18thMarch

Party Time!

Come join us for a beer as we celebrate Mac’s Local Buys one year anniversary!  Everyone is welcome and the more the merrier, so tell a friend! What: Mac’s Local Buys one year anniversary bash. When: Sunday April 14, 2013 1-4pm. Where: Urban Chestnut Brewing Company- 3229 Washington Ave St. Louis, MO 63103. Why:  Help us celebrate one amazing year of being alive.  Enter your name in our drawing for a chance to win Mac’s Local Buys T-shirts and a grand prize of …

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30thJanuary

Mac’s Local Buys Grocery Bag

Introducing Mac’s Local Buys 2013 Grocery Bag. Mac’s Local Buys is excited to introduce our 2013 Grocery Bag. This bi-weekly food subscription will be filled with veggies from Three River Community Farm, Mac’s Local Buys premium pastured proteins, farm fresh eggs, locally baked breads, honey, jams, jellies, pastas and so much more. This is an amazing opportunity to experience some of Saint Louis’ finest local goodness without the hassle of running all over town to get it. Shares are limited …

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25thDecember

Late December Update…

Hey Team, Just a reminder that this Thurs Dec 27th, I will be headed to Houston’s Homegrown to pickup fresh chickens. I will be back late in the afternoon/early evening. If you would like me to bring you back some chickens, just let me know at macslocalbuys@gmail.com how many. We’ll meet up at my house that evening. Pork. Few things going on. 1)We have a January 28th harvest date at Swiss for up to 5 hogs. 2) Kluesner’s …

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20thOctober

Harvest Meat

Hey Everyone, wanted to drop a reminder notice out to everyone that we are looking to fill a couple shares for an upcoming Rain Crow Ranch beef buy. If you are interested, please advise via macslocalbuys@gmail.com. Good chance this is the last beef buy of the year. Regarding pigs, Kluesner’s Farm has Red Wattles available. If you would like to get in on a MLB share of a hog buy let me know. Or if you are …

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17thOctober

American Meat

Now, I realize that I’m a bit late to the party with this announcement and that there’s a somewhat important baseball game being played down the street this afternoon, however, you need to be made aware – so you can keep up! Besides, this should be some good stuff. This evening at Washington University in Simon Hall, May Auditorium they are showing a free screening of Graham Meriwether’s new documentary American Meat. The show rolls out at 6pm with a short …

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28thSeptember

Updates Galore

If it seems like its been forever, that’s because it has. I don’t even want to repeat the date of the last blog entry. Sad. But it’s not like I’ve been sitting around. Shit, we just spent two weeks up in Idaho and Montana, hanging out with some great friends, hiking, kayaking, sight seeing, hitting up farmer’s markets in both Coeur d’Alene, ID and Whitefish, MT, relaxing on Lake Coeur d’Alene and otherwise just enjoying life. …

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07thJune

Bock Bock Buy #3

At the beginning of July, I will be headed down to Paul’s farm again for some more chickens.  If you would like to get in on this buy, please email me at macslocalbuys@gmail.com and let me know how many birds you want.  Then, and this is important, send me a share deposit check for $20 x number birds – this will secure your order. Also of note, the day before the last pickup Paul called me and told me he had …

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18thMay

Beef Pickup Tomorrow or Finally…

Tomorrow morning we are finally heading out to Fruitland Processing in Jackson, MO for yet another  grass fed beef buy from Rain Crow Ranch.  The first official trip as MLB though.   The extraction unit will be headed out around 830 am Saturday morning and should be returning to Wilmore Park by 1 or 2 pm.  I will advise via email when we leave the processor and begin the journey back to the city. Looking forward to meeting …

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09thMay

Bock Bock Buy#4

  If you have any interest in getting in on some of the awesomeness that is fresh, local, pastured chicken, just let me know how many you would like.  MLB is now taking orders for a May 29 or 30th pickup – date pending, from Houston’s Homegrown.  Our take is limited.  First come, first serve!

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01stMay

Kluenser’s Farm representing at Cochon 555!

Check it here. How frigging awesome for the small pig farmer from Marthasville, MO?  Acclaimed chef Mike Sheerin from Three Floyd Brewery & Restaurant in Muenster, Indiana chose a Kluesner’s Farm Red Wattle to use for the Cochon 555 competition stop up in Chicago last weekend.   For those that don’t know, this is a pretty big deal.  It’s an event that brings together 5 chefs, 5 wines and 5 hogs – a nose to tail cooking competition with …

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