Walden Local Meat Co

Category: Meat products store

Address: 2 Highwood Dr Suite 202, Tewksbury, MA 01876, USA

Phone: +19783628642

Opening hours

Sunday: Closed

Monday: 9AM–4PM

Tuesday: 9AM–4PM

Wednesday: 9AM–4PM

Thursday: 9AM–4PM

Friday: 9AM–4PM

Saturday: Closed

Reviews

Mike S.

May 16, 2022

Joined and first package arrived. Opened small package marked sirloin steak tips. Sure didn't look like steak tips. Not even the tiniest amount of marbling. Cooked and was the toughest piece of meat. Tried to cut thin but still inedible. Now with 10 lbs of this quality of food. Canceled membership. If I want expensive tough meat, I'll just go to any of my local supermarkets. Nice enough customer service but I took gamble and lost.

J Ross

Feb 12, 2022

Thank you for the great communication, service, products and flexibility! The customer service, the tips on the website and other great specials are great perks. We love our share. We won’t purchase meats anywhere else. No more buying rotten smelly meat from chain grocery stores. The meat comes with your share’s farmer’s name and location. Same with the fish; captain/vessel and water location. Sign up! You’ll be keeping farmers working and in return you’ll get quality foods that emanate pure pride.

Michelle Repace

Dec 7, 2021

I have been a customer since August of this year. My previous review was taken down. Same complaints. They gave me a credit but haven’t fixed the problems. As I have stated before have many issues that the quality and cuts of meat do not come close to the price they charge. I have been receiving some of the cheapest cuts of meats like roasts and shoulders in three shipments and charged over $234. The sizes and shapes are so inconsistent and small or are butchered very sloppy. I am constantly having to match up cuts of same meat to have enough for my family. The filets I received were two to a package and I received three packages in the one shipment. They weren’t rounded or in one piece. It looked like a dog chewed on it. The briskets; one was flat as a brisket should be and one cut as a corned beef. The portions were so small for my family of 6; The briskets were so off portioned I had to cook both and the amount of fat - left us with one serving each. I have called and spoke with customer service I have changed the selections I cannot take any more packages of 85% ground beef - 6 packages each time I can get that at my grocery store. For $234 or more a month just doesn’t add up. I left two messages and no one has gotten back to me. My share is on hold for now. Very upset very disappointed ☹️ and very dissatisfied 😡

Ali Sico

Nov 30, 2021

You get what you pay for. Pastured, responsibly raised meat. I've been using walden for about a year now. Switched over from butcher box. Quality of meat doesn't compare. Wanted something more local as well. All meat is labeled. You know the farm it came from. Recently tried turkey for Thanksgiving. It was the best turkey I've ever tasted. So clean and fresh tasting. Cooked beautifully. We did some swanky stuff. It was fun. Pork chops (last photo) flavorful and cook so beautifully. Im big on eating cleanest pork available as its one of the worst raised meats in this country. Also the local cheese and grass fed butter ! Thanks walden for helping us feed our family the best.

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Questions & Answers

How much does it cost

Barbara Butcher | Aug 28, 2018
Dejan Savic | Aug 28, 2019

It is listed on their website: https://i2.wp.com/waldenlocalmeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Join-Us-Table-c1-1-1.png?fit=3240%2C2241&ssl=1 Price depends on type of the share selected and quantities (in lb). Shares arrive once a month in insulated bags with a bag of dry ice inside.

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food stamps from Massachusetts?

Press Shepherd | Aug 28, 2018
robin coppellotti | Aug 27, 2021

Do you take food stamps

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Do they take food stamps from CT

Larry “Carfuzz” Sears | Aug 28, 2018
Nate Dube | Aug 28, 2018

Nope, not yet.

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Sorry, I am ordering for one person the minimum package. What is the typical pound amount and therefore the cost per pound

Gerald Fierst | Aug 28, 2019
Charley Cummings | Aug 28, 2019

Hi Gerald! Shares and prices are listed at the bottom of this page: waldenlocalmeat.com/share ! Or checkout our FAQs! Let us know if you have any other questions, we’re happy to help!

Is this an actual walk-in store or order only?

Ryan Grogan | Aug 27, 2021
Walden Local Meat Co | Aug 27, 2021

Our home delivery share program is based out of Billerica and does not have a storefront, but we do have a full butcher shop at 316 Shawmut Ave in Boston!

What are your food safety practices? Are you food safety certified by any 2nd or 3rd parties?

Marya Kholchenkova | Aug 28, 2019
Walden Local Meat Co | Aug 28, 2019

Hi Marya! We process only in continuously USDA inspected facilities :). Let us know if you have any other questions!

Do you take food stamps

Susan Carlson | Apr 29, 2022
Walden Local Meat Co | Apr 29, 2022

We unfortunately are not able to accept food stamps yet.

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COST of this service?

Tilda Landrigan | Apr 29, 2022
Walden Local Meat Co | Apr 29, 2022

Hi Tilda, Our share costs vary depending on your share type and size, you can learn about our share types on our website on the What is a share page, and if you click join us, and enter your zip code you can see our full range of prices. Our website is waldenlocalmeat.com. Hope to have you as a member soon!

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Can you order your own specific items

Vicky Nelson | Aug 27, 2021
Walden Local Meat Co | Aug 27, 2021

In our Custom share you can select which items are able to be sent to you, and we offer monthly specials which are specific items that can be added to your share!

Can you send me a price log

Patricia Artist | Aug 27, 2021
Walden Local Meat Co | Aug 27, 2021

Hi Patricia, you can learn about our share types here: https://waldenlocalmeat.com/share-2/ !

