Meat Supply in Danger…?
Lately I’ve been seeing confusion coming across our social media feeds in regards to the government’s plans for sequestration and the meat industry. If you aren’t aware of what’s going on, you should...
View ArticleDoes Brown Meat Mean It’s Bad…?
A few evenings ago, I was consulted by a friend of mine about the color of meat and how to tell if it’s bad. She sent me this photo…. Back story… this woman bought these steaks, opened them up, turned...
View ArticleAre There Hormones in Meat!?
The simple to that question is well, yes. There are hormones in everything… In you, in me, in animals, even in vegetables. That’s just a fact of life. Are hormones added to the animals before they are...
View ArticleThe Challenges of Local Meat
We get quite a few people coming in on a weekly basis asking if we sell local meat. And the answer to that question is NO. But is it by choice? Absolutely not. You would think that it would be as...
View ArticleA Look Inside Glass Walls of a Slaughterhouse… A Pork Plant
A while back I shared a video looking inside the walls of a beef slaughter plant. If you missed it, I highly suggest you check out that post! In the post I said, It’s no secret that customers of the...
View ArticleHow Do I Know When My Pork Chops Are Cooked?
For a long time as a child, I didn’t like pork… I know, the daughter of a butcher not liking pork it’s like a sin. Why didn’t I like pork? Well my mom usually over cooked it. It was dry, it was tough,...
View ArticleWhat We Want You to Know About the Meat Industry
As a business who’s been in the meat industry and seen many different sides of the industry, we’d like consumers to know that you can find good meat no matter where you go. Don’t feel like you’ve got...
View ArticleNitrites: What’s the REAL Story?
Nitrites are something that have been in the news off and on since the 1980’s. One news story tells you they cause cancer, the next one tells you the health benefits of nitrites. There have even been...
View ArticleThe Real Story Behind Chicken Nuggets…
Well that “pink slime” controversy is rearing it’s ugly head again… But this time it isn’t about the beef. The suspect in question? Chicken. I am sure many of us remember this image of that “pink”...
View ArticleDid You Know: There Is Such A Thing As Purple Meat?
It’s probably likely that if you solely buy meat from the grocery store, you didn’t know there was such as thing as purple meat. Yes, purple meat. Or as we call it in the meat industry, dark cutting...
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