Just picked up just over 500 pds of lamb meat and my meat freezer is full at the moment, good thing I am planning on canning at least a hundred plus pds of that meat, I have about 100 pds of it cut into stew cubes or hamburger for canning, plus I will be doing another 100 pds or so into sausage or cured meats.. boy is that pressure canner going to get a good work out, cleared out my extra fridge and finished all my fruit/veggie canning today, baked bread and a chocolate cake, so I don’t have to worry about meals for the next day or two while I am busy getting the meat put up.
Had a new clutch of ducklings hatch this morning and they are now moved into one of the big rabbit hutches till the little ones are big enough that they can’t get though the chain link fencing.
Seemed kind of right to me that on the day I picked up the meat, that new life came to the farm, The local price for non-certified grass-fed pasture raised, no hormone/antibodics etc lamb is currently around nine dollars a pd, with a few folks charging 9.50 or ten dollars a pd, What is the going price in your neck of the woods? Do you eat lamb? What’s your favorite cut?
Just another Day on the Farm 
Good golly is right, 500 lbs! Tell me, do you feel rich just looking at it all? 🙂
Hi Daisy
LOL, you certainly don’t feel very guility about having a good portion of meat with your meals, I will admit that it is a little surprising when I figured out what they would have been worth if I had bought them at local current prices.
You are amazing. We are not ready yet for the homesteading self sufficient lifestyle. A couple more years until we reach “early out” retirement age of 59 1/2. I read all these blogs for education and preparedness for our new life. Fortunately, hubby has farm experience and I can make and cook almost anything and not afraid to learn something new like making cheese.
I only shop at Whole Foods and lamb is expensive. I usually get the ground lamb and make gyros with Tzatziki sauce. The more garlic the more bite it has.( Greek yogurt or regular yogurt strained, seedless grated cucumbers, lots of garlic, dill, and lemon juice. I stuff then in Mediterranean gyro pockets and add sliced tomatoes, lettuce, and onions ( cook the onions if you cant handle raw). I serve it with a Greek salad.
I feel so much healthier eating food cooked from scratch and using supplements instead of synthetic drugs.
Glenda
SW Houston
Hi Glenda
Welcome to the blog and thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment, I love comments! yes, I agree that lamb is a expensive meat but its a very healthy one, and as its a full -flavored meat a little goes a long way. Thanks for your Tzatziki recipe.
Hope to see more of you soon