Uncomfortable but important issue

Those wanting local food options including locally raised meat should be aware that one of the biggest impediments is the lack of local slaughterhouses. This insightful article To Eat Local, Kill Local by Heather Smith is one of the best overviews of the issue and history that I have read.

Challenges to Small Farms

One of the challenges farmers face when trying to provide naturally raised, local beef, pork, and lamb is the scarcity of local slaughterhouses. Many farmers raising animals in a natural setting are also very concerned about humane animal handling and slaughter practices and thus do not like to ship their animals long distances to industrial factory run slaughterhouses.

Please read this report from Food & Water Watch about the need for small slaughterhouses and how it would provide consumers and small farmers more options in healthy meat products.

Food Inc Released in Theatres

The movie Food Inc which exposes the questionable practices of our industrial food industry has been released in theatres. Its not in my area yet but I plan to see it just as soon as it is. I encourage everyone to do the same to learn how our government regulatory agencies are not only failing us but misleading us. And how our food is controlled by profit driven corporations.