops extra thick? No prob! You make the call when you purchase a side.
A quarter is basically half of a side of beef. Harper Farm Quarters come with the most popular cuts including one-inch thick steaks (t-bones, bone-in ribeyes, sirloins), tenderized round steaks, ground beef, stew meat, roasts, flank steak, skirt steak, short ribs and brisket. The ground beef comes in one-pound packages. The steaks, except sirloins, come with two per package (sirloin steaks are quite large so they are one per pack). Harper Farm Quarters are the perfect option for anyone who doesn't want a full side but still wants excellent quality beef to feed their family. The only difference in a quarter compared to a side is that customers can get the side custom cut and packaged. If you only want a quarter, and you want cuts other than what is mentioned above, consider splitting a side with a friend who wants the same cuts. We're sure y'all will be hooked!
Cuts vary, but the way we do ours personally includes sausage, bacon, pork chops, country style ribs, spare ribs, ham steaks and large bone-in hams - perfect for Christmas and Easter! You can choose how you want the sausage seasoned. You may also choose to get pork roasts, pork butt, loin and shoulder. When you buy pork from Harper Farm, you work with the processor to custom cut and package the meat however you want it. For example, you get to choose the thickness of your bacon, how much you have in each package, etc. Prefer more sausage and less pork loin? It's your call - and that's the beauty of buying a side.
To give you an idea, the picture above is a quarter, so half a beef would be about twice that much meat. A half we had processed recently (with a hanging weight of 404 lbs) included 260 pounds of meat after it was cut away from the carcass. Of that, 130 pounds was ground beef (we had some of the roasts made into ground beef because we eat a lot of ground beef). The remaining 130 pounds included sirloin steaks, t-bone steaks, bone-in ribeyes, round steaks, flank steaks, stew meat, chuck roasts, Pike's Peak roasts and brisket. When you buy a side of beef, you work with the butcher to customize your cuts. Caution: buying a side of Harper Farm beef may result in a sudden influx of friends!
First and foremost, our cows always free range on wide open pastures of native bluestem and bermuda grass. We put a lot of work into managing our pastures to keep them in optimal condition for our cows because we believe thick, lush grass enhances their quality of life and provides prime nutrition. In other words, unlike some farmers, we do not overgraze our pastures. We rotate the cows to fresh pastures to avoid overgrazing and because they enjoy exploring "new" territory. In the winter, we feed locally harvested hay. As we prepare for harvest, we allow steers access to grain for added marbling. We give our cows the best of everything, because that's the quality they deserve.
Almost all of our beef is sold in bulk by the quarter, half or whole. If we have a cancellation, we may sell it as individual cuts by the pound, however this is an infrequent occurrence. Please contact us for availability and pricing.
