Conservation

Audubon Certified Bird-Friendly for the Holidays

Celebrate the holidays with tasty gifts that give back to birds!
Horned Lark. Photo: Rajan Desai/Audubon Photography Awards

Looking for that perfect gift for someone who has everything? Look no further! Give the gift of beef and bison that helped create habitat for birds and increase biodiversity on Audubon Certified bird-friendly ranchlands. Our ranchers are offering everything from holiday bundles to dress the table with the finest cuts to gift cards that make the perfect stocking stuffer.

NATIONAL

These producers ship nationwide

Cowgirl Meat Co: Woman-owned and operated, Cowgirl Meat Co outside of Bozeman, Montana is offering a selection of holiday meat bundles that is sure to make any meal a very special one. Check out their offerings here.

 

 

 

 

DWD Longhorns: Want to give the gift of a birding getaway on a working bird-friendly ranch? Book a stay in the guest cabin at DWD Longhorn Ranch in Texas! The pollinator garden makes for ideal birdwatching conditions, as does the surrounding Audubon Certified pastureland. The best birding is from April through October. For photos and availability, click here.

 

 

 

Stemple Creek Ranch: Gift your family, friends, and colleagues with kicked-up holiday boxes from Stemple Creek Ranch in Tomales, California. Each holiday box includes a complimentary Jacobsen’s Black Garlic Salt and Stemple Creek insulated cooler bag. Choose from a pair of holiday box options or pre-order your holiday roast! Shop now

 

REP Provisions: Who doesn’t want a little Beef, Love & Joy in their life this holiday season? REP Provisions, an Audubon Certified ranch in Oklahoma, has a selection of holiday boxes to impress even the toughest critics. Try the Beef & Bison box that includes bison from Audubon Certified Gleason Bison in Colorado. A match made in holiday heaven! You can check out all of REP’s holiday boxes here.


Black Leg Ranch: Coming to you live from Bismarck, North Dakota, Black Leg Ranch is accepting orders for 2023 quarters, halves, and whole beef or bison! Through Christmas Eve (12/24), the ranch is offering 10% off bulk orders. Every purchase also includes a 10% meat donation to Youthworks, an organization that serves homeless, runaway, trafficked and at-risk youth in North Dakota. This is really the gift that keeps on giving! Place your order here (no codes necessary).

 

 

REGIONAL

These producers ship within their state

Colorado

Rafter W Ranch: Located in Simla, Colorado, family owned and operated Rafter W Ranch is offering Audubon members 10% off ground beef from their Audubon Certified bird-friendly ranch from December 6th thru December 11th with the code AUDUBON10. Visit their shop here.

NOTE: No delivery is available after 12/8/22, only ranch pick-up and shipping.

High Lonesome Ranch: High Lonesome Ranch on the Western Slope of Colorado is offering 10% off their Rancher’s Choice Variety Boxes through the end of the year. If you have a friend or a family member with an empty freezer, this is the gift for them!

California

Avenales Ranch: One of our newest Audubon Certified bird-friendly ranches, Avenales Ranch has been managed by the Sinton family for over 140 years in San Luis Obispo, California with a commitment to preserving the land for the plants and animals that call it home. Avenales Ranch is offering $25 off the Big Jim box (25 lbs) and $10 off the Old Si box (10 lbs) for Audubon members with the code warbler. To place an order, send an email here

 

LOCAL

These producers require pickup or will deliver locally

Bay Area, California

Markegard Family Grass-Fed: Have someone on your list who's hard to shop for in California’s Bay Area? Give them the gift of locally born, regeneratively raised, certified grass-fed and grass-finished beef from Audubon Certified Markegard Family Grass-Fed. A gift card also fits nicely into a stocking. Order online and choose your delivery around the Bay Area or at various Farmers Markets.

 

Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas

Burgundy Pasture Beef: Jon Taggart has been managing his Audubon Certified ranch in Grandview, Texas for decades. If your holidays call for a quant evening for two and you live in the Dallas/Ft Worth area, pick up a New York Strip Gift Box at any of the Burgundy’s Local retail stores today! If you don’t live nearby, you can order a wide selection of cuts online for shipping nationwide.