Meet Greensbury Market—a company that’s managed to combine your love of quality meat and seafood with online shopping. It’s the latest in an increasing number of online retailers that are delivering high quality animal proteins right to your doorstep, provided you live in the continental US. They offer everything from grass-fed beef and lamb to wild caught halibut and shrimp. They even have femur bones from grass-fed cows so you can finally whip up a batch of homemade bone broth and fully transition into health-minded hipster. MORE: 5 Things You Need To Know Before Buying Grass-Fed So, is it worth it? As a busy young professional who values convenience but isn’t willing to compromise on quality, yeah, I think so—at least for those weeks when I can barely get out of bed, let alone get my ass to the grocery store to battle the rowdy post-church crowd on a Sunday, my preferred day for food shopping. For starters, it was a breeze to use the site—I placed my order of grass-fed skirt steak and wild caught halibut on a Sunday night and received it on a Wednesday afternoon. Both meat and fish arrived vacuum-sealed and frozen, and took up minimal space in my freezer. Oh, and the taste? Completely delicious. MORE: How To Make Sense Of All Those Confusing Beef Labels As far as cost, it’s not cheap, but these guys are pretty comparable to what you’d be charged at a farmers’ market—my two 8 oz organic, grass-fed skirt steaks came to $23.95, and supplied me with four meals worth of meat. One thing to keep in mind, though, is that small orders don’t make sense. Wait until you’re ready to stock up a bit (orders over $99 ship for free), or else you’ll feel the burn of the $20 shipping fee. One last tip: Before you order, shop around! While Greensbury Market is a great option, there are some other equally awesome online meat and seafood retailers out there, and I recommend scanning those sites for sales before you buy. Vital Choice is an amazing source for wild seafood, while US Wellness Meats is one of the very best for grass-fed and pastured meats.
