[Harmless Teddy Bear]

That is what we do. We get a whole cow and split it with three other families. We get nice meat for the price of "on sale" hamburger at the store.

As a bonus they throw in the bones for free. I end up getting around 15 gallons of stock out of them.

I have thought of doing pig and lamb the same way but we are the only ones who really like lamb.

[CarolinaGOP]

Do you purchase it from a local farm?

[nodumbblonde]

We’ve done pork, too, but not lamb. The family isn’t big on sausage or pork roasts so I end up giving a lot of that away. That really doesn’t make it very cost-effective though, does it? LOL

I always sneak the beef tongue into someone else’s pile... Never tried it and don’t think I could ever work up the courage.

[Beach_Babe]

I love lamb! I'm in the South and here pigs are king. Lamb is very hard to find. I guess they don't thrive in the heat. I know adults who have never tasted it.

There's a bi-weekly small animal auction near me. Recently pigs were being passed over at $3.00 each! Unbelievable! I'm going to have to talk to my 'cow guy' about expanding our meat crop.