The Meat Wagon

Happy Pride Month everyone!! This is going to be a long post so buckle up. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 For those new to the page, you may or may not have noted, that this is a queer owned business. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 My name is Stefano and I am a trans man! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 I’ll just start by saying if you have a problem with that, go ahead and just hit that unfollow button and keep it to yourself. It’s none of my business how hateful some of y’all are. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Now with that said! This world we live in is scary! Every action taken to end my existence is terrifying. But here I am just existing and to be honest, fucking thriving! I AM ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 I found out last year that a fellow queer butcher who looked up to me ended their own life because of the hate in this world. ITS NOT FAIR. Love one another y’all. All life is precious. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 . . . . . . . #pride2023 #transpride #kingstonny #ulstercountyny #ulstercounty #hudsonvalley #hudsonvalleyny #hudsonvalleyeats #hudsonvalleymagazine #hudsonvalleymag #butcher #butchers #butcherlife #butchersofinstragram #butchersofinstagram #lgbtqpride #lgbtqcommunity #newpaltz #catskillsny #newyorkfoodie #nyfoodie #transmasc #transmasculine #hudsonvalleypride #translives #suicideawarness

If any of you saw our stories yesterday, this is a continuation of the conversation. Our lease is up in November of this year and the landlord is planning on selling the building. He will not renew our lease and we might have to leave Kingston. We are asking for help y’all. We really love the community we have made here and really want to stay! June 14, at hasbrouck park from 12-6 will will be having a field day fundraiser! Think 5th grade field day with three legged races and potato sack races. We will post more about how to get sliding scale tickets for the event tomorrow! Love, Stefano #helpusstayyinkingston #help #butchershop #community

Wow, we had such a delicious and fun time during April’s pop ups and community hangs!!! Thank you @saltbox.bar for always being the best host. 🏠 🎊 MAY brings some old friends back to pop up with us, some classics as well as a school board candidates meet and greet! Here are the deets my peeps: 5/7 - @meatwagonllc 🍔🥩 AND Join progressive school board candidates @erikaforkingston and @louisaforkingston for a meet and greet at CUNTh on May 7! Share your questions, priorities and concerns! Chat with them while we all enjoy frosty drinks and tasty snacks! Swipe to see more about them both 5/14 - @manolos_cubancafe_ 🥟🥪🇨🇺 5/21 - @delfinos_htg 🥖 🇮🇹 and Queer Open mic hosted by everyones pal Colton 🎤 @ctthorn_ That’s it for May, don’t forget the LAST THURSDAY of the month there is no CUNTh night! Can’t wait to see you. 🌹🪻🌸 Stay queer my peers and always remember how very loved you are 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Warmly 💛 Jess

🥩🔪 EPISODE 6 OF THIS ORGANIC LIFE IS UP NOW! 🚨⁠ ⁠ Wen-Jay ( @wenjayying ) visits The Meat Wagon in Kingston, NY, where trans butcher Stefano is redefining what a modern butcher shop can be, one ethically sourced cut at a time. With a varied background that spans Taco Bell, culinary school, and the Biltmore in Asheville, Stefano brings a rare combination of technical mastery and genuine community values to every animal that comes through the door.⁠ ⁠ This episode is as much about identity and community as it is about food, and Stefano's vision for a more inclusive, transparent butcher shop is something the whole industry should be paying attention to.⁠ ⁠ Watch the full 21-minute episode on our YouTube, link in bio 💚⁠ ⁠ #Butcher #DocumentaryShort #LocalBusiness

I celebrated 37 on Monday. @ta_mmy5453 Brought me in a cake made by her daughter. Isn’t it cute AF?

It’s hard not to think about this bullshit war while breaking chicken.

ground beef for the people!

You’re getting sleepy… so sleepy.

We are indeed a butcher shop, whom happens to also post political shit. So here is some breakfast sausage getting linked up for the case. The sausage says “smash the patriarchy”

We are open today CASH ONLY! WE WILL NOT BE TAKING CREDIT CARDS TODAY. Donations will be made to UIDN

First and foremost, FUCK ICE. We will be open tomorrow because we are a small business and the financial day to day just doesn’t make it possible to close. With that being said, WE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING CREDIT CARDS FRIDAY JANUARY 30,2026 This may be an inconvenience for some, but if you’re out there with your eyes open to the world, you’ll see how quickly it’s not.

So obviously it’s almost 2:30 in the afternoon and I just remembered…. ITS OUR MFING 5th!!!! BIRTHDAY! Today we celebrate 5 years in the shop! Thank you to everyone who has shopped with us, chatted with us, cried with us, sweat with us, and have truly been there for us. Words are not my strong suit but one thing I know is y’all fucking rock. Thank you to my crew past and present. None of this happens with you!