On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:16:43 -0600, Inci Willard <[log in to unmask]>  
wrote:


> Most small ranchers/farmers I know will not deal with individuals,I  
> consider myself a small farmer producing around 125-150 marketable lambs  
> per season. My production is a part of co op that deals strictly with   
> "naturally raised" Easter market where lambs must be under 40 pounds and  
> still on mother's milk.  No vaccinations,no drugs of any kind and no  
> grain.  And,we get premium prices for our lambs.
Very nice.  If you were in our area, I'd buy from you.

Here is Colorado we have a lot of small ranchers.  There are two within  
one mile of our
house who sell to the individual, and two more within 25 miles that I know  
of.
And there is a little store in our town that sells buffalo pastured on  
their own
ranch about 30 miles away, and pork from 25 miles away.  And there is a  
person in our
area who raises 60-100 lambs a year, strictly for the local market:  
farmers market, and
individuals.  I recently ate my way through the best leg of lamb I've ever  
eaten.
We're pretty lucky here, in getting top-quality meat for a fair price.

	Lynnet