Where do you buy your pork? page

[sakura_girl]

What is the cheapest place you've used to buy pork? I want to try eating more pork, but all the good sources near where I live require that I buy half a hog at 80lbs, and I don't have that much freezer space...

[awm8604]

Local farm that raises the pigs on pasture.

[sakura_girl]

Local farm that raises the pigs on pasture.

See note above on having to buy 80lbs at once.

[Diana Renata]

I buy pork in bulk for the most part, but I also buy individual cuts from my butcher.

[sakura_girl]

I buy pork in bulk for the most part, but I also buy individual cuts from my butcher.

How do you look for a local butcher who processes pastured meat?

[Drumroll]

There's a vendor at my local farmer's market that sells pasture-raised and grass-fed meats by the cut and lb. I get tons of ground pork, shoulder roast, pork chops, bacon, and sometimes pork belly and/or lard from them in addition to all the beef and tallow I can stand.

[sakura_girl]

Farmer's markets here are so ridiculously overpriced, though.

[Drumroll]

Meh, you pay for the quality you get. I think $7.00 a pound for pasture-raised ground pork or grass-fed ground beef is very reasonable.

[magnolia1973]

I buy at my farmers market. There are a few people that sell pastured pork. I have never seen pastured pork at a store, but her beef is cheaper than grass fed beef at the stores.

[WeldingHank]

Pork from the grocery store, all thats available to me at the moment.