Guide to Online Meat Sources

[Aloha Steve]

You can also try contacting http://www.hicattle.org/Industry/Default.aspx who may be able to put you in touch with producers, who then may be able to put you in touch with retailers of their products.

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Follow up to prasantrin's excellent idea:

They gave me the a list of ranch's in the State and lo and behold there is one in Oahu on the list!

http://www.beefhawaii.com/

I wrote them asking questions using the information from the "BEEF" book and await there reply.

Stay tuned.

Edited August 12, 2009 by Aloha Steve (log)

[prasantrin]

Glad it helped! I don't know if you noticed, but the North Shore Cattle Company also sells at a couple of farmer's markets on the island, so if you're near either of them, you can always go and check out the meat in person. And they have a restaurant, so you can always taste it before you buy!

[David A. Goldfarb]

Interesting. My in-laws in Honolulu have been avoiding red meat lately, but maybe next time we're there we can take a few days on the North Shore. I can see some local beef and shrimp and a shave ice for dessert happening.

[Aloha Steve]

Glad it helped!  I don't know if you noticed, but the North Shore Cattle Company also sells at a couple of farmer's markets on the island, so if you're near either of them, you can always go and check out the meat in person.  And they have a restaurant, so you can always taste it before you buy!

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Planned on going to the Farmer's market on Sat which is a 10 minute ride from my house.

Alan Wong's Restaurant is Hawaii's 2009 winner for the BEST. I think this makes the 3rd year in a row and 6 or 7 out of the last 10 that its won BEST in Hawaii. The Pres. ate there in Dec. I don't know if I should hold that against them or mark it as a accolade. Anyway the fact that they use their beef is a very good sign.

Edited August 13, 2009 by Aloha Steve (log)

[Aloha Steve]

Interesting.  My in-laws in Honolulu have been avoiding red meat lately, but maybe next time we're there we can take a few days on the North Shore.  I can see some local beef and shrimp and a shave ice for dessert happening.

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Um, don't forget to make that reservation for two more when you do!

[Steve R.]

When we were on Oahu in May, we ate at the counter (at Wong's) and had a great meal. At any rate, just saw this thread... I could have sworn that there were a couple of tables at the Community College Farmer's Mkt that were meat sources. Have you checked with the CC's cooking school about where they're sourcing their meat?

[Aloha Steve]

When we were on Oahu in May, we ate at the counter (at Wong's) and had a great meal. At any rate, just saw this thread... I could have sworn that there were a couple of tables at the Community College Farmer's Mkt that were meat sources. Have you checked with the CC's cooking school about where they're sourcing their meat?

I have checked the booth at the FM held on Sat's at the CC. Thanks for the suggestion.

I buy most of my proteins now at Whole Foods and on some few occasions online.