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Originally Posted by Nikki+2  I can get a side of beef. It's just not practical for us because my husband only eats meat 3 to 4 times a week and beef maybe once every 2 weeks. I really wish I could find an affordable option for free range chicken but haven't had any luck.  ETA: My husband is the only person in our house who eats meat so a side of beef is really overkill for us.quote]
Yeah, I guess it would LOL. This meat locker also sells chickens and you can buy meat by the pound as well as a side of beef. We are going to alternate and once a month get beef then the next month pork. I'm reallly happy we found them. We don't eat anything else so no mutton or lamb. I didn't see veal on their list either although I didn't ask about it. We find that breaded chicken patties are just as good as veal patties for parmesian. |
I'm glad you were able to find a place you can feel good about.
My problem with the chicken is everyone I've found near me who does cage free does it on a small scale and slaughters them themselves. It is illegal in FL to sell meat that hasn't been slaughtered in a slaughterhouse so they get around that rule by giving you a "slaughtering lesson"
which brings the chickens up to approximately $25 each.
I actually did think of one thing I haven't tried though. We go to our farmer's market every Saturday so next Sat. I'm going to ask around to the farmers. I don't know how I missed that obvious possibility.
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