About Us

L to R: Marielle Hewitt/COO, Lee Graese/Owner, Mary Graese/Owner, Sean Graese/Sales & Marketing (we're a lot more fun to be around than this picture makes it look!)

At Farm Country Butchery, we’re meat people; plain and simple.

We’re consumers who care deeply about what we feed our families. We’re farmers and hunters who respect the animals we raise and harvest. And we’re professional butchers who believe that doing things right matters, every single time.

Our goal isn’t to be the biggest butcher shop around. It never has been.
Our goal is to be the best, and to keep getting better.

Rooted in Experience. Built for Excellence.

Most of us here grew up processing venison or farm-raised animals at home, in garages, sheds, and backyard setups. There’s something admirable about that tradition, and with care and effort, good work can be done there.

But we also know its limits.

A truly exceptional product requires a professional environment, purpose-built equipment, and disciplined process. That’s where Farm Country Butchery comes in.

From the precision harvest tools we use to the industry-leading processing and packaging equipment inside our facility, every investment we’ve made serves one purpose: to protect the integrity of the meat from the moment the animal arrives to the moment it’s placed in your freezer.

Clean. Cold. Controlled.

What comes through our back door starts as a hide-on animal that lived outdoors, on pasture, in the woods, in the elements. Our responsibility is to transform that animal into a clean, wholesome, contaminant-free food product, and to do it quickly and correctly.

That transformation happens in less than 15 minutes per animal.

Speed alone isn’t impressive.
Speed plus uncompromising cleanliness is.

Once the animal enters our chill cooler, it stays cold for the entirety of the process. Our cutting floor runs at refrigeration temperatures; a detail many facilities skip because it’s expensive and uncomfortable.

We don’t.

Keeping meat cold throughout the entirety of processing dramatically improves food safety and shelf life while reducing the risk of harmful pathogens like salmonella and E. coli. It’s not the easiest way to work, but it’s the right way.

Quality You Can See and Trust

Great meat should eat well, but it should also look good. Presentation matters because it reflects care, discipline, and pride in the work. Consumers eat first with their eyes. If it doesn't look good, that's a bad first impression.

We’ve invested heavily in packaging equipment and trained our team to obsess over the details, details like proper freezing techniques so products aren’t compressed or purged unnecessarily.

Our rule is simple:
If we wouldn’t buy it, we won’t send it.

Serious About Our Craft. Grateful for Your Trust.

We take our profession seriously, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We love what we do, we respect the animals and people we serve, and we’re thankful every day for the trust our customers place in us.

Farm Country Butchery exists to serve farmers, hunters, and families who care about quality as much as we do.

We’re glad you’re here.