tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9914269.post1079979141872976465..comments2023-07-26T02:29:21.031-11:00Comments on Momma's Gone Mad!: Send Out the Search Party...We "Fell In"MGMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06023305884132294675noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9914269.post-74935475021906962062008-01-29T05:13:00.000-11:002008-01-29T05:13:00.000-11:00You could ask you local Chamber of Commerce if the...You could ask you local Chamber of Commerce if there are any meat lockers in the area. If there are, then contact them and see if they know of any individuals that might have beef coming up for sale. A couple of years ago, a friend of ours wanted some also. We called the locker that was processing our beef and they knew of a guy that had brought in a steer but only wanted half of the meat so our friends were able to buy the other half.Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694506024825501859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9914269.post-43349609497715387472008-01-28T17:46:00.000-11:002008-01-28T17:46:00.000-11:00Tracy, I'm not sure we could actually manage to ke...Tracy, I'm not sure we could actually manage to keep a cow or pig on our land. Ha! But I've seen lots of people in the area with goats in their back yards...even in the middle of "town."<BR/><BR/>Dana, I do like the idea of buying meat this way. I wonder how to find this option in my area?MGMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06023305884132294675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9914269.post-92160910758673564292008-01-28T07:39:00.000-11:002008-01-28T07:39:00.000-11:00I had those same thoughts yesterday when I saw tha...I had those same thoughts yesterday when I saw that grapes were $4.99/pound. Outrageous! As for raising your own livestock, it's not a bad idea. Or at least go to a meat locker and purchase a half at a time. My husbands BIL raises cattle for meat and every year we buy one from him. We pay somewhere around $2.00/pound (no matter the cut) for it and it includes the meat itself, processing it how WE want it, the cost to rent a U-Haul to bring it home in, and the gas to drive from Texas to Iowa. Oh, and let me also say that it is hormone free and better than any meat you could ever find in the grocery stores. We are big meat eaters so it saves us a lot of money. Especially since my kids think it is their birth right to have steaks at least once a week!Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694506024825501859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9914269.post-44752721076993072712008-01-27T14:36:00.000-11:002008-01-27T14:36:00.000-11:00I have noticed the prices going up at the grocery ...I have noticed the prices going up at the grocery store too. <BR/>We live on a farm and I highly recommend the cows and pigs. We even have some chickens and the fresh eggs are great. The only thing is, after eating farm fresh stuff, you start to wonder what exactly they do to the things at the store to make them taste so different!Tracy Rambles On And Onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928404796336909746noreply@blogger.com