At Vermont Packinghouse, we believe in Meat as it ought to be. There is a cycle to life, and a creation in death. As farmer-philosopher Wendell Berry puts it, “To live, we must daily break the body and shed the blood of Creation. The point is, when we do this knowingly, lovingly, skillfully, reverently, it is