The Food and Meat Co-op helps local farmers, businesses and families in Utah by buying in bulk at wholesale prices and distributing it to the local community.
I received a free box of meat in return for a review. All opinions are my own.
Meat is usually the most expensive item to purchase at the grocery store when making meals for your family.
As my husband and I watched the price of food go up over the past year, we discussed that we should increase the amount of meat we have stored in our freezer. And that every time we go grocery shopping, we should pick up an extra package or two of meat and freeze it.
Well, a few months ago I was talking with one of the founders of Food and Meat Co-op located here in Utah. I liked the idea of buying meat in bulk to have in my freezer, while supporting local farmers and businesses, so she explained to me how the Food and Meat co-op works.
WHAT IS THE FOOD AND MEAT CO-OP?
The Food and Meat Co-op was started by two moms who wanted to help local farmers, businesses and families in Utah.
The Co-op is able to buy food and meat in bulk from local Utah suppliers, producers and farmers and then distribute it to the local community. By buying bulk, they are able to get wholesale group pricing, which saves people between 20-50% on retail prices on every product.
The point of the Co-op is to get good food for less expensive. The high-quality food is made fresh, packed fresh and delivered fresh.
Since the food goes straight from packaging the product to the consumer, it doesn’t go through a long transportation chain, which means fewer people are handling the food, and it’s not sitting for days at a grocery store.
The Food and Meat Co-op source a variety of foods, but mostly meats such as chicken, ground sirloin, pork chops, bacon, sausage, ground beef, and more. And the meats have no added hormones or steroids and are antibiotic free.
In addition, another benefit of the Co-op is you are supporting local Utah growers, businesses and the economy.
HOW DOES THE FOOD AND MEAT CO-OP WORK?
Each month the Food and Meat Co-op has a two-week sale on various foods. You go online to the Food and Meat Co-op website and select the items you want to purchase. Choose the northern-Utah location and day you want to go and pick up your purchase.
Arrive at that location on the specific day and time you chose. A refrigerated truck will be there waiting in the parking lot. Line up behind the other cars and wait in your vehicle.
A worker will come up to your vehicle and look up your order.