Locally Raised Lancaster Beef now available!

Indian Ridge Provisions is excited to offer “Pennsylvania Proud” Lancaster County Angus Beef. We are the only distributor offering locally raised beef, joining the Farm to Table movement supporting local farms and ranches.

The cattle are raised on family owned farms, which account for over 99% of farms in Lancaster County. These farms must sign on to the Beef Quality Assurance Program which require all animals to be treated in a humane and responsible manner, fed vegetarian diets (no animal byproducts), and employ sustainable farming practices which minimize environmental impact.

After meeting these requirements farmers are able to offer cattle into the Pennsylvania Proud program. Cattle for this program must grade out to the highest level of USDA Choice marbling. They also must meet other carcass criteria, as well as be under 24 months of age. After meeting these minimal requirements, a program buyer will visit the farms and visually inspect cattle, looking for muscle conformity and overall health.

Lancaster County is the only county east of the Mississippi that produces “Fed” cattle of high quality. In our research for this program we followed Lancaster County Angus Steers on their journey that included a New Holland Auction barn, an Abattoir in New Jersey, and finally to the hanging rails of the Meat Packing District in NYC.

The purchasers of this beef were high-end restaurants. Peter Luger’s, who famously marks his shortloins with a trademark stamp, as well as high-end retail butchers specifically seek out this Lancaster County beef.

Buying this product means more than offering quality locally raised Black Angus beef. You are also supporting Pennsylvania agriculture; and in particular, local farms. When we buy locally we help to sustain the local economy, provide family farms with a steady income, and indirectly aid in stewardship of the land needed to sustain local farms. Lancaster County in particular is distinguished as the most productive non-irrigated county in the United States. It also ranks second for preserved farmland in the US.