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Webinar: We want you! (to start a grassfed meat buying club

Learn from farmers and buying club coordinators about the importance of purchasing grassfed meat in bulk with your peers. You will get a tour of 1000ecofarms.com, from its founder Mark Meytin, which is an online platform for purchasing local products through buying clubs. Robert Fry of St Brigids Farm on the Eastern Shore or Maryland will be on the webinar to answer questions from the farmers perspective on buying meat in bulk and the practices of grassfed farmers. 

What is a buying club?

Buying Clubs are cooperative groups of families and individuals seeking to share a bulk purchase of whole, half, or quarter animals. Buying in quantity can be cheaper, save you trips to the grocery store, ensure you have meat on hand for longer periods, and give you the chance to cook and enjoy a variety of meat cuts. Further, a buying club can connect you to likeminded people and introduce you to the grazers growing your food.  


Why grassfed? Locally grown grassfed products are nutritious for you and purchasing them supports local farmers who are raising livestock sustainably on pasture, which can help curb climate change and improve water quality, helping to protect our environment and the Chesapeake Bay. As meat consumption reaches record levels, it’s more important than ever to choose the sustainable (and healthy) option: grassfed.

BUYING CLUB TOOLKIT FOR FARMERS

 Resources

  • Meat Marketing Planner - University of Maryland Extension
  • Consumer Perceptions, Preferences, and Behavior Regarding Pasture-Raised Livestock Products: A Review (Food Quality & Preference; 2020)
  • Understanding Markets for Grassfed Beef: Taste, Price and Purchase Preferences (Food Distribution Research Society; 2012)
  • Back to Grass: The Market Potential for U.S. Grassfed Beef (Stone Barns Center, Bonterra Partners, SLM Partners; 2017)
  • The State of Meat 2019: Evolution of Protein (IRI; 2019)
  • Consumer Perceptions of Pasture-Raised Beef & Dairy Products (Leopold Center; 2004)
  • Grassfed Alliance Presents: Consumer Insights for Grassfed Stakeholders


Pricing

  • Pricing Meat for Direct to Consumer Sales


Handouts

  • The Nutritional Benefits of Pasture-Raised Food
  • The Nutritional Benefits of Pasture-Raised Sheep & Goats
  • The Nutritional Benefits of Pasture-Raised Pigs
  • The Nutritional Benefits of Pasture-Raised Meat Birds
  • The Nutritional Benefits of Pasture-Rased Hens
  • **All Nutritional Benefits of Pasture-Raised meat handouts can be customized with photos from your farm!  Fill out this request form on the FACT website.
  • Go Grassfed - Future Harvest's Guide


Examples

  • Hog Share
  • Whole, Half or Quarter Beef


Processing Facilities

  • USDA Inspected Maryland Meat Processing Facilities
  • WVDA Inspected Commercial Meat and Poultry Establishments


Recommended Reading

  • Eat Wild: Grassfarming Benefits Farmers and Farmworkers
  • Eat Wild: Pasture Based Farming Enhances Animal Welfare


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BUYING CLUB TOOLKIT FOR customers

  Resources

  • How to Start a Buying Club 
  • Go Grassfed - Future Harvest's Guide
  • Buying Club Best Practices - A Guide
  • Buying Good Meat - Good Meat Breakdown
  • Animals by the Cut
  • Good Meat Guide to Bulk Buying
  • Beef 
  • Pork 
  • Lamb 
  • Goat 
  • How to Cut up a Whole Chicken
  • Find a Farmer Near Me
  • How Much Meat Will I Take Home?
  • Example Guide for Organizers
  • The Nutritional Benefits of Pasture-Raised Food 
  • The Nutritional Benefits of Pasture-Raised Sheep & Goats 
  • The Nutritional Benefits of Pasture-Raised Pigs 
  • The Nutritional Benefits of Pasture-Raised Meat Birds 
  • The Nutritional Benefits of Pasture-Raised Hens
  • Why Start a Meat Buying Club? 
  • Eat Wild: Health Benefits
  • Eat Wild: Environmental Benefits 


Cooking with Grassfed Meats

  • Cooking the Cuts
  • Recipes from American Grassfed 
  • Tips for Cooking Grassfed Meat
  • Guide to Grilling
  • The Grassfed Gourmet Cookbook: Healthy Cooking & Good Living with Pasture Raised Foods


NEW INFO ADDED DAILY! CHECK BACK SOON!  

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