Moo

Today I put a down payment on half a cow from a local farmer. A half cow is over 250 pounds of meat, it costs over 800 dollars, and it's enough meat to last two people over a year. It comes in vacupacks and will last in the freezer for officially a year and a half, but the farmer said they've kept it up to three years before.

Why did we do this? One, aside from the initial outlay of cash, it is very cost effective overtime, especially for the more expensive cuts like steak. It comes out to around 4 dollars a pound after packing and butchering costs.

Also, after seeing the recent 30 days episode where a local hunter traveled to CA to live with PETA activists, I have a renewed interests in wanting to know where my meat comes from. As per my earlier post, I am NOT an animal rights activist, I don't believe in animal rights. However, I do believe there is no need to cause any living thing more pain or discomfort than is absolutely necessary, and I disagree with factory farming. I also like the idea of supporting a local farmer and avoiding shipping costs.

If you're in the triangle area and interested in buying a half or quarter cow, let me know and I'll get you the info. You can also usually find local, humanely raised (if not organic) meat at your local farmers market.