Many producers use meat buying clubs as a means to expand market options for farmers and provide consumers with a direct source for pasture-based meat and/or poultry in bulk.  A buying club can be as small as five people or as large as 5,000. Membership fees and/or volunteer hours support group coordination and food distribution.  Consider forming a club with your neighbors or colleagues at work! 

See NC Choices publication How to Start a Meat Buying Club

A few food-buying clubs focused on local foods that include meat have emerged in North Carolina, including

• Know Your Farm (www.knowyourfarms.com) near Charlotte, NC
  
• Triangle Meat Buying Club (www.trianglemeatbuyingclub.com) in Raleigh, NC
  
• Go Local NC Farms (www.golocalncfarms.com) based in Concord, NC
  Farm to Fork Meats (www.farmtoforkmeat.com) based in Raleigh, NC
  

If you have -or know of- a meat buying club that should be listed here, please send information to Sarah@ncchoices.com