Microblog: Supporting Our U.S. Farmers through Direct Purchasing

Our family took a quick road trip to pick up our quarter grass-finished steer.

💰Simply put, for every dollar you spend on grocery store meat, you support the larger supply chain of the many thousand farmers and their families across the U.S.

▪️But that specific supply chain puts less money in the pockets of our (literal) local farmer.

▪️But if we ONLY bought from our local farmer, then farmers in small communities would be left with excess animals that they couldn’t sell. Over time, we would have fewer farmers and ranchers.

And that would ultimately mean less supply.

🥀And once you have less supply (with the same demand), you will see increasing meat prices. It’s a lose lose situation.

⛑Our family happily buys both from the grocery store AND from our local farmers.

👨🏼‍🌾We’ve been going to the same raw goat’s milk and egg farmer for 6 years. And while he’s about to retire, I’m grateful for our time and experience going monthly to the farm.

🐂We also reserve quarter steers. I never ask for discounts because I know it’s hard labor. I’ll never be a farmer and so I’m EXTREMELY thankful for our wonderful neighbors that raise nutrient-dense food for my family.