Short answer: Fifteen regenerative farms in Alberta sell beef, bison, pork and eggs direct to your door, and almost all of them deliver to Calgary and Edmonton. Every farm below was verified individually for a live website, direct-to-consumer sales and real pasture practices, so no feedlots or dead directory listings made the list.
Alberta is cattle country, but there's a world of difference between a feedlot and a fescue grassland. The ranches below finish animals on grass the way the prairie intended. Several are certified organic, two are Certified Grassfed by A Greener World, and almost every one delivers to Calgary and Edmonton.
How this list was made: every farm below was verified individually (live website, direct-to-consumer sales, and real pasture practices). No feedlots wearing a grass-fed costume, no dead links, no directory spam. Grain-finished operations didn't make the cut.
Quick picks
π₯© Beef first-timers: Burke Creek Ranch (Claresholm)
π§Ί Fill the whole freezer: Sunworks Farm (pastured chicken, turkey, eggs, grass-fed beef, pork, bison)
π Closest to you: search your postal code
The 15 verified regenerative farms in Alberta
1. Broek Pork Acres
π Coalhurst
pastured pork
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Southern Alberta family farm raising Berkshire hogs on pasture year-round and processing in its own provincially inspected facility. If it's your first order, start with their pastured pork and build from there.
2. Burke Creek Ranch
π Claresholm
grass-fed beef
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Fourth-generation foothills ranch established in 1890, selling grass-fed and finished Angus beef with delivery across Alberta. If it's your first order, start with their grass-fed beef and build from there.
3. Dalziel Ranches Bison
π Cremona
grass-fed bison
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Foothills family ranch selling pasture-raised, hormone-free bison with free delivery to Calgary and surrounding towns. If it's your first order, start with their grass-fed bison and build from there.
4. First Nature Farms
π Goodfare
grass-fed beef Β· pastured pork Β· poultry
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Certified organic and Animal Welfare Approved Peace Country farm, named County of Grande Prairie's 2026 Farm Family of the Year. If it's your first order, start with their grass-fed beef and build from there.
5. Fishburn Ranch
π Pincher Creek
grass-fed beef
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Working family ranch near Pincher Creek specializing in regenerative grassland management and nutrient-dense grass-fed beef. If it's your first order, start with their grass-fed beef and build from there.
6. Grazed Right
π Calgary
grass-fed beef
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Alberta foothills ranch selling grass-fed, grass-finished beef in eighths, quarters, and halves direct to Calgary-area customers. If it's your first order, start with their grass-fed beef and build from there.
7. HGB Bison Ranch
π Olds
grass-finished bison
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Ranch south of Olds raising free-roaming, pasture-raised, grass-finished bison sold in cuts and bundles for pickup or delivery. If it's your first order, start with their grass-finished bison and build from there.
8. Hoven Farms
π Eckville
organic grass-finished beef
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Certified organic regenerative farm near Eckville selling grass-finished beef by the quarter, half, and whole across Alberta. If it's your first order, start with their organic grass-finished beef and build from there.
9. Rock Ridge Dairy
π Ponoka
organic Jersey milk Β· A2 dairy Β· goat dairy
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Central Alberta organic dairy producing pasture-based Jersey and goat milk while transitioning its herd to fully A2/A2 genetics. If it's your first order, start with their organic Jersey milk and build from there.
10. Rocky View Bison
π Rocky View County
bison
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Farm-direct bison ranch in Rocky View County delivering pasture-raised bison meat to Calgary and surrounding areas. If it's your first order, start with their bison and build from there.
11. Sage and Shepherd Ranch
π Pincher Creek
grass-fed beef Β· grass-fed lamb Β· pastured pork Β· pastured chicken
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Young ranching family raising 100% grass-fed beef and lamb regeneratively in southern Alberta with province-wide shipping. If it's your first order, start with their grass-fed beef and build from there.
12. Sunworks Farm
π Armena
pastured chicken Β· turkey Β· eggs Β· grass-fed beef Β· pork Β· bison
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Certified organic and certified humane farm marketing pasture-raised poultry, eggs and grass-fed meats direct at Alberta farmers markets and online. If it's your first order, start with their pastured chicken and build from there.
13. TK Ranch
π Hanna
grass-fed beef Β· pastured pork Β· chicken Β· free-range eggs
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Pioneering direct-market ranch on Alberta's native fescue grasslands, Certified Grassfed by AGW, with home delivery across the province. If it's your first order, start with their grass-fed beef and build from there.
