As I'm sure some of you have noticed we've taken a brief hiatus. We've been busy bees in the background planning for the big game you all know it: THE HOLIDAYS. Is your family coming for dinner and you're stuck between finding time to start holiday shopping, wrap the presents; AND plan a full menu? We get it, we've been there. 

Doctors have said in the past that anything less than well-done meat was bad for you, and modern doctors often say well-done meat is carcinogenic.  Chefs, on the other hand, will tell you that a piece of meat that is not medium rare or medium is ruined… so where do you begin?  Today, we will discuss target safe temperatures and prepared meat temperatures.

Really think about that; the smell of a gently warming steak, the sound of the sizzle as the steak hits the grill (or pan, we won’t judge… much), the sight of the beef popping and jerking as it slowly works up to a perfect medium rare… But, as much as we all love meat, there is always a way to make it just a *little* better.

And we talk about that RIGHT HERE!

Farms have been a stable of world culture for thousands of years, and people have often taken great pride in the health of their crops and animals, and the reputation they had for treating the animals, earth, and plants as family. These days, these values are depreciating as the modern factory farm is taking over… and the results might make you question your eating habits!

There is an ancient secret…

No… not the Law of Attraction

But how to be Fitter, Faster, and Stronger… All while eating MORE, and eating BETTER, than you do now! Yes… it is a real thing, and ancient cultures (as well as cultures that adhere to these practices today) keep getting healthier!

Curious… Read on to learn this great secret to YOU and YOUR health!

Most of us have heard the term “think globally, act locally”, but probably have not really given that a whole lot of thought. Today, we are going to talk about a wave that is not coming… because it is already here! While many people might not necessarily think global, acting local is evident with some of the new movements we are seeing, such as CSA Farming!

There is a lot that is going on behind the scenes with your butcher before you buy your meat from the butcher.  Ethical, proper, and solid sourcing practices are what make it so you get the meat you want, you know that you are getting what you are paying for, and that this meat sources will be available for a long time.

Concluding the history of meat eating and the importance of the butcher throughout human history we come to a unique and historic era… the modern age! Is the modern butcher as important to society as in ages past? Read on… the answer might surprise you!

Last time we were here we talked about the history of meat and the way it works as a part of humanity and as a portion of the human condition. Having touched on that, we are now going to go further by quite a span of time. Doing this we are moving forward to go beyond just hunting and eating, and we are going to get into the topic of butchering meat as a profession and a necessity.

We eat meat… as human beings we eat substantial amounts of meat, and there are reasons for this. Many of these reasons are steeped into history, and in this series, we will begin to cover all of the points that led to our meat consumption and our meat culture.