Good Meat Breakdown®: Find It

Discover the options for finding meat that matches your Good Meat® values.

Introducing, the Good Meat® Finder!

Finally, you can find meat near you that aligns with your Good Meat® values — whether you’re searching for a farm or ranch, restaurant or food truck, butcher shop or processor, or a co-op or a grocer—thanks to our Good Meat® Finder! With this nationwide directory, you can now search near your home or find meat that matches your values while on a trip! Ditch the apps that never get updated, provide information about only one type of business in the meat value chain, or don’t give you any purchasing info; Good Meat® Finder has it all.

Explore the Finder

Search for a meat product. Select your values. Find meat near you. It’s that easy.

Get Started

Need more information before you go all-in on finding your next values-based pork chop? Read on to learn about the different ways to buy values-based meat.

Let's dig in!

The Farm Option

There are typically two options to consider when buying directly from farms and ranches. The first option is to buy in bulk in the form of a whole or partial carcass, a CSA bulk box, or a subscription. The second option is to buy individual cuts from a farm that has an online store, farmstand, or a booth at a farmers market.

Half a Cow, Full of Confidence

Many farms prefer to sell whole, half, or quarter animals to customers (otherwise known as bulk shares). Buying this way means you can get enough cuts of meat to fill your freezer for the year. This can feel overwhelming the first time around. Don’t worry. We’ve got you covered!

Learn more about this or find a farm that sells bulk animal shares (pre-filtered search on the Good Meat® Finder).

No Chest Freezer? No Problem.

Interested in buying directly from a farm but aren’t able to commit to purchasing a large amount? Some farms sell individual cuts directly to consumers.

Learn more about this or find a farm that sells individual cuts (pre-filtered search on the Good Meat® Finder).

The Butcher Shop Option

Butcher shops that have clearly defined their own Good Meat® values and choose to source from farms and ranches that align with those values are usually proud to share that information. Simply asking about the producers they work with and how the animals are raised may be all it takes to get the details you’re looking for.

Butcher Counter Talk 101

You just want to buy a couple of pieces of local, grassfed beef, or pastured pork, but what the heck do you say to a butcher? Learn some butcher lingo and how to order what you need.

Learn more about this or find your next butcher shop (pre-filtered search on the Good Meat® Finder).

The Retail Option

Convience is real. Maybe your local grocery store or co-op sources and sells meat from farmers and ranchers who align with your Good Meat® values. One-stop-shop— we're not mad about it.

Find Your Way Around the Meat Case

Learn what to ask for at the meat counter and which labels and certifications to look for in the freezer case.

Learn more about this or find your next retailer (pre-filtered search on the Good Meat® Finder).

The Restaurant Option

More and more restaurants these days are serving meat with values. Chefs are making a conscious effort to serve meat with better quality, animal welfare, and land stewardship. Let's support that!

Values-Based Meat on the Menu

Choose restaurants that share your values—look for farm names, ask the right questions, and enjoy meals that prioritize ethics, transparency, and quality.

Learn more about this or find your next restaurant (pre-filtered search on the Good Meat® Finder).

Now that you know where to buy your next values-based pork chop, let's chat about ways to search on the Good Meat® Finder.

How to Use the Filters

Our Good Meat® Finder has helpful filters that put you in the driver's seat. Whether you want to search for a product, a practice, or a specific business ownership model, our filters will let your meat tell its own story.

Choose Your Method for Values-Based Meat

Scenario: You want meat that is pasture-raised, you don't have much freezer space so buying it fresh is ideal, and you're indifferent on whether it's grassfed or grain-fed.

You can search for all of that! Under Practices, select the specific filters that apply and you are well on your way to finding your perfect meat!

Practices and the labels that they undergo when becoming products are multi-dimensional. Translation: There is a lot of nuance and complexity when it comes to meat. In the name of transparency, GMP has provided brief definitions for these terms. We strongly suggest that when defining your own values, you do some more research into what each practice means for the meat that you choose to consume.

find your Practices

The Bones of a Business

Scenario: You only want to support women or indigenous-owned/operated businesses.

We've got you! Select either of these (or both!) preferences under Business Structure to see what your farm, butcher shop, restaurant, or retail options are!

Bring Home Your Bacon

Scenario: You're raising kids and don't always have time to go pick out your meat in person. Sometimes you could do that, but in order to incorporate more values-based meat into your life, front-door delivery is a must.

Never fear! This is totally doable. Under Purchasing Options, you can select how you want to buy your meat. A lot of farms and butcher shops do local delivery or ship their products.

Want to learn more about who’s raising, selling, or serving your meat? Just click on a listing’s Snapshot to dig deeper, embrace transparency, and discover the people and practices behind the products.

Good Meat® Finder reflects the Good Meat Project’s values: production and consumption practices that invest in healthy land, animals, and people; embrace transparency from start to finish; and nourish and build community.

This project was made possible with support from ASPCA.

Good Meat® Ruminations
Are you looking to read more about finding values-based meat? View our blog posts from GMP staff and friends.
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