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Organ Meat Status

written by

Marie Reedell

posted on

October 8, 2020

Don't waste - eat the whole beast. Plus, the organs are packed with major nutritional value!

Here's the status of bones and organs as of today.

BEEF 

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  • Beef Bones - in stock ****PUT ON SALE 15% with this newsletter***
  • Beef Blood - not allowed by the USDA
  • Beef Brains - we are working with the processor to sell this and hopefully will have some in stock in November
  • Beef Eyes - the processor is looking into this
  • Beef Heart - in stock
  • Beef Intestines - if we can convince the processor to do it, we will sell it
  • Beef Kidney - in stock
  • Beef Liver - in stock
  • Beef Lungs - the processor is looking into this
  • Beef Soup Bones with Meat and Marrow - in stock
  • Beef Spleen - we are working with the processor to sell this and hopefully will have some in stock in November
  • Beef Testicles - the processor is looking into this
  • Beef Thyroid - not allowed by the USDA because of Mad Cow Disease
  • Beef Thymus/Sweetbreads - if we can convince the processor to do it, we will sell it
  • Beef Tongue - in stock
  • Beef Tripe/Stomach - we are working with the processor to sell this and hopefully will have some in stock in November
  • Canoed Beef Marrow Bones - in stock
  • Cow Head - too big to deliver
  • Knuckle Bone - we expect these to be back in stock in November
  • Ground Beef Heart - the farmer cannot sell this on a regular basis because there’s usually not enough of the whole beef heart to make ground
  • Ground Beef Kidney - the farmer cannot sell this on a regular basis because there’s usually not enough of the whole beef kidney to make ground
  • Ox Tail - in stock
  • Sliced Beef Marrow Bones - we expect these to be back in stock in two weeks


POULTRY 

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  • Chicken Blood - not allowed by the USDA
  • Chicken Feet - in stock
  • Chicken Gizzards - in stock NEED TO GET INVENTORY FROM AARON
  • Chicken Heads (brains and eyes included) - we expect these to be back in stock in two weeks
  • Chicken Hearts - in stock
  • Chicken Liver - in stock
  • Chicken Lungs - the processor is looking into this
  • Chicken Neck and Back - in stock
  • Chicken Spleen - the processor is looking into this
  • Turkey Blood - not allowed by the USDA
  • Turkey Feet - not for sale, the farmer uses these for turkey broth
  • Turkey Gizzards - in stock
  • Turkey Heads (brains and eyes included) - not for sale, the farmer uses these for turkey broth
  • Turkey Hearts - we expect these to be back in stock sometime in November, but they sell out quickly
  • Turkey Livers - in stock
  • Turkey Neck and Back - not for sale, the farmer uses these for turkey broth
  • Turkey Spleen - the processor is looking into this

LAMB & GOAT 

(shop for lamb & goat bones and organs here)

  • Goat Blood - not allowed by the USDA
  • Goat Bones - in stock NEED TO GET INVENTORY FROM AARON
  • Goat Head (brains and eyes included) - in stock 
  • Goat Heart - there will more the next time the farmer processes goats, and we don’t know when that will be
  • Goat Intestines - if we can convince the processor to do it, we will sell it
  • Goat Kidneys - there will more the next time the farmer processes goats, and we don’t know when that will be
  • Goat Liver - there will more the next time the farmer processes goats, and we don’t know when that will be
  • Goat Lungs - the processor is looking into this
  • Goat Soup Bones - there will more the next time the farmer processes goats, and we don’t know when that will be
  • Goat Stomach - we would like to sell this if the processor will do it, the farmer will ask about that
  • Goat Tongue - in stock
  • Goat Spleen - the processor is looking into this
  • Goat Stomach - we would like to sell this if the processor will do it, the farmer will ask about that
  • Lamb Blood - not allowed by the USDA
  • Lamb Bones - in stock
  • Lamb Head (brains and eyes included) - there will more the next time the farmer processes lamb, and that will probably be in the spring
  • Lamb Heart - in stock
  • Lamb Intestines - if we can convince the processor to do it, we will sell it
  • Lamb Kidneys - in stock
  • Lamb Liver - in stock
  • Lamb Lungs - the processor is looking into this
  • Lamb Meaty Shank Bone - there will more the next time the farmer processes lamb, and that will probably be in the spring
  • Lamb Tail - in stock
  • Lamb Testicles - there will more the next time the farmer processes lamb, and that will probably be in the spring
  • Lamb Spleen - the processor is looking into this
  • Lamb Stomach - we would like to sell this if the processor will do it, the farmer will ask about that


PORK 

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  • Pork Blood - not allowed by the USDA
  • Pork Bones - in stock
  • Pork Ears - back in stock probably in December
  • Pork Feet - in stock
  • Pork Head (brains and eyes included) - in stock
  • Pork Heart - back in stock probably in December
  • Pork Intestines - if we can convince the processor to do it, we will sell it
  • Pork Kidney - in stock
  • Pork Liver - in stock
  • Pork Lungs - the processor is looking into this
  • Pork Skin - in stock
  • Pork Stomach - the farmer is not interested in selling it
  • Pork Tail - back in stock probably in December
  • Pork Tongue - back in stock probably in December
  • Pork Spleen  - the processor is looking into this
  • Smoked Pork Jowl - in stock

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