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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Bird on August 26, 2016, 09:22:03 PM
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Found this place while lookin for Jerky
http://www.lemahpark.com.au/what_you_get/ (http://www.lemahpark.com.au/what_you_get/)
Out Macedon way, free delivery, and money goes to farmer not Coles/woolies
thoughts...
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Good find Bruce, you interested in going halves in a side when I get home ?
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I now get my beef from these guy's
http://www.ourfarmtoyourplate.com.au (http://www.ourfarmtoyourplate.com.au)
From what Im hearing meat prices are set to roar
As more and more Aussie beef and lamb goes overseas
We're left with a shortage and pay more for it
Aussie farms for Aussies are dying in the ass
Support them now if you can
:cheers:
Adam
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Good find Bruce, you interested in going halves in a side when I get home ?
quite possibly
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Missus had been buying the bulk meat packs from Costco. Locally sourced meat and it is actually pretty good. Not as good as your local butcher but better than the duopoly.
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I've been having some great results with Aldi meat.
Home grown, but not sure how much they screw the farmers down though.
Hopefully not too much......
Prices are great and meat is good too.
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I've been buying my meat from local farmers for a couple of years now. It's stupid how much cheaper it is.
It helps to have an extra freezer in the garage when you buy half a cow at a time!
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I've been buying my meat from local farmers for a couple of years now. It's stupid how much cheaper it is.
It helps to have an extra freezer in the garage when you buy half a cow at a time!
We do the same with our local farmer.
The just split the meat in meal portions, run it through the vacuum sealer and into the freezer.
Usually get about a month to 6 weeks before we need to replenish...
Bill
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I went quaters in a beast from my bosses farm a few years back and we got a butcher to cut it up for us. Worked out super cheap. I've heard of people going to stock markets and buying a cow or what ever and giving it straight to the butcher to do the deed. Great way to do it if you have enough freezer space. I ended up giving a fair bit of my quater to family as I didn't realise just how much meat there was. We also were given the choise between sausages or mince and rolled roasts etc.
I'd say go for it Bird,
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SA Foodland meat prices. South of Adelaide.
Chuck & Gravy beef, Mince all $15.99 per kilo.........I mean really? Chuck & Gravy @ $16. I remember late 1980's real Mince 99c kilo with fat. Where's the fat today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you can't get it!!!!!!!!! Todays premium mince is the pits!
12 months ago mince was 2kilo for $8.00
Rump $19.99 12 months ago $8.00 per kilo
T Bone $27.99 12 months ago $14.99 per kilo
King Henry $31.99 12 months ago $21.99
Scotch $34.99 12 months ago $24.99
Prices are the same at our local butcher.
Prices have already gone through the roof.
Will not buy from coles, aldi and woolworths out of principle, keep the $$$ in Aus where we can.
A couple of facts............commercial property owners are strangling retailers, electricity prices have skyrocketed, workcover is around 2% of wages, business insurance is also huge and raised every year.
However, liquor stores are the making a killing, its the business to be in at the moment.
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However, liquor stores are the making a killing, its the business to be in at the moment.
They have always been the business to be in? When was the last time a liquor chain or independent when belly up?
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Years ago in Cowra I met a retired meat classer. He was looking for a wollies I told him I knew of an Aldi and Coles in town? He said nope wollies use MSA classed meat. He reckon MSA had a higher standard than that used by others? I gotta say other than the independent we use wollies meats always good. Have since met another farmer who if they don't use there own will buy wollies meat on quality.
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I have had two lots of meat from my boss and at $8kg from his own farm = bargain. ;D Pretty much have always got my meat from real butchers for most of my life. Fork the supermarket meat, they don't sell you the good stuff at all as all the good meat is exported. ;)
50kg of meat for $400 of grass and grain feed is a lot of bloody goodlyness of tasty meat. :cup:
Foo
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Fork the supermarket meat, they don't sell you the good stuff at all as all the good meat is exported. ;)
I reckon it would taste better than the grizzle and muscle riddled coles Shit too
50kg of meat for $400 of grass and grain feed is a lot of bloody goodlyness of tasty meat.
do u deliver? :P
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There is a farm gate butcher just out of Yarra Glen which sell the best meat. As you drive up there drive you can see the cows, sheep, goats grazing. Full of flavour and tender beats the local butcher and supermarket hands down.
