We do not.  We ship all of our orders directly to your home.  We do offer (on a very limited basis) the ability to schedule a day/time to pickup you online order at our largest farm in Middle Island, NY. You can find more information here.

Acabonac is an Algonquin word that is very familiar to our hometown of East Hampton, NY.  It translates to ‘root place’ and so we thought it was fitting.  A place where roots are grown… Acabonac is spelled a number of different ways, most frequently today as ‘Accabonac’.  However, old Algonquin texts present the spelling in a number of different ways, including:  Accabonac, Acabonac, Accabonuck, Accombommok, Accombomok….  We like them all.  

The flavor of meat is heavily influenced by the flavor of the intramuscular fat in the meat.  The flavor of the fat in the meat is heavily influenced by the diet of the animal.  The diet of our animals are (largely) local forages.  The flavor of our beef is derived from our local soils, local forages, and (generally) our local environment making it delicious and familiar to our palette.  Similar concepts exist for wines throughout the world.

We have several farms located on eastern Long Island, NY.  Our largest farm is located in Middle Island, NY.  We provide group farm tours throughout the Spring and Summer months.  In order to receive the dates for our farm tours in Middle Island, please send an email to:  info@acabonacfarms.com.

No, we are not certified organic.  We farm regeneratively.  Our protocols do not allow for the use of any pesticides or herbicides (organic or conventional), and we do not use synthetic fertilizers (organic or conventional).  We also do not use tillage on our fields, and of course, we keep pasture roots in the soil year-round, and use livestock and our own compost to build fertility.

Our definition of regenerative farming is to prioritize building the health of the soil above all else.  No herbicides, no pesticides, no synthetic fertilizers, limit compaction, and practice no-till farming.  We incorporate livestock into our farming operations, and intensively manage their grazing to mimic the natural interactions of animal, land, and soil observed in nature.  Long Island, NY has sandy loam soils, thus requiring us to irrigate most of pasture land.  

We supplement our pigs and chickens on pasture with a grain mix that contains non-GMO corn and soy.  Our cattle and lamb are 100% grass fed and finished and are thus not fed any corn and soy.  

No, our livestock are not provided with any added hormones and/or growth promotants.

We do not use any sub-therapeutic antibiotics.  And thankfully, we’ve not been required to use any antibiotics for sick animals in the past several years.  

We’ve not used vaccinations in the past several years.  Thankfully, we’ve not felt there was a need.

Cattle:  we are open to all small-framed English breeds.  Most of our cattle have Angus genetics.  But we’ve also raised beautiful Hereford, South Poll, Devon, and crosses between these genetics.  

Lambs:  we raise Katahdin lambs.  They are easy to maintain, and join the cattle herd without much issue.

Chicken:  we raise Cornish and Delaware chickens.  They do well on pasture, and chicks are fairly easy to source.

Pigs:  we raise Tamworth pigs.  They do really well in our silvopasture.

Yes, our beef and lamb is 100% grass fed and finished.  

Yes, throughout the Spring and Summer we host group pasture tours at our largest farm in Middle Island, NY.  Please sign up for our newsletter to receive the dates of our upcoming pasture tours.  We do not host individual pasture tours.

We flash freeze our beef immediately after butchering and packing.  

Pastured animals simply means that the animal was raised on pasture for its entire life (i.e., never in a feedlot).  

We target to have approximately 50% of our pasture in a diverse mix of perennial grasses (e.g., rye, timothy, orchard grass) that are selected for their ability to thrive in our local environment, and are relatively high in energy.  The remaining 50% we target to grow a diverse mix of legumes (e.g., white clover, red clover) as not only are legumes palatable for livestock, but it also is a great way to add nitrogen to our soil structure (thus eliminating the need for synthetic nitrogen).  We of course also have some weeds in our pasture.  Thankfully, most weeds are highly nutritious and palatable for livestock.

Absolutely.  Please follow this link for further information.

We ship nationwide.

We cannot accept returns as our meats are perishable and we cannot resell them.  If there is a problem with your order, please send us an email (info@acabonacfarms.com)  or give us a call (631-731-2520) and we will sort it out.

Our shipping policy as well as our costs can be seen here.

No, currently we do not accept return of the packaging materials.  All of our packaging materials however are curbside recyclable.

We ship all orders with environmentally friendly liners, and dry ice.  The maximum transit time for your order will be two days.  We do this to ensure your order arrives perfectly frozen and in proper condition.  Our preferred shipping partner is UPS at this time.