any of you guys buy chicken and beef straight from the source? bay area guys?

[vash]

moving to the bay area has it's limitations. i used to go to this old man's farm, and help him round up chickens. he would let them run about on his pecan orchard. he sold me birds for $2 each. i got used to processing them..live bird to fried chicken is pretty cool.

the birds taste better, and i'm pretty sure better for me than anything from foster farms.. i also used to buy grass fed beef from a rancher.

here in CA, it is super expensive! $6.50 per lb, for the chickens. same price for the beef, but i have to buy a half of a cow. then pony up for the butcher fee.

i'm bowhunting, so considered "almost vegetarian" on that front. my bro is bringing me back my firepower, so wild game is gonna be easier. my friends have bought homes, so all the motorcycles i am storing are going away, and i am getting a chest freezer.
any bay area sources for cost friendly meat?

[Steve Carlton]

I hear Costco is good.

[lowyder993s]

Pork on public land is at least $200.00/lb...

[aigel]

I recommend you up your hunting to where you do not have to buy meat any more. Using a rifle every now and then is a good start.

I pay for pig hunting which helps keep the freezer full even as my other hunting success fluctuates. Wild pig is very lean and just as good for you as chicken. More chicken like dishes can of course be produced with wild turkey, quail and pheasant ... I also like rabbit.

I am happy to report that I had a really good fall season, so it will be March before I will go head out to find my next oinker.

George