Sweet Earth Special: Mobile Slaughterhouse
09/19/2008
Consumers, chefs, grocers — everyone seems to want more locally raised meat. But the farms, slaughterhouses and butcher shops that could provide it have been disappearing from the Puget Sound region. So, the Pierce Conservation District plans to fund a USDA–inspected mobile slaughterhouse that can make the rounds to area farms. It is expected to give a big economic boost to small farmers, and more local meat to consumers. KUOW's Amy Radil reports.© Copyright 2008, KUOW
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