Canada-wide beef recall creates opportunity for local producers
Posted October 4, 2012 4:49 pm.
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The largest beef recall in Canadian history is having a positive effect for at least some farmers in Nova Scotia. Most of the beef consumed in Nova Scotia comes from away, but ten percent of what is eaten is raise and produced on local farms.
John Tilly is the past president of the Nova Scotia Cattle Producers Association. He says shoppers should take this chance to learn about what they are eating and where it comes from.
“Consumers do need to speak to their stores where they shop and say ‘Where did that hamburger come from?'”, he says. “And you know what? I think it would be very, very difficult for most of the big chains to tell you where their hamburger comes from.”
Wolfille beef farmer Tyler Jordan of Jordan’s Natural Acres says he’s seen an uptick in both business and interest in his product.
“We’re seeing more people at the markets, we’re getting more phone calls and you know, one on one, people asking us questions, of course,” he says “They are looking to source meat from a safer source. Someone they can trust, they want to talk to the actual producer and know how their meat is produced.”
Most local farms will sell directly to the public, at local farmers’ markets or will arrange to have their products delivered.
