most recent 30 from http://paleohacks.com 2013-05-26T07:38:05Z http://paleohacks.com/feeds/question/48810 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://paleohacks.com/questions/48810/find-people-to-share-a-cow Eric 2011-07-01T01:25:02Z 2011-09-14T12:49:03Z

<p>I really want to buy beef in the form of a whole cow (well, processed from a whole cow ideally). My friends all think it's too much money, or get hung up on the thought of eating a cow they know was butchered specifically for them, and don't want to do it.</p> <p>I've found farms on eatwild that sell cows. Now I need to find people to buy one with (I'm thinking maybe 3 other people, about 1/4 cow a piece). Any idea on how to go about doing that? Or do you think it's better to just find a farmer who can handle finding other people? (Threads in the cowpooling tag I just found said this is possible.)</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/48810/find-people-to-share-a-cow/48812#48812 RaspberryCoconut 2011-07-01T01:35:59Z 2011-07-01T01:35:59Z

<p>CRAIGSLIST. Or family. Or if you're in the Pittsburgh area, me. :-)</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/48810/find-people-to-share-a-cow/48815#48815 mindi 2011-07-01T01:45:21Z 2011-07-01T01:45:21Z

<p>I would check with the farmer or butcher to see if they know of anyone who would share. It's a great investment and I'd much rather eat meat that was butchered just for me than factory-farmed meat!</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/48810/find-people-to-share-a-cow/48816#48816 Laurie D. 2011-07-01T01:46:34Z 2011-07-01T01:46:34Z

<p>You often don't have to buy a whole cow. Farmers will sell halves and split sides (1/2 of a side) and handle finding the other people themselves. I always buy a half and then split it with a friend of mine. Typically, you buy your portion, pay the farmer for the hanging weight, then pay the butcher to process the cuts you want. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/48810/find-people-to-share-a-cow/48818#48818 Kania 2011-07-01T02:10:39Z 2011-07-01T02:10:39Z

<p>My farmer sells halves for the same price per pound as a whole cow. Check www.localharvest.org for different farmers.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/48810/find-people-to-share-a-cow/48898#48898 Rhonda 2011-07-01T11:17:45Z 2011-07-01T11:17:45Z

<p>Just bought a freezer so I can fill it with good farm raised, grass fed, yada yada - cow, pig, chicken. May be some venison next fall as well! It's a great time saver. Saves a little money, but really not that much - perhaps because we eat more!</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/48810/find-people-to-share-a-cow/64774#64774 Julien 2011-09-14T12:49:03Z 2011-09-14T12:49:03Z

<p>Hi Eric,</p> <p>I just finished the first version of a website that should help for these kind of things: it's mainly a collaborative directory of paleo resources, but also doubles as a platform to exchange within groups focused on a geographical area.</p> <p>It's still early days and it is an alpha version right now, but if you want to check it out at www.hltribes.com, you can create a local group for your area, and hopefully find people interested.</p> <p>I would be very interested in your feedback on the site, since it was designed for just such a use :-)</p>