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Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Mobile Slaughterhouses: Cutting Costs and Carbon for Local Farmers

This is a much-needed service across the country that will allow for more small local meat farmers. I would absolutely use the services of a mobile slaughterhouse rather than have to butcher my own meat birds. Unfortunately, it is still illegal in many states.
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 Everyone loves an ice cream truck. That familiar, jingling ditty resounds throughout the neighborhood, luring kids out of their homes in pursuit of a frozen treat. One truck can service multiple neighborhoods, while parents enjoy the convenience of an ice cream provider that comes to them. No carting car-fulls of screaming youngsters miles away to an ice cream parlor or grocery store — a luxury that saves stress and carbon emissions.



The neighborhood Mister Softee really isn't so different from the latest trend in sustainable meat, the mobile slaughterhouse. And no, I promise I'm not digressing into a plot from a horror film.