I would love to as I'm getting tired of Indiana Amish beef. Unfortunately I'm way too far off.
Just to compare how much is it per lb?
I've gotten some good sheep from Indiana, there is some rich land around there, if you can avoid all the big agra corn/soy areas.....For the most part I am happy with what sheep I can find locally, but I do get tired of having sheep all the time and sometimes I need extra fat and organ meats to supplement my needs. The Beef around here is hit or miss, most operations are too reliant on cheap fescue, and industrial methods. for some reason or another many of the local so called "grass fed" Cows do not taste very good, and their organs do not look or taste very healthy. The Arizona Beef has a much better taste and the organs seem much healthier, so its worth the trip down. The kidneys of the Arizona Beef is deep and dark colored, with an excellent flavor, while much of the Beef kidneys in my parts has pale colored and unpleasant taste. I often wonder if some of the quality issues may be a combination of processed and treated hard water, limited variety of forage, overgrazing, too much reliance on cut hay, vaccination and worming drugs...
At least I know the Arizona cows are wild ranged without any treated water, cut hay, drugs or vaccines...I would also be open to scouting out any potential sources closer to home, if any one knows of such a Primal Quality producer between Kentucky and Arizona, I would be happy to stop by on the way out, to taste what they have to offer.
The cuts are priced differently, Ground beef goes for around 10$ per pound, steaks for around 14$ per pound...the marrow bones are outrageously high 13$ a pound, and they are also outrageously delicious, which is why demand is so high...the rancher tells me he knows people who will pay over 20$ per pound for marrow bones.....but the organs and fats he sells for much cheaper, liver is 10$ a pound, the suet 3$ per pound, kidneys 6$ a piece, sweetbreads 5$ a pack, and I forget how much the tongue.
He will give a better deal on the bulk orders, and Ive been talking about making a deal on a whole animal if there would be a couple of other people to split it with?
I could bring back samples, for people near the route, if anyone would is interested in meeting up near the highway back.
