Can farming, ranching be life blood again?

Cattle graze in the pasture at Winterport Farm, north of Ione. Photo courtesy of Carina Bassin

Elia and Carina Bassin are working toward bringing a slaughterhouse to the region. Photo courtesy of Carina Bassin

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Posted by Scott Thomas Anderson on Feb 3 2012. Filed under Featured, News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

4 Comments for “Can farming, ranching be life blood again?”

skippy13

February 3, 2012 - 10:16 AM

When it opens make sure to hire American citizens and pay them a living wage. The Midwest slaughterhouses are infamous for lowering wages to the point only illegal immigrants would work there.
Robert_Alan

February 4, 2012 - 7:16 PM

New jobs in the county? What a great concept!
rascalion

February 9, 2012 - 6:52 AM

sure hope the anti progress activists can’t find a way to block this great project
Wildflowers

February 12, 2012 - 9:47 AM

I really believe we are sitting on an incredible opportunity – the public demand for LOCAL, grass-fed beef is huge, not to mention ORGANIC beef. Just ask WHOLE FOODS, NUGGET, SAC FOOD COOP, and on and on. Organic Beef is easily $20.00 and more per lb. The times is here! Don’t let it pass us by!