Aug 7 2010

It’s What’s for Dinner (for a While)

“I’m a sardine cartoon!”
— Lucy acting silly at the kitchen table

“Here’s my house
With furniture and a mouse”
— Lucy singing as she plays with her dollhouse

A while back I read an article on “cowpooling”, where people join together to buy grassfed beef directly from a rancher at a reduced price. The article mentioned a group, the Bay Area Meat CSA, that helped do this.

So I started checking out the site on a regular basis and eventually decided to join seven other people in agreeing to buy 1/8 of a grassfed cow from a bay area source. The price we paid covered the rancher, the butcher, and miscellaneous associated costs.

So, last week I picked up my 1/8 of a cow, which came out to around 50 pounds of frozen steaks, roasts, and hamburger meat. I’d already arranged to sell half of it to my sister, so my eventual haul was around 25 pounds of grassfed beef for about $122, which averaged out to a little less than $5 a pound a really good deal.

I think we’re set for a while, but I’m sure I’ll be placing another order sometime in the future.

By mike • by Mike, Misc • 2 • Tags: beef, cowpool, Food, grassfed, kidspeak