re: Buying a half cow butchered

I've read about this and I'm interested as well, but I don't have the foggiest idea how to get started. I think a 1/4 or even 1/8 would be plenty enough at first. Dropping 2K on meat is a chunk even if it would last me a year.

I've done some research online and I've found there are some places out of state that will basically sell shares to the general public. But I can't find anything close to NOLA that does that. Anyone know of anything around here?

Heck, I'd even be willing to go in on a portion of deer meat. I'm not a hunter but I love me some venison sausage and venison burgers. I'd be willing to buy chicken straight from the farmer as well, although I do enjoy 2.99 Tuesday at Fresh Market.

It's probably been two years since I bought any meat from a grocery store. Every six weeks or so we do a big order from Cutrer's in Kentwood, and if I need something before I place another order in the interim, I go to Tag's or Jeanfreau's in Chalmette. All three places sell good meat at a good price, but I'd like to go in more direct with a local farmer. $5 a pound average sounds pretty good as well.