| Hey friends, |
| If you have glanced at the news over the past few days, you’ve probably seen the headlines buzzing about the recent announcement regarding foreign ground beef imports. It has definitely sparked a massive national conversation about the meat industry, food security, and—most importantly—knowing where your food actually comes from. Around here, that announcement set off a whirlwind! |
| Over the last several days, our phones have been ringing off the hook, online orders have been rolling in, and we’ve had the pleasure of welcoming so many new and familiar faces through the doors of our on-farm store. First and foremost, we just want to say thank you. In a world full of confusing grocery store labels and complex global supply chains, seeing our community step up to support local agriculture is humbling and encouraging beyond words. |
| The Problem with “Mystery Meat” When headlines start talking about hundreds of thousands of tons of imported beef arriving in shipping containers, it naturally makes folks stop and look twice at the packages in the supermarket meat aisle. The truth is, much of the conventional meat supply travels through massive, opaque industrial channels. It gets commingled, heavily processed, and shipped thousands of miles before it ever hits a grocery shelf. When you buy conventional beef, it is nearly impossible to trace which pasture—or even which continent—it came from.Our Promise to You: Local, Transparent, and Pasture-Raised Situations like this are the exact reason we do what we do at Watson Farms.When you order from us or walk into our farm store, there is zero guesswork:100% Grass-Fed & Finished Beef: Our cattle spend their entire lives grazing open, lush pastures the way nature intended—no feedlots, no shortcuts, and no grain finishing.Pasture-Raised Pork & Chicken: Raised outdoors with access to fresh air, sunshine, and clean forage.True Traceability: Born, raised, and harvested right here. When you feed your family Watson Farms meats, you know exactly who raised it and how it was cared for.  Here is a picture of our cow herd and some of our broiler chickens in the same field (if you look close you can even seen all the grasshoppers and bugs).We’re Stocking the Shelves!With the surge in orders this week, our team has been working in overdrive out in the pastures and in the packing room to keep everything stocked and running smoothly. Beef inventory is starting to get low but we will be receiving a new round of beef the end of next week. Even though some of the beef inventory is getting low we do have plenty of Ground Beef available. Whether you’re swinging by the farm store to grab burger patties for weekend grilling, stocking your freezer with a bundle box, or having your weekly staples shipped straight to your doorstep via watsonfarms.com, we are honored to have a seat at your family’s dinner table. Thank you for choosing to vote with your fork and keeping local family farms thriving. |