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1 year agoA friend of mine, her father was a bagging clerk at a grocery store for literally his entire life. He was able to support two kids and a spouse on that salary, and retired maybe ten years ago.
A friend of mine, her father was a bagging clerk at a grocery store for literally his entire life. He was able to support two kids and a spouse on that salary, and retired maybe ten years ago.
Broadly speaking, yes, having a mentor is a good idea. However, finding a mentor, a good one, is pretty challenging.
I feel like the pragmatic solution is just to try and find a good team. A good team will provide a learning environment for all of the best practices and technical skills.
There are a few mentor sites, but honestly, I’ve had pretty hit or miss results with them. You’d likely have to do some trial and error before finding the right fit.
That can’t be universally true - you can buy meat from independent farms. Maybe you’re correct about logistics at scale, but at the individual farm level, you can definitely purchase meat.
Random link from Google.