14. Trail's End Beef
π Nanton
grass-fed beef
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Authentic foothills family ranch raising 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef sold online and from its on-ranch farm store. If it's your first order, start with their grass-fed beef and build from there.
15. Vital Green Farms
π Picture Butte
organic grass-fed dairy Β· milk Β· cream Β· cheese
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Family-operated organic dairy grazing cows on pasture and delivering minimally processed milk and cream across southern Alberta. If it's your first order, start with their organic grass-fed dairy and build from there.
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Buying direct in Alberta: what to know
Calgary is spoiled here: TK Ranch delivers across the province, Grazed Right sells eighths through halves to the Calgary area, and both Dalziel Ranches and Rocky View Bison run free bison delivery to the city and surrounding towns. Edmontonians should look at Sunworks Farm (Edmonton-area farmers markets plus online) and TK Ranch's province-wide routes. Down south, Broek Pork Acres and Vital Green Farms cover Lethbridge; up in the Peace Country, First Nature Farms is the name.
How buying from a farm works (if you never have)
Most of these farms sell three ways: individual cuts from an online store (easiest start), bundle boxes (best variety per dollar), and bulk shares: a quarter, half or whole animal, by far the best price per pound if you have freezer space. A quarter beef fits in a 7 cu ft chest freezer. Order on the farm's website, and don't be shy about emailing the farmer with questions. They answer, usually personally, usually fast.
The part of the animal your farm order wonβt include
Here is what happens with almost every quarter- or half-beef order in Alberta. You get steaks, roasts and ground. You do not get the liver, the heart or the kidney: the three most nutrient-dense cuts on the animal. They are left at the abattoir, or they come home and sit in the freezer until someone quietly throws them out. Ask a farmer and most will tell you the same thing: they can rarely give organs away, because almost nobody asks for them.
That is the gap worth naming. You did the hard part: found the farm, checked how the cattle are actually finished, committed to the freezer space and the up-front cost. And the single thing that most separates pasture-raised from supermarket beef still never reaches the plate.
If your farm will sell you organs, take them. Genuinely. Fresh liver from a farm you have vetted yourself is the best version of this, and it is usually the cheapest protein on the price list. Ask for the liver, heart and kidney when you book. Most farms are glad someone finally did.
If they will not part with them, or the taste and the once-a-year timing are the real barriers, that is the narrow problem we make a product for. Our organs are pasture-raised in New Zealand and Australia, grass-fed and grass-finished year-round, then freeze-dried at low temperature and encapsulated here in Canada. We name the origin openly because a single-ingredient label has nowhere to hide.
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Get the free guide βFrequently asked questions
Which farms deliver to Calgary?
Based on what the farms themselves publish: Dalziel Ranches Bison, Grazed Right, Rocky View Bison. Delivery zones change seasonally, so confirm on the farm's site, or search your postal code in the Rise Farm Finder to see every farm near you, sorted by distance.
Is raw milk legal in Canada?
No. Selling raw (unpasteurized) milk is illegal across Canada. The closest legal option is non-homogenized, vat-pasteurized or A2 whole milk from pasture-based dairies like Rock Ridge Dairy, which preserves most of what raw-milk seekers are after.
How much does buying a quarter cow cost?
Most farms price bulk beef by hanging weight, and a quarter typically yields 80β110 lb of cut-and-wrapped beef, enough to fill a 7 cu ft chest freezer. Per-pound it works out well below retail for the same quality. Exact prices are on each farm's site; many take deposits and sell out months ahead, so book early.
What does 'regenerative' actually mean on a Alberta farm?
In practice: animals raised on pasture their whole lives, moved frequently (rotational or adaptive grazing) so the land recovers and improves, without routine antibiotics or added hormones. Labels vary: 'grass-fed and grass-finished,' 'certified organic,' 'Certified Grassfed by AGW.' Read how each farm describes finishing, and ask them directly. Real farmers love this question.
Looking in a neighbouring province? See our farm guides for British Columbia Β· Saskatchewan. New farms are added to the Farm Finder every month. Curious why we care this much about grass? Read Why Grass-Fed.
The foothills produce some of the finest grass-finished beef on earth. These fifteen ranches prove it, delivery box by delivery box.
Farms listed are independent businesses with no affiliation to Rise Nutrition. We list them because we believe in the regenerative movement. Practices and availability change. Always confirm directly with the farm. Know a Alberta farm that belongs here? Email hello@risenutritions.ca.
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