Old Fashion Country Butcher

Old Fashion Country Butcher operates at 335 South 5th Street in Santa Paula, Ventura County, California, under USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service establishment numbers M44788, P44788, and V44788. The federal record lists a grant of inspection dated June 29, 2015, and classifies the plant as Very Small.

FSIS activities on file cover meat processing and poultry processing, along with voluntary processing and voluntary slaughter for both meat and rabbit. The establishment also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer and returns packages marked Not for Sale. Species detail is not reported to FSIS.

The website on file is a Facebook page, and no website text was available for this record. Secondary directory listings describe the business under categories including butchering, meat markets, meat packers, and sausages, and a Facebook post dated April 15, 2025 refers to animals arriving from Santa Barbara. Details beyond the federal record, including hours, pricing, booking practices, and retail offerings, are not yet on file.

The establishment reports custom-exempt slaughter to FSIS, so animals owned by the customer can be processed with the returned packages marked Not for Sale. It also holds federal grants for meat and poultry processing and reports voluntary slaughter and processing for meat and rabbit, which means both custom work and inspected work may fall within its listed activities. Species detail is not reported to FSIS, and no information on booking lead times, minimums, kill days, hanging fees, or cut and wrap charges is on file. Farmers should contact the plant at (805) 933-3968 to confirm what species and what type of work it is handling, as listed.

Old Fashion Country Butcher reports custom-exempt slaughter to FSIS, which means it can process an animal a customer already owns (a whole, half, or share bought before slaughter) and return it in packages marked Not for Sale. Most small farms have one or two plants they book with, and the plant's calendar decides the delivery date.