The Holton Homestead
The Holton Homestead was accidentally founded in 2015 when we moved to our small acreage in Elkhart. Immediately, we wanted fruit trees, a garden, animals, and bees. Our mission is to work with nature to provide you with our wholesome foods and natural products. Our promise to you is that our products will always be handcrafted by us.
Bell & Evans Chicken
No antibiotics ever. We believe our chickens deserve a good life. And we work hard to give it to them, from the second they hatch all the way through our humane harvest. Our 100% Air Chilled method sears in the natural juices, tenderizes the meat, and eliminates the need for chilled chlorinated water that most producers use, which ends up in your chicken.
Grass Run Farms
Grass Run Farms is a collaboration of family farmers in the Midwest, raising cattle the way generations before them did. Grass Run Farms cattle consume forage diets their entire lives, never receiving grain or animal by-products, and harvested humanely.
Great Range Bison
Great Range Bison brings you the finest bison cuts directly from the premier bison ranches in North America. Our bison are raised without the use of antibiotics or growth hormones and are fed a vegetarian diet of grasses and grains. For the past 30 years, we have worked closely with our rancher/producers to ensure their bison are raised sustainably.
Northstar Bison
Founders, Lee and Mary Graese, got their first 2 bison in October of 1994. Lee is a former competitive weightlifter and gym owner and Mary comes from a career as a dietician.
Catelli Brothers
On our farms, veal calves are untethered and can freely socialize with other calves in spacious barns. Our lambs are free to graze on lush pastures on our sheep farms and ranches. Excellent care and humane treatment of our animals are fundamental responsibilities for us and our livestock partners.
Bell Farms
Ellen Bell founded Bell Farm in 2014 when she and her family moved from the city to the country with two beehives. Over the years they have grown their beekeeping operation significantly. Today, Ellen manages between 50-500 colonies of bees, depending on the time of year.
Krug Brothers Chicken Company
When the Krug brothers aren’t in school, they are tending to their flock of chickens. The Krug brothers’ chickens produce pasture raised eggs. We love the entrepreneurship of the brothers.
Berkwood Farms
Berkwood Farms is a coalition of over 60 independent family farmers. They strive to reach excellence by never sacrificing quality.
Upper Iowa Beef
Upper Iowa Beef is a story about a community that came together because of its belief in the right to know your farmer and know your food. They believe in providing humane care for their animals, respecting the farmers who raise their cattle, and in providing transparent information to the families who enjoy their beef.