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I know prices will vary for different areas but I am wondering what you pay for organic meat. I like the taste of farm fresh meat but I only get it when my aunt gives us a package from their own cows. I emailed a local farmer today (MB) and they have a $100 beef package where you get 12 pounds of meat (1 roast, 4 steaks and 5-6 lbs of hamburger). That seems expensive to me....is it?!
I'm in Ontario, but here's a link to the company I use for home delivery of organic foods. Go to Shop and look under Meats -
http://www.eatgreenorganics.com/home.php
Is their meat ethically raised? I mean side from being organic. I look for 'loved meat'....sounds stupid but it's a term my daughter coined and it stuck :)
Momof4...thanks for the link! Gives me some prices to compare :)
Cfred...cute term! I am not sure though. Honestly, I am only interested in farm meat because I like the taste better. I do not buy organic nor have I bought into the whole organic thing yet but there are some things I like about it so am looking to make a few small changes.
I don't know about pricing in MB but we buy our beef and pork from a local farm and "loved meat" is part of the reason we choose to go this route. Plus loved meat is more tender and tastes better. We buy a 1/4 of a cow and 1/2 pig at a time and then get to choose how we want it butchered (to a degree). I think the larger package you purchase the more of a price break. We pay $3/lb for beef and $1.85/lb for pork chickens are $3/lb as well. We do this once a year and our freezer is stocked and I don't touch any meat at the grocery store and haven't for 10 years.
Yes, I've found 'loved meat' to taste much better too. I do have a local farm that I buy some meats from and a couple farms I've researched now have meats occasionally at the market by my house....pricey though! Our basic intent is to get as much factory farmed foods out of my house as possible. Working on eggs now. Using egg replacement for baking and free range for cooking, though free range isn't awesome either. I need to find a local hobby farm with a little coop.
I buy mine from this place.
[QUOTE http://www.fenwoodfarm.com/product.htm/QUOTE]
I buy direct from the farm but they supply most health food stores in southern ontario too. The link is their product list and pricing although they have monthly deals if you sign up for emails. I caution people buying from farms to ask the question of whether or not the meat is actually from their animals. Sounds silly but I was buying beef from a local guy who runs a store on his hobby farm and the only thing he sells that is his are the eggs, everything else is brought in so turns out it isn't local :(
Also his eggs have pale yolks and his shells are brittle so unfortunately his chickens are clearly not in optimal health. I think it's always best to do some research when buying local. For example buying from your fruit stand at the side of the road. Many of them bring produce in to sell and/or are heavily sprayed so not as beneficial as one would hope.
I'm looking into buying from nutrafarms. It looks like the animals are well taken care of (not organic, but appropriate food and antibiotic/hormone free) and all the reviews of the qualitly are very good. It is expensive though. My sis-in-law is getting it and it is close to $3000/yr! I was going to post a link, but it seems to be down right now. I also buy organic whole chicken from costco. 2 birds for about $30.
Thanks for the info and the links ladies! I will look at the links sometime today :)
Sorry to change the topic a bit 5LM but question for those who buy farm fresh meat. Do you feed your daycare children this meat? We bought a pig in the fall. The meat package was stamped not inspected. I was a little worried about feeding it to my daycare kids just in case so I never did (that is ok because it is expensive lol) so just wondering if that is a concern for others?