Comments on: In meat descent? Seek out Muslim suppliers http://boyinthebands.com/archives/in-meat-descent-seek-out-muslim-suppliers/ Scott Wells on the practice of Christian faith Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:44:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Jane Redmont http://boyinthebands.com/archives/in-meat-descent-seek-out-muslim-suppliers/#comment-37123 Jane Redmont Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:33:56 +0000 http://boyinthebands.com/archives/in-meat-descent-seek-out-muslim-suppliers/#comment-37123 Agreed on the Halal butcher. Happy pluralism note: in deepest Oakland, CA there is a store with two signs on it, "halal" and "carniceria" (which is "butcher" in Spanish)! How's that for hybridity. Agreed on the Halal butcher. Happy pluralism note: in deepest Oakland, CA there is a store with two signs on it, “halal” and “carniceria” (which is “butcher” in Spanish)! How’s that for hybridity.

]]> By: Scott Wells http://boyinthebands.com/archives/in-meat-descent-seek-out-muslim-suppliers/#comment-37113 Scott Wells Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:05:17 +0000 http://boyinthebands.com/archives/in-meat-descent-seek-out-muslim-suppliers/#comment-37113 Ah, but around here were have three kinds of true local butcher: the extraordinarily expensive ones for gourmands and embassy folk, kosher butchers and halal butchers. We also have local farmers who bring in their meat to market days i cryovac bags. I think that this last is probably the most responsible but I was thinking of what's most widely available -- at least near cities -- and reasonably priced. (If I was in a rural area, I might check with a deer processing plant. Also, my alma mater has or had an animal husbandry program and a quiet little meat sales room.) Ah, but around here were have three kinds of true local butcher: the extraordinarily expensive ones for gourmands and embassy folk, kosher butchers and halal butchers. We also have local farmers who bring in their meat to market days i cryovac bags. I think that this last is probably the most responsible but I was thinking of what’s most widely available — at least near cities — and reasonably priced. (If I was in a rural area, I might check with a deer processing plant. Also, my alma mater has or had an animal husbandry program and a quiet little meat sales room.)

]]> By: Jamie Goodwin http://boyinthebands.com/archives/in-meat-descent-seek-out-muslim-suppliers/#comment-37112 Jamie Goodwin Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:56:09 +0000 http://boyinthebands.com/archives/in-meat-descent-seek-out-muslim-suppliers/#comment-37112 Actually, I think all of your points are valid (except maybe the divine desponsibility) by any local butcher. I have spent my time in meat packing process plants, as a contractor, and there is no doubt that if you are not prepared it can be a daunting first visit. I also saw a lot of people who took a great deal of pride in what they did, who cared that they were making a quality and safe product. Of course these are facilities where the animal is delivered already dead, and having never been to slaughter house I do not have first hand knowledge of those. Years ago I helped with a pig slaughter. That is where a few families got together and do all the slaughtering and butchering in the same day, and your right it is not a happy buisness - but then again, knowing that at the end of the day you would have a freezer full of meat and a way to feed your family over the next 6 months is a decidingly happier feeling then not having those things. Actually, I think all of your points are valid (except maybe the divine desponsibility) by any local butcher.

I have spent my time in meat packing process plants, as a contractor, and there is no doubt that if you are not prepared it can be a daunting first visit. I also saw a lot of people who took a great deal of pride in what they did, who cared that they were making a quality and safe product.

Of course these are facilities where the animal is delivered already dead, and having never been to slaughter house I do not have first hand knowledge of those. Years ago I helped with a pig slaughter. That is where a few families got together and do all the slaughtering and butchering in the same day, and your right it is not a happy buisness - but then again, knowing that at the end of the day you would have a freezer full of meat and a way to feed your family over the next 6 months is a decidingly happier feeling then not having those things.

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