FOOD CURATED: The Good Slaughter: A Meat Cutter Shares His Processing Floor

“My hope is that my children will have the same passion for this as I do…” Meet Larry Althiser, the owner and head meat cutter for Larry’s Custom Meats in Hartwick, NY, a small farming community in the Northern Catskills. Larry takes pride in his slaughterhouse. He’s been butchering and processing animals for over 30 years, learning through hard work his philosophy on the right way to slaughter animals so we can eat. I spent two days upstate with Larry at his brand new processing plant to learn firsthand how animals become food — a rare opportunity to tell the story of transparency in the meat industry. Truth be told, I was very, very anxious going into this shoot. The night before, I tossed and turned in my bed, restless for hours. I just wasn’t sure if I was ready to see the whole pro

Title: FOOD CURATED: The Good Slaughter: A Meat Cutter Shares His Processing Floor

Duration: 10:56

Submited by: GNTV

Category: Inspiring

Added on: January 10th, 2012

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