[pwg]

In order to do so, one has to have a local butcher who is still in operation.

For many, any such local butchers were driven out of business years ago by the lower cost options in the supermarkets produced by the bulk producers, so the option to "just go to a butcher" is no longer available, at any cost.

[dredmorbius]

Butchers are found throughout much of the US, in at least in urban/suburban areas. If your only local food option is WalMart or Dollar Store, you might have a long trip before you, though with a chest freezer, and an icebox and dry ice for the trip itself, meat tends to freeze and preserve well.

[datavirtue]

It's available. Just be prepared for Boars Head price shock. Hell, the butcher probably carries Boars Head.

[justin66]

I’ve never lived in a city or suburb that doesn’t have one locally. Is it a small town thing?