This idea also came from my DH and he gets the credit. He said that even in large cities there are processing plants and butcher shops. Contact the plant or butcher to find a farmer selling a cow on the hoof. Go in with another family and buy the entire cow and have it processed. For about $1.39 you get steaks, prime rib, roasts, burger, everything and a lot of it!

I know it works very easy for us but he says even in the city you can find a cow.