Are turkeys available

Pat Boyd | Aug 27, 2021
Walden Local Meat Co | Aug 27, 2021

Hi there! Please give our shop in Boston a call at 857-277-0773 if you'd like to reserve a turkey for pickup - though we may be sold out at this point!

Can I get a delivery less often than every other month if need be? Once per quarter for example

Joe Strinka | Aug 27, 2021
JtopCats | Aug 27, 2021

Yes I used to do every other month. I now do every month and can skip a month if I chose.

Do the meats come flash frozen? Im concerned about freezing things myself non-professionally

Joe Strinka | Aug 27, 2021
Walden Local Meat Co | Aug 27, 2021

Yes they do, and vacuum sealed :)

Do they accept EBT CARDS?.

Roger Malonson | Aug 27, 2020
Walden Local Meat Co | Aug 27, 2020

not yet but we are working on it!

Do they have meat packages?.

Roger Malonson | Aug 27, 2020
Walden Local Meat Co | Aug 27, 2020

that's what we do - waldenlocalmeat.com/share :)

Do you do meat bunbles do you have a menu of all different amounts of different prices

Sandra Simpson | Aug 27, 2020
Walden Local Meat Co | Aug 27, 2020

Yes! They are listed at the bottom of this page: waldenlocalmeat.com/share ! And we deliver to your door :)

Do you have Turkey Wings,gizzards,hearts and livers.

Shakuntala Rekha | Aug 27, 2020
Walden Local Meat Co | Aug 27, 2020

Yes we do! Those would be add ons to our normal shares, available through our monthly specials :)

Do you have raw honey?

Shakuntala Rekha | Aug 27, 2020
Walden Local Meat Co | Aug 27, 2020

unfortunately no, try carlisle honey!

Do I have to order or can I just go to the store directly?

Georno Geronimo | Aug 27, 2020
Walden Local Meat Co | Aug 27, 2020

We deliver to your door for no extra charge through our share program, or you can buy what you'd like in our south end shop :)

Do you guys sell lard or tallow?

Georno Geronimo | Aug 27, 2020
Walden Local Meat Co | Aug 27, 2020

Yes we do! Both in our shop and as an add on to our share program :)

What are the prices

Jim Gallery | Aug 27, 2020
Walden Local Meat Co | Aug 27, 2020

Listed at the bottom here! Waldenlocalmeat.com/share

Do you take food stamps

Susan Chambers | Aug 27, 2020
Walden Local Meat Co | Aug 27, 2020

We do not yet unfortunately!

Hi, this sounds great and I'm about to join! But before I order any butter I would like to know if it is made using raw or pasteurized cream? I addition, how do I go about ordering organ meats, animal feet, and bones?

Jacqueline Barton | Aug 28, 2019
Walden Local Meat Co | Aug 28, 2019

Hi Jacqueline! It is pasteurized :) All of the organs and such are available on our monthly specials page after you sign up! Let us know if you need anything else at all, we're always happy to help.

DO YOU MAKE DEliverys to waltham

Debbie Bushard | Aug 28, 2019
joseph Arenstein | Aug 28, 2019

If you go onto their website they mention what towns they deliver to, if the don't deliver to your area you can pick up from this location in Billerica

Do you deliver to waltham

Debbie Bushard | Aug 28, 2019
Walden Local Meat Co | Aug 28, 2019

Yes we do!

Is it possible to get just the seafood that's mentioned on your post card?

Elaine Hackney | Aug 28, 2019
Walden Local Meat Co | Aug 28, 2019

Hi Eliane! Yep we can do that, just shoot us a note after you sign up!

Where can I find information on the standards for egg-laying chickens at the farms you source from? (Website covers poultry not egg-laying birds)

Rachel R | Aug 28, 2019
Rachel R | Aug 28, 2019

Website covers birds for meat purposes- not egg layers

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What farms in MA does this company partner with and how much money goes back to the farmer?

Nicole Elizabeth | Aug 28, 2019
Walden Local Meat Co | Aug 28, 2019

Hi Nicole! It depends on which type of animal, but typically that number is about 50%. On chicken for example, our farmers make about 10x more than industrial commodity farmers. We partner with many different farms in MA - we buy eggs from Anna Houston & Rob Perazzo in Mill River, MA for example, or Peter Heins in Westminster MA for pork; Stephen Hall for chicken in Dracut, and others! We label every cut with a farmer name and town :). Let us know if you have any other questions, we're happy to help!

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What is in a typical box of meat and what would the cost be. Do you deliver to New Jersey

Annette T | Aug 28, 2019
James Hudzik | Aug 28, 2019

They do not deliver to NJ

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Are there kosher meats?

Olena Wilson | Aug 28, 2019
David Whittaker | Aug 28, 2019

No. They are a CSA, and use local farmers for their meats and eggs.

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Do you get to choose the cut you want?

A Google User | Aug 28, 2019
joseph Arenstein | Aug 28, 2019

Also if you pick up in person you can look through what they gave you and ask them to replace cuts you may not want

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What are the delivery hours?

Amara Richards | Aug 28, 2019
James Hudzik | Aug 28, 2019

Once a month or pick up

Are your meats organic

Victoria Snuffer | Aug 28, 2019
James Hudzik | Aug 28, 2019

Yes, read any of the farmers affidavits. Grass fed or pastured is a better definition than organic.

I’m a customer, love the service and product! I am wondering how do I find nutrition information on the products? Thank you

Paula Antunes | Aug 28, 2019
Mike Alvarez | Aug 28, 2019

You should email customer service.

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How long, after you join, does your share take to ship?

Mike Alvarez | Aug 28, 2018
Mark Fleckenstein | Aug 28, 2018

Within the month

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