June 23, 2023
Cold Brew Club Coffee Review
Category:
Coffee & Tea Reviews
This FarmFoods Market Reviews post contains affiliate links and we were given a sample. We may be compensated if you make a purchase. All opinions are our own.
Written By Alison Chew | Dietitian Verified by Rebecca Housh, MS, RDN
FarmFoods Market has made it easy for you to know exactly where your meat was raised, taking the guesswork out of buying and eating healthy meats and seafood. Everything comes straight from the farm and right to your door.
FarmFoods believes that everyone should know where their meat is from, how it was raised and even the principles each specific farm follows. They also strive to be affordable without sacrificing quality.
At FarmFoods, you can get high-quality meats that fit your budget. Beef is 100% grass-fed and grass-finished with no hormones or GMOs. Chickens are all pasture-raised and all of the seafood is wild-caught. No farmed seafood or chemical additives here!
Get 15% Off Your First Order of $100+ with code MEALFINDS >>
FarmFoods shipping is free with a ten-pound order or over $99. You can choose between standard, overnight, or express shipping. Shipping costs are based on location and may vary. Shipping to Alaska, Hawaii, and USVI is not free at any price.
All FarmFoods orders are shipped on Monday or Tuesday which you should definitely keep in mind when ordering. You receive tracking information via email once the order has left the facility so you can easily track when it will be delivered.
FarmFoods also offers 100% guaranteed delivery so you never have to worry that your package will arrive damaged. Once your FarmFoods order ships, you know you will be receiving amazing, sustainably raised meats in just a few days!
Currently, all the meats on FarmFoods come from family farms located in California, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Missouri, Washington, Oregon, and New York State. Occasionally meat is sourced from New Zealand (especially the lamb) and the rabbit is sourced from Spain.
Yes! All the farms are hormone and antibiotic-free and all of the beef is grass-fed only.
Yes! All FarmFoods beef is grass-fed only.
Yes! FarmFoods chickens are raised in pastures that are 100% organic and free-range.
Yes! FarmFoods pork is pastured-raised and the hogs eat a nutritious all-vegetarian diet.
Yes! All FarmFoods seafood is sustainable and wild-caught. There are no pens, no chemicals, and no antibiotics.
The difference between FarmFoods and others is transparency and knowing where your meat comes from. There is no grocery store or middleman, just meat delivered straight from the farm. We love that you can browse information about each farm on the FarmFoods website.
For our FarmFoods Market reviews, we received one pound of Captains Call wild-caught scallops, beef tenderloin steak, and grass-fed osso buco (which was labeled as a beef cross-cut shank). SHOP NOW >>
Read on for more details on each product and how we prepared it.
The first product we received from FarmFoods was a grass-fed beef osso buco that was labeled as 1.9 pounds. There were two large beef shanks in the package, each almost 2 inches thick. The beef was beautifully marbled with a nice big bone- perfect for slow cooking!
The osso buco was $38.99 for a 2- 2/12 pound pack.
On the FarmFoods website, it says that the osso buco is sourced from several farms but the one we received was labeled “Marksbury Farm, Lancaster, Kentucky”. We checked out Marksbury Farm on the FarmFoods website and found that it was started in 2010. They raise grass-fed beef using no antibiotics, hormones, or steroids.
Everything on the farm is non-GMO and sustainably raised. Marksbury Farm actually works as a group with other family-owned farms in Kentucky, all of which believe in the same sustainable farming practices. SHOP NOW >>
The osso buco was incredibly tender and fell right off the bone- you didn’t need a knife to cut it at all! It was very juicy and flavorful– definitely restaurant-quality meat.
One beef shank was a good size for one adult. If you make osso buco, be sure to eat the meat in the middle of the bone (the bone marrow), it is very rich and considered to be a delicacy! SHOP NOW >>
Overall, we thought the osso buco was fantastic. It was full of delicious, beef flavor and was a great size for the price. You get a lot of high-quality beef for about the same as you would pay in the grocery store for lesser quality.
We would order the beef shank again in a heartbeat. It was also great to know where the meat came from and that it was raised with care. SHOP NOW >>
The next product we received was Captain’s Call scallops. We got a one-pound bag of packaged scallops that arrived completely frozen. The scallops were very large, about 1-1 ½ inches in diameter each. There were 14 scallops in the bag and they were cleaned and ready to cook.