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Had lamb chops Thursday from a local farmer here, pork chops Friday again from a local farmer here, tonight pulled a pork roast and a bag of lamb cutlets out of the freezer for the missus to cook during the week.
I get my beef from a mate that works at Harvey beef MSA export quality in 20 kg boxes can't beat it
Often get clients at work ask is I want half a beast, only ever had one bad one, wasn't bad meat just that it was meant to be a whole lamb but was more like a three legged alpacca, he still hasn't lived that one down, another good reason to buy local >:D >:D >:D
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Years ago in Cowra I met a retired meat classer. He was looking for a wollies I told him I knew of an Aldi and Coles in town? He said nope wollies use MSA classed meat. He reckon MSA had a higher standard than that used by others? I gotta say other than the independent we use wollies meats always good. Have since met another farmer who if they don't use there own will buy wollies meat on quality.
MSA is an interesting one - I looked at it quite a lot at uni (Masters of Economics with a major in Ag and Resource Economics)
Basically, the consumer relies on signals for quality - we buy a bit on price, we buy a bit on (perceived) quality, we buy to suit a purpose and we buy on the advice of the seller. As the meat market shifted into the supermarket, we no longer had the signal of the butcher telling us what was good and what was not (hence the plethora of premium grade/extra lean/whatever someone will pay more for) so the MSA scheme came up as a result of that, to quote the first of the articles below "the Meat Standards Australia (MSA) voluntary meat grading system which was aimed primarily at providing an accurate prediction of beef eating quality for the domestic market."
Here's some articles on it (written by quite a few of the lecturers I have had) that aren't restricted access - found via Google Scholar:
The aggregate economic benefits to 2007/08 from the adoption of meat standards Australia (http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.193.8466&rep=rep1&type=pdf)
Product and branding innovations in the Australian beef marketing system (http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.583.4258&rep=rep1&type=pdf)
Current usage and future development of the Meat Standards Australia (MSA) grading system (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/David_Pethick/publication/263033980_Current_usage_and_future_development_of_the_Meat_Standards_Australia_MSA_grading_system/links/54f8da960cf210398e96cc1a.pdf)
We currently have some cow coming our way as we've been helping a friend with feeding their slaughter beast this year through the drought with left over bread from the supermarket the wife works at.
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There is a farm gate butcher just out of Yarra Glen which sell the best meat. As you drive up there drive you can see the cows, sheep, goats grazing. Full of flavour and tender beats the local butcher and supermarket hands down.
any info on this one?
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$7.90 a kilo here at the butcher for a side of beef or a full beast. Average weight is 120/240 kg of meat.
Now to see if the owner of the place my olds caretake will sell one & how much for a country kill.
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Another option Wazbot mentioned
http://tarratendercuts.com/ (http://tarratendercuts.com/)
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Bruce, There is a butcher shop Melbourne side of Coldstream on the East side of the Highway.
Bunch of shops set back with a car park.
He deals straight off the farm. Not sure if it's the one meant by Mark.
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Interesting read on the ABC (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-28/beef-price-rise-to-continue-farmers-gamble-to-rebuild-herds/7791620) about cattle prices - so many producers have had to destock, they are now struggling to buy replacement stock (further exaggerating the high prices as no new stock will be bred)
One of the problems with not offering support to the farmers in times of drought is this high price that we have ended up with...
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Interesting read on the ABC (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-28/beef-price-rise-to-continue-farmers-gamble-to-rebuild-herds/7791620) about cattle prices - so many producers have had to destock, they are now struggling to buy replacement stock (further exaggerating the high prices as no new stock will be bred)
One of the problems with not offering support to the farmers in times of drought is this high price that we have ended up with...
That's one of my thoughts, I'd rather the profits go to the people who do the hard work in the first ****in place than the parasites at coles/woolies.
