Zander
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I am really looking forward to getting my big place up and running. (The small place I'm using now is pretty limited, 200 acres will make a big difference.) I plan on marketing grass-fed beef. I know of several small producers up here who pay their annual mortgage selling grass-fed beef to people who are willing to put a down payment on a half or whole animal. Of course, lots of people will do their own butchering up here because so many hunt, too. I'm actually researching raising yaks, but am not certain how big the market for such meat might be. Yaks are easier to raise than bison and they can also be used for milk and fiber production as well as for meat. They also make some pretty handy pack animals. I like the multipurpose aspect of such an animal.
I'll eat almost no store-bought chicken or eggs. Again, I have to wait until I get the big place up and running. If you've had fresh chicken or eggs from a small holder, especially those who eat what they produce, you won't go back to store bought unless forced to.
Yak? Sounds very interesting, I'll have to see if I can find some Yak meat to sample! I will tell you that I have developed a real taste for Wild boar. My wife makes a bolognese sauce using ground wild boar....yum! Maybe you could buy a few males and females, and let nature do the rest.....
EDIT- found this guy in Vermont who will ship grass fed Yak. Vermont Yak
Also, there is a restaurant nearby in Venice that has a number of dishes with fresh Yak....I am going to check it out! I's gonna get me some YAK!!!The Vermont Yak Company sells organic Yak meat. You purchase a $100 share of meat online, by mail or phone. I purchased using Paypal, Then you pick the freshly frozen meat up at their farm in Waitsfield VT or they will ship the frozen meat to you via UPS. I picked up my one 10 lb share of meat today. 4 lbs of ground Yak, 1 T-Bone Steak, and the rest in three flavors of sausage. I can't wait to get this meat on the grill very soon. One of the Owner operators that I delt with was Rob, very pleasant and very accommodating. I will be doing business with them again. The cost works out to $10 per pound, not cheap but what are you willing to pay for high quality grass fed organic high protein meat? You get what you pay for.
I'd be pleased if you let me know your opinion of yak. The folks up here who sell it swear by it, but then, I would too if I were trying to sell it!
will do!