The story
Family-run farm raising grass-finished cattle with care since 1991
Martin's Family Farms has been a working cattle operation in Elora, Ontario since it was founded by Leroy B. Martin. What started as a family's way of life has grown into one of our most trusted farm partnerships — built on a shared belief that how an animal is raised determines everything about the meat it produces.
The Martins practice rotational grazing, moving their cattle across open pastures to allow the land to recover and the animals to graze naturally. Their cattle are 100% grass-fed and grass-finished — meaning no grain, no feedlot, no shortcuts at any point in the animal's life. From spring pasture to winter barn, every season is managed with the animal's wellbeing as the first priority.
What sets the Martins apart is the degree of control they maintain over the entire operation. They grow and produce their own feed on the farm, which means they know exactly what goes into every animal — and so do we. No imported inputs, no mystery ingredients, no outsourced decisions.
When you order beef from Northern Raised, it comes from this farm. Not a distributor, not a processing facility that aggregates from dozens of unknown sources. One family, one farm, one standard.
