GreenmanTim has some interesting things to say about a proposal for a traveling meat processing plant. If America wants to reach a more sustainable means of feeding ourselves this could be one of the methods needed to reach that level. Tim writes some very interesting articles on his site, this one was quite informative as usual. If you are interested in sustainable agriculture, go check out the rest…
What they lacked were meat processing and packaging services.
This is a critical problem not only for New England but across much of the United States, where just 4 mega-corporations process 80% of America’s meat. There is increasing demand for locally-produced meat, raised without antibiotics or hormones, and people are willing to pay a premium for the security of knowing where their food comes from and who produces it. they also care about supporting local agriculture and the regional farm economy.
Source: Walking the Berkshires