Why Sliding Scale Prices?

Food is a human right, and somehow has turned into a luxury. Being able to afford locally sourced, ethically raised meat has become inaccessible to many. As  small farmers, we are competing with big agriculture, and all of the harm that it causes in order to bring you the lowest prices. This is why your local farmer is an endangered species. We hope that by adopting sliding scale prices, we can make our food available to a wider array of customers, as well as still make a living ourselves. All around us, small farms are going out of business or struggling long hours everyday of the week to keep their head above water.  We would like to take a risk, and believe in the goodness of people. If you can afford the higher end of the scale, you are paying for someone who would not otherwise be able to afford local, ethically-raised, nutritious food for them and their family. No matter how much money we happen upon in this life, we all deserve to live well.

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How It Works

It's easy! You choose what price you'd like to pay per

pound of hanging weight!

 

For example:

Lamb sliding scale price: $8-17 per pound hanging weight.

Cost of butcher & Slaughter is $150.

You figure that your family can afford $11/lb:

Our lambs usually hang at about 40 pounds.

$11 X 40 (pounds)= $440 per lamb.

If you choose to have it slaughtered and butchered professionally you pay the cost of butcher and slaughter as well ($150)

$440 (for the lamb) + $150 (butcher and slaughter)= $590 total. 

 

 

Pig sliding scale price: $5-15 per pound hanging weight.

Cost of slaughter: : $85

Cost of butcher: $.99/lb

Our pigs hang at about 180 pounds.

You figure your family can afford $10/lb:

$10 x 180 (pounds) = $1,800 per pig.
If you choose to have it slaughtered and butchered professionally

you pay the cost of slaughter ($85) and butcher ($.99/lb) as well

For example $.99 x 180 (lbs) = $178 for butcher

 +$85 for slaughter

Total cost for pig including butcher and slaughter
would be $2,063

 

 

 

 

We are here to answer any questions you might have around this process! We know it can be confusing and no question is stupid. Trust me, the meat industry and laws pertaining to selling meat make it complicated. It's not you, it's them. So do them one better, support your local farmer, fight back against food inequality

 and industrial farms. 

 

 

 

 

 

If you have any interest in butchering or slaughtering your own animal, we would love to accommodate. Please reach out and we will figure something out!