Beyond Meat S-1

Re:Beyond Meat S-1 by rubicon33 on Monday April 22, 2019 @04:49PM (#19722831)

I've been following this thread and it's gotten me curious. I can't help but wonder - do you have some kind of personal connection to this farmer? How does one source a farmer, let alone one that is willing to let you meet the cow, be there on slaughter day, etc. These are all things that are foreign to most people.

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Re:Beyond Meat S-1 by Pfhreak on Monday April 22, 2019 @06:13PM (#19723526)

No personal connection at all. I cold called around. My local farmers markets publish a guide of local farmers. [1]

I just put together a spreadsheet with all the farms within 50 miles and visited a few websites/made a few calls. Some farmers had already sold their beef for the season, others weren't grass fed, etc. Eventually I narrowed the candidate pool down to two or three and asked if I could come see their farms. One farmer said no, so I went with one of the others.

[1] http://www.pugetsoundfresh.org/

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Re:Beyond Meat S-1 by int_19h on Monday April 22, 2019 @05:04PM (#19722974)

Just googling around, it seems that you can find quite a few farmers advertising such services.

For a more personal connection, I'd start at the local farmers' market.

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Re:Beyond Meat S-1 by JohnFen on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @02:32PM (#19731433)

> For a more personal connection, I'd start at the local farmers' market.

I agree. The farmer's market was my entryway. At ours, local ranchers are present and selling their meats. There is a huge wealth of knowledge about what exists in your area at a farmer's market. Not just for meat, but for everything.

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