Horse Trailer Grocery Shopping

Bought from a horse trailer - there weren't any horses in there in case you are worried. South Dakota grown food:

6 chickens
2 smoked chickens
8 dozen eggs
1 quart of honey
Cost: $73.40

Supporting your local community instead of a big chain grocery store: Priceless


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Buying a 1/4 of a Beef

After watching Food, Inc., I became very interested in where our meat comes from and how it is processed. Prior to watching this movie ALL I cared about was getting the cheapest beef. In fact, I did a taste test and found that the $1.50/lb hamburger tasted the same as the $3.50 burger I bought at a butcher shop. In fact, I may have liked the $1.50/lb better.

However, recently a local rancher sold me a few pounds of burger and that was AMAZING!

My reasons for wanting to buy a part of a beef:

• I want to have my burger come from one cow.
• Ease of menu planning.
• Support the local economy.

I only buy steaks once a year, so I can't say that the price averages out for our family because we wouldn't have bought the extra steaks anyway.  My husband wants to know if the reasons I listed,  justify paying an extra $1.00/lb.

Hmmmmmm.....good question. I think I'll know the answer in a few more months!

I spent $383 and got the following:

• 38 pounds of beef
• 8 packs cube steaks
• 6 packs sirloins
• 4 packs t-bones
• 3 packs rib steak
• 3 packs stew meat
• 1 tenderloin
• 1 rib steak
• 6 - 3lb roasts
• 4 packs ribs

I haven't bought a side of a beef for years so I am not sure how long this meat will last. I am going to try to have a simplified summer menu including meals of chicken, beans, veggies and beef so we don't use up all of the beef in a few months!

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Grocery Cart Challenge