#42 The Growing Need for Local Meat Processing with Backyard Butchery
“I had to learn everything the hard way. I was going to the library all the time when I had time to do that. I’m listening to podcasts all the time. I’m trying to network with people like you and find people on social media and compare and just join all these groups where you can ask questions. That’s really how you get through it; you’ve got to find people who are willing to share their knowledge with you and that’ll save you some of the heartache.”
In this episode, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Tiffany Baxter, owner of Backyard Butchery. Tiffany talked about how she started her fully mobile butcher shop and some of the obstacles she had to overcome. Tiffany also shared what her farm operation looks like and her plans to expand the farm to hold more animals. Tiffany was very open about sharing what has and hasn’t worked for her, obstacles with Backyard Butchery as well as her own farm operation.
About our guest: Tiffany Baxter, Backyard Butchery - Oklahoma
Tiffany started Freeland Farms in June 2014 and Backyard Butchery in April 2022. Freeland Farms originally involved doing bee removal, contracting for commercial beekeepers nationwide, pollination, and selling whole chicken & turkey. Currently, Tiffany still does bee removals/relocations and pollination contracts, but she also now raises fancy GOS pasture raised pork and shorthorn show cows as well as some beef from those.
Backyard Butchery is the first fully mobile processing unit for beef, pork, lamb and goat in Oklahoma and Tiffany does all these things solo. She is currently looking to expand Backyard Butchery into wild game by the end of next year.
If you are interested in connecting with Tiffany, checkout Backyard Butchery website, Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok.
At a glance:
Starting Backyard Butchery in Oklahoma and how it evolved from just poultry to a fully mobile butcher shop.
How difficult it is to get started in agriculture without a background in ag or family support.
Tiffany’s farm and operation and the learning curve of starting from scratch.
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About the Host of Farming on Purpose, Lexi Wright:
I’m your host, Lexi Wright. I started the Farming on Purpose Podcast from a passion for sharing the stories of agriculture from generations past, preserving the skills and lessons learned along the way, and ensuring the best of that is passed onto those who will continue to lead the way into the future of production agriculture.
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