The above is the cover page from a web site of a firm that sells shares of butchered meat to the public. This firm, Walden local meat, sells shares which they will have delivered to your home in the NYC area and in New England.
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I first got wind of this firm several years ago, when I received a post card describing their service. During the pandemic, if I found myself driving to Hudson to go to the former Applestone Meat Company to get butchered meat, I'd have tried out a Walden subscription. (There is no way I'd have driven to Boston to visit their shop. Too bad they don't open a second in-person outlet in the NYC area.) The prices are reasonable for high quality meats, but it might not pay for a person cooking for one to get a subscription.
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During the pandemic, many wholesalers such as Baldor decided to open their doors to the general public. Many kept minimum order requirements to avoid loss generating transactions. But it opened up the door for the public to get ingredients usually available only to restaurant chefs. If the worst of the pandemic restrictions stayed with us preventing us from going shopping in person, I'd have ordered from these firms. We were very lucky to get back to some "normalcy" within a short few months of quarantine. So I didn't have to change my ways that much.
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One day, I expect that I will try out Walden's services. That will likely be when I've found someone with whom to settle down. It'll be nice to eat something healthy again.
