Food for Thought-Who processes your meat?

A few days ago, I received a thoughtful question from a customer. It’s one of those questions that sits at the heart of what we do—but isn’t talked about nearly enough. “What are the slaughter options for small farms in Colorado? And how humane are they?” If you eat meat, this is a question worth asking. Not to make anyone uncomfortable—but because understanding it connects us back to our food in a way our modern system often avoids. Let’s talk about the different paths meat takes from the farm to your kitchen. When it comes to meat processing, there are really two paths:

5 From the Farmers Kitchen-Brats & Sausages

I love to cook, but often need fast dinner solutions, no time more than the busy summer season. This is when we lean hard into the convenience and speed of brat-and-sausage meals. Here are 5 of our favorite ways to make the most of this fast, easy to cook and already seasoned meat

5 from The Farmers Kitchen-Bacon

I always love the feeling when the fridge and freezer are full, I know exactly what’s in the pantry, meal planning feels possible, and I’m excited about what I’m cooking for the week. Do you know that feeling? We got that feeling on a farm scale this week. Asa inventoried all the freezers(a really big job), defrosted the ones that needed it, and then yesterday we got restocked on pork! So we know exactly what’s available, hopefully no more being surprised when we are sold out. And best of all for Farmhand 4, BACON is back. We were out of our Classic Bacon for 3 weeks, and that was not a happy time for our youngest farmhand. So to celebrate the return of bacon, I’m sharing 5 of our favorite ways to use bacon after the morning rush is over. I know when we think of bacon, we think of breakfast, and when you think of breakfast, bacon often comes to mind! But bacon’s not just for mornings, it’s ready to shine all day.

What we pay-Food for Thought

Humans (in most parts of the world) are the only species that don’t spend most of their energy and resources acquiring food. And we’re one of the only generations in human history that: Doesn’t grow it Doesn’t hunt it Doesn’t preserve it Doesn’t know the people who produce it (You are an exception to the norm here.)