I guess understanding how much meat you get in 20/30etc kg's is one issue..
also be nice to get a mix of beef, pork, lamb etc instead of just one.
theres a few of em round Melbourne
http://bit.ly/2bKteCk (http://bit.ly/2bKteCk)
http://beefatthefarmgate.csentinel.com/ (http://beefatthefarmgate.csentinel.com/)
http://grassvalefarms.com.au/ (http://grassvalefarms.com.au/) WUK WUK! - sounds like 3 stooges meat... LMAO
https://www.farmhousedirect.com.au/blog/general/grass-fed-or-grain-fed-beef (https://www.farmhousedirect.com.au/blog/general/grass-fed-or-grain-fed-beef)
http://www.thefarmersmarket.com.au/ (http://www.thefarmersmarket.com.au/)
http://www.milawaorganicbeef.com.au/ (http://www.milawaorganicbeef.com.au/)
http://www.braelandsbeef.com.au/ (http://www.braelandsbeef.com.au/)
http://www.otwayprime.com.au/ (http://www.otwayprime.com.au/)
http://www.bannockbrae.com.au/ (http://www.bannockbrae.com.au/)
http://www.lambdirect.com.au/ (http://www.lambdirect.com.au/)
http://www.bunbarthabeef.com/ (http://www.bunbarthabeef.com/)
http://www.leeuwingrassfedbeef.com.au/ (http://www.leeuwingrassfedbeef.com.au/)
http://www.bulokefarm.com.au/ (http://www.bulokefarm.com.au/)
http://www.wbgbeef.com.au/ (http://www.wbgbeef.com.au/)
http://koallahfarm.com.au/ (http://koallahfarm.com.au/)
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This is the one at Coldstream.
http://littlecreekbeef.com/contact (http://littlecreekbeef.com/contact)
http://www.gatewayestate.com.au/ (http://www.gatewayestate.com.au/)
Just out of Coldstream with a variety of produce too.
Cafe too so you can relax while you sort out what you want.
Another place worth a look.
http://www.yarravalleyfood.com.au/our_members.asp?category=10 (http://www.yarravalleyfood.com.au/our_members.asp?category=10)
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This is the one at Coldstream.
http://littlecreekbeef.com/contact (http://littlecreekbeef.com/contact)
Drop into my old work at the Coldstream Hills Winery while I'm there :)
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There is a farm gate butcher just out of Yarra Glen which sell the best meat. As you drive up there drive you can see the cows, sheep, goats grazing. Full of flavour and tender beats the local butcher and supermarket hands down.
any info on this one?
The butcher is from the USA, pretty green and only does basic cuts. Wasn't bad quality, liked the pork but the butcher lacks a lot of knowledge.
Would I stop off again to buy, No IMHO
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The best option is go buy a cow and call in a mobile butcher.
I know one bloke "Fully licenced" that will cut up your deer etc. and either will charge a fee or take half of what you kill.
Just looking into finding a good farmer to buy a cow from then get it cut up into "Greek", "South American" and normal cuts.
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I grew up on a beef/dairy farm. We always walked into the paddock and said "that one looks goods" An hour later and its hanging in a cool room for at least 2 weeks.
Left home and travelled and all of a sudden I had to buy my meat, Couldn't work out why even the good stuff was ordinary, never really eaten steak away from home before.
Drove cattle trucks for a few years and worked out what's going on. The cattle are chased around the stockyard and into the truck, transported for hours getting bounced around, chased off the truck, chased around the saleyards and back on the truck to get bounced around in the back of the truck again, then chased off the truck at the abattoirs. Now I'm not saying anyone is being cruel or harming the animals but they are getting stressed and jostled around. Now what happens to your muscles when your stressed and jostled around? Yep lots of lactic acid and tension.
Now that I run my own stock again I'm back to doing it the old way and its ridiculously good.
I had a few Melbourne mates down one weekend for a surf followed by some beers and a BBQ. I opened up the freezer looking for some decent steaks and realised all I had left was eye fillet and skirt steak and there was no way my eye fillet was being shared so on the Barbie went the skirt. The boys smashed that skirt steak and thanked me for cooking the best steaks they'd ever eaten.
