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Where to Buy Meat? Family Farms to the Rescue!

Due to COVID outbreaks at meat processing plants, the supply of pork is down 25% and the meat supply is down overall according to an Associated Press article. I haven't been to the store in weeks, but my last shopper didn't offer any substitutions on the hamburger I ordered. Maybe it was all gone.

However, I was able to buy hamburger, bacon, sausage and lard this morning through a family farm in my state. If I'm not well by the pick-up date, I'll have someone else get it for me. I've ordered from this farm many times. Even a big order fits in the freezer section of my normal-sized refrigerator.

You can search for farmers selling directly to the public through eatwild.com. The site lists farms in the US, Canada and a few international locations. Note that there may be a minimum order and you'll probably have to go somewhere to pick it up.
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Galina L. said…
Thank you, Tess!
I almost started to worry
April 29, 2020
Lori Miller said…
I don't know what became of Tess. :(
April 29, 2020
Denise said…
Tess died several years ago. She was 61. I think it had to do with her thyroid, but don't remember the details.
May 03, 2020
Lori Miller said…
Thanks for the update, Denise. I had lunch with Tess and got to see her beautiful house when I moved in 2015.
May 03, 2020
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