Local Meats dba Harris Country Meats

Local Meats dba Harris Country Meats operates at 480 Twin Barns Rd in Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee, under USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service establishment numbers M20686 and V20686. The federal record lists a grant of inspection dated January 25, 2022, and classifies the plant as very small. Listed FSIS activities include meat slaughter, meat processing, poultry identification, and voluntary slaughter and processing of meat.

The establishment reports slaughtering cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb under federal inspection. Its FSIS slaughter volume category is 1, meaning under 1,000 head per year. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the packages are marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales.

The website on file is a Facebook page, and no website text was available for this profile. Details beyond the federal record, including hours, pricing, scheduling practices, cut and wrap options, and ownership, are not yet on file.

The federal record lists this establishment as doing both slaughter and processing under USDA inspection for cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb, and it also reports custom-exempt slaughter, where the customer owns the animal and the finished packages are marked Not for Sale. FSIS places the plant in slaughter volume category 1, under 1,000 head per year, and classes it as very small, so capacity is limited. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, hanging weight fees, and cut and wrap charges are not stated in the sources on file. Farmers should contact the plant at (423) 638-1538 to confirm species, scheduling, and whether work is being accepted.

Local Meats dba Harris Country Meats 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.

The establishment reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, which generally indicates meat sold directly to household customers at the establishment. No product list, counter hours, bundle or half and quarter offerings, delivery, shipping, or online ordering are described in the sources on file. Households should call (423) 638-1538 to confirm what is available.

If you are buying a half or quarter animal, the plant is where the animal is processed; the farm sells you the animal. Read how to buy a half cow for the sequence and the math.