Been here ----on a farm I ran the livestock on for many years (organic, grass fed etc) we sold lots of meat direct, the profits at the end were minimal
What we did create was;
1) Jobs (sales/delivery etc)
2) More loyal market than the supermarket buyers
3) More resilient market that is less dependant on price fluctuations
You need plenty of time to sell direct and you have to give a very good service to get anywhere as the competition is tough
These days I just sell 1/2 or whole lamb ---much easier and less time consuming. I don't pander to any requests , no special cuts and you collet from me when I say!
Hence I only sell about 100 lambs/year this way
What we did create was;
1) Jobs (sales/delivery etc)
2) More loyal market than the supermarket buyers
3) More resilient market that is less dependant on price fluctuations
You need plenty of time to sell direct and you have to give a very good service to get anywhere as the competition is tough
These days I just sell 1/2 or whole lamb ---much easier and less time consuming. I don't pander to any requests , no special cuts and you collet from me when I say!
Hence I only sell about 100 lambs/year this way