The bag of scallops was $24.99 for one pound.
Captain’s Call is a group of small-scale fishermen who work together to provide the best seafood. There wasn’t much information about Captain’s Call on the FarmFoods website.
In fact, it was one of the few farms that did not have their own page on the FarmFoods site.
We did a little outside research and found that all the scallops from Captain’s Call are natural and wild-caught from the Atlantic Ocean. You can actually get Captain’s Call in grocery stores as well. SHOP NOW >>
The scallop packaging recommended thawing the scallops in the fridge overnight or wrapped in a bowl of cold water. We chose to thaw them using the water method and they were defrosted and ready to cook in about an hour.
We kept the cooking simple, searing the scallops in butter and garlic and then finishing them with some salt, pepper, and lemon juice.
The scallops were very tender, not chewy or tough. They had a light flavor and were not overly fishy. We loved that the scallop side muscle was already removed as sometimes it is left on and can be a pain to peel off each scallop.
Ready-to-cook was certainly true when it came to these Captains Call scallops! SHOP NOW >>
We wish there was more info about who caught the scallops or the companies’ practices. It would have made it a little more personalized and true to the FarmFoods brand. SHOP NOW >>
The last product we received was a beef tenderloin steak which is also commonly called filet mignon. There was no weight on the packaging but it was about 8 ounces and around 7 inches long.
The filet was $13.99 for a 7 to 10-ounce piece.
There was not a lot of information about the source of our tenderloin steak. The FarmFoods website says they get beef tenderloin from multiple farms and our package did not reference any specific farm.
The FarmFoods website did ensure that it would be 100% grass-fed from an organic, humane-certified farm. SHOP NOW >>
The meat we received was a beautiful, deep red color and very soft. We thawed it in the fridge overnight and within one day, it was defrosted and ready to cook. We rubbed the tenderloin with salt and pepper and then pan-seared the beef on the stovetop in a little olive oil.
In about 10 minutes (5 minutes on each side), it was nicely browned on the outside and a perfect pink on the inside. SHOP NOW >>
The beef tenderloin was clearly a high-quality cut of meat. It was very juicy and cut like butter! The meat was a very consistent texture and every bite was just as delicious as the last.
I love a piece of meat that has no fat or bones to cut off- you can just eat the whole thing! I also always take this into consideration when pricing meat. With no bones to remove, you are really getting a lot of meat for the price.
This beef tenderloin was an excellent value and of amazing quality. SHOP NOW >>
FarmFoods Market is a great meat delivery service that brings the best quality meat right to your door. Everything you order comes from a small farm that follows sustainable practices. You can read all about the farms on the FarmFoods website and learn exactly how your meat was raised. They also try to keep prices low, giving meat options that fit into everyone’s budget.
Overall, we were really happy with the quality of the meat we received. Everything arrived quickly and in great condition. The packaging was simple but effective. We are not huge fans of styrofoam packaging but it did work to keep the meat frozen and intact.
There was not a lot of info included with our order, just a quick, general note about meat quality and preparation. We would have loved to receive farm-specific info included in the box. However, all the information about the farms is beautifully laid out on the FarmFoods website. Labeling each meat with the farm it was sourced from would also be nice. Two of the three items we received were clearly marked but our beef tenderloin was not.
After trying each product, we would definitely give FarmFoods five stars for quality. Everything was delicious, easy to cook, and better than the meat you would get in a restaurant. You can tell it is all fresh and raised with care!
FarmFoods is more affordable than many other meat delivery services we have tried and the quality is definitely one of the best. Give FarmFoods a try today and you will have incredible meat at your door in just a few days! SHOP NOW >>
Looking for more meat delivery services? Check out our Meat Delivery Directory >>
| This post has been reviewed and approved by our dietitian Rebecca Housh, MS, RDN, LDN for nutritional accuracy. | |
|---|---|
 | Rebecca Housh is a registered dietitian based in Chicago, IL. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Human Physiology from Boston University and a Master of Science in Human Nutrition from the University of Illinois in Chicago. Rebecca is passionate about the idea of food as medicine in both preventative and therapeutic care. Her current professional interests lie in food security, food access, and nutrition for chronic disease. |
