Produce shares constitute ninety five percent of our business, but we periodically offer local grass-fed meats to our members through our network of local farms and ranches. We offer grass-fed (it is also grass-finished) beef and lamb, pasture-raised chickens and turkeys, and naturally-raised pork (pigs are not ruminants and do nor eat grass, therefore they cannot be grass-fed). Animals are humanely raised, on pasture, without hormones or antibiotics, and are processed in small local, state-approved and inspected facilities.
Meat shares are only available to subscribed members. We generally offer them once per session, in buying-club fashion. Typically, we announce their upcoming availability through our website and weekly e-mails. Members place a $20 deposit per share and pay the balance upon picking up their shares later in the session. Meat shares are limited in numbers and they go first-come, first-served. All meats shares come frozen. Unlike produce share, which are delivered weekly, meat shares come in a single delivery.
- Beef shares weigh 8 pounds, cost $6.50 per pound and typically include 2 steaks, 1 roast, 2 lbs ground beef and 1 lb miscellaneous cut (BBQ ribs, short ribs, stew meat, or soup bones). Available once a session.
- Pork shares weigh 8 pounds , cost $5.00 per pound and typically include 1 lb ground, 1 lb Italian sausage, 1 lb breakfast sausage, 1 lb bacon, 2-3 lb roast, 1 lb bratwurst, and 1 lb chops. Available once a session.
- Lamb shares weigh 8 pounds, cost $9.00 per pound and typically include 1 lb ground, 1 lb chorizo, 3 lb roast, 2 lb chops, 1 lb riblets. Available in Spring and Fall sessions only.
- Chickens weigh 3-5 pounds each and cost $4.50 per pound. Available from May to December.
- Turkeys weigh 14-18 pounds each and cost $4.20 per pound. Available for Thanksgiving only.
Note: Weights, prices and contents of shares may, and do, vary.
CUTS AND COOKING INFO: info about the various types of beef cuts you may get in a beef share, and good ways to cook them.