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Hi,
Yep! Should be gently patted to sleep.
Cheers
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There is a farm gate butcher just out of Yarra Glen which sell the best meat. As you drive up there drive you can see the cows, sheep, goats grazing. Full of flavour and tender beats the local butcher and supermarket hands down.
Well I've been there twice now, few mths back, and today..
Very happy with the quality and paying the person that does the work instead of big Corporations..
Ladies there were very friendly, happy to answer questions...
Got about $250 worth and should last a while!!!!
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There is a farm gate butcher just out of Yarra Glen which sell the best meat. As you drive up there drive you can see the cows, sheep, goats grazing. Full of flavour and tender beats the local butcher and supermarket hands down.
Those snags were the best I have ever had. I still rave about em
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Was it this mob? http://www.yarravalleycustommeats.com.au/ (http://www.yarravalleycustommeats.com.au/)
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Was it this mob? http://www.yarravalleycustommeats.com.au/ (http://www.yarravalleycustommeats.com.au/)
I believe so.. come through the bypass, and then turn right into the road, down a dirt road for 1.5klms to the 'shop'
Not a big place, not like a butcher with heaps of individual meat in the display - most stuff was prepacked, but I didn't ask if I could have 5kgs of chops, just happy to have what was there.. but I will ask next time :)
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Another source is at Coldstream.
Just as you enter Coldstream, on the right after the bridge, and set back in a small group of shops.
Eastern side of the Maroondah Highway, Lilydale end of Coldstream.
If you get to the Supermarket/shopping centre you've gone past it.
Meat straight off the farm.
No affilliation ok.
Little Creek Cattle Co.
4/4 North Gateway, Coldstream
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Another source is at Coldstream.
Just as you enter Coldstream on the right after the bridge and set back in a small group of shops.
If you get to the Supermarket/shopping centre you've gone past it.
Meat straight off the farm.
No affilliation ok.
Little Creek Cattle Co.
4/4 North Gateway, Coldstream
Yea did see that one on th way back (just before the donuts etc)... shopping strip doesn't look much and very old, bet theres some great old school shops in it.
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Diggity Dig.
Talking about buy Australian, worth checking these out.
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Paddock to door: 7 places that deliver meat straight to you
https://onehourout.com.au/melbourne/farm/get-your-game-on-seven-places-that-deliver-meat-straight-to-you/ (https://onehourout.com.au/melbourne/farm/get-your-game-on-seven-places-that-deliver-meat-straight-to-you/)
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Picked up a near new "small meat slicer' recently on verge pickup. Cuts meat into 3mm thick strips. Would that thickness be about right for jerky. If so might give it a go making some.
https://www.amazon.com.au/CGOLDENWALL-Stainless-Electric-Commerical-Desktop/dp/B014OTE7K6
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Paddock to door: 7 places that deliver meat straight to you
https://onehourout.com.au/melbourne/farm/get-your-game-on-seven-places-that-deliver-meat-straight-to-you/ (https://onehourout.com.au/melbourne/farm/get-your-game-on-seven-places-that-deliver-meat-straight-to-you/)
Brother went halves in a cow about a month ago, got it butchered at local shop and ended up paying $13.50/kg for it. He did the same with a sheep about a month before that. I think it worked out about the same cost. When you compare the prices in the supermarket you wouldn't do it any other way.
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Diggity...
Not sure about this joint...
https://oneillsbutchery.com.au/products/ (https://oneillsbutchery.com.au/products/)
Vegemite Sausages, really?
Really! Vegemite makes a fantastic beef stock and what could be more Aussie, Aussie, Aussie?
O'Neills Butchery is the original home of the Vegemite and Cheese Sausage. We have been producing them for many years, meaning our recipe has been tested and perfected. Don't be fooled by imitators! If you love your Vegemite, you will love our Beef, Vegemite and Cheese snags.
but this looks the goods bulk pack :D
https://www.melbournegrassfedbeef.com/ (https://www.melbournegrassfedbeef.com/)