Grass-fed meat delivery services are a great way to get top-quality cuts of beef without paying a premium in the grocery store. You can find a variety of options online, from local farmers to crowdfunded cows.
Getting dinner on the table after a long day of work and running errands can be hard. Federal Meats offers a line of fresh and frozen weeknight meal entrees to help you.
Harry & David
Harry & David is known for its gift baskets that feature well-loved snacks like fruit, caramel popcorn, cookies and chocolates. It also sells its own brand of wine, made from grapes grown on its orchards in southern Oregon. Look for generous offers during the holiday season to score big savings on these gifts.
The company’s best-selling gift box, Tower of Treats, comes with Royal Verano pears, milk chocolate Moose Munch premium popcorn, chocolate truffles and chocolate-covered cherries. It’s a chocolate lover’s dream gift, and you can even upgrade it to include two bottles of wine for an extra-special surprise.
Petaluma, California-based Renegade Foods is partnering with the 112-year-old company to offer its European-style vegan salami in Harry & David’s gift baskets. This is a first for the company, and Campbell expects it to be “huge, not only for us but the vegan movement.”
Grass Roots
If you love meat and are looking for a meat specials this week with meat subscription service that can deliver fresh, quality cuts right to your doorstep, check out Grass Roots. This company partners with local farmers who are leaders in sustainability, animal welfare, fairness and transparency. They raise their animals in small herds with extra attention, which provides a healthier environment for the animals and better tasting meat.
The company also offers a variety of boxes that are perfect for weeknight meals and special occasions. For example, their Game Day box is a great option for football fans. Besides offering different cuts of meat, the company also sells other food products like heirloom vegetables, pasture-raised eggs, and homemade condiments.
One of the best things about Grass Roots is that their pricing model is one of the most transparent I’ve ever seen. They give a full breakdown of what their costs are, including payment to farmers, transportation, and processing. They also tell you exactly how much they make from their partnership with each farm.
Crowd Cow
Crowd Cow is a meat delivery service that partners with small, independent family farms and co-ops. They sell grass-fed beef, pasture raised chicken, wild and farm-raised seafood and heritage pork. They also offer meats that aren’t available in grocery stores, including Japanese wagyu and game meats. All of their products are free of hormones and are humanely raised and processed. They ship their boxes to customers a la carte or in a recurring subscription, with free shipping over $99.
Their website is easy to navigate and allows shoppers to browse bestsellers, specific cuts of meat, butcher specials and new arrivals. Each product page lists the farm or fishery that the meat came from and provides a synopsis of their practices. This is especially important for shoppers who care about where their food comes from, as they can choose specific cuts of meat and support small entities that adhere to high animal welfare standards. However, the company does not offer any plant-based meat substitutes, which may make them unsuitable for some buyers.
Holy Grail Steak Co.
Holy Grail Steak Co is a newer player in the online steak delivery game but they are making a splash with their unique offerings. They are the first and only online purveyor of authentic Kobe beef in America and also sell American wagyu beef, dry-aged steaks and burgers, and other premium cuts from top artisan farmers.
This steak-centric enterprise is made up of “steak nerds, meat ninjas and wine sorcerers” who set out to procure the best steaks from around the world. They work with artisanal farms that follow the Golden Rule of the Cow, which is that a steak tastes as good as it did the day the animal was born.
Their selection includes rare cuts like Hida wagyu ribeye, Kobe skirt steak and Certified Akaushi beef. It is a cross between Prime Black Angus and A5 Japanese Wagyu and delivers fork tenderness and intense beefy flavor with a melt-in-the-mouth disposition. You can shop by collection or choose from a variety of steak flights, perfect for entertaining.