Visit to Miles Smith Farm

Visit to Miles Smith Farm

We went to Miles Smith Farm in Loudon, New Hampshire, to film for our fundraising campaign. Ed Slattery did a wonderful job with the filming, and  Susan Kaup, our Marketing Manager, took on the role of site photographer.  Through her eyes and lenses we have the...
Our visit to Washington, DC

Our visit to Washington, DC

There were several key people that we needed to interview because of their knowledge of humane slaughter and their involvement in changing policy.  We first spoke with Lisa Shames, Director of Natural Resources and the Environment, at the Government...
Heather Ridge Farm

Heather Ridge Farm

We spent a couple days at Heather Ridge Farm in Preston Hollow, New York (right in the beautiful Catskill Mountains). We Interviewed Carol Clement and John Harrison, and they talked with us about their animals and methods of production. They are excited to have us...
Lunch Menu Today: Heart and Tail Stew

Lunch Menu Today: Heart and Tail Stew

Elliott Orwick, a student in the SUNY Cobleskill Meat Processing Program, cooked Beef Heart & Tail Stew in the parking lot outside the Meat Lab. The heart and tail meat was from the cattle that were slaughtered the week before. On this very beautiful day,...
Pig Processing at SUNY Cobleskill

Pig Processing at SUNY Cobleskill

Pigs were the last animals on the slaughter list for students at the Meat Lab. We’re usually accustomed to thinking of pigs as pink, so it was quite interesting to get to know these black, hairy pigs before they were slaughtered.  They were quite curious...