In this episode, Al Kurki, a program specialist with NCAT's ATTRA sustainable agriculture program, interviews Karla Buck, co-owner of Bear Paw Meats in Chinook, Montana. Al, who works out of NCAT's headquarters in Butte, Montana, talks with Karla about how the Bucks raise, process, and market meat to school districts in the area surrounding their business.
For more information on this topic, you can contact Al Kurki directly at akurki@ncat.org.
Related ATTRA Resources:
Farm to School Sales. Profiles of Ranches Making it Work
Other Resources
Bear Paw Meats website
Bear Paw Meats Facebook
Please call ATTRA with any and all of your sustainable agriculture questions at 1-800-346-9140 or e-mail us at askanag@ncat.org. Our two dozen specialists can help you with a vast array of topics, everything from farm planning to pest management, from produce to livestock, and soils to aquaculture.
You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find our other extensive, and free, sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at NCAT/ATTRA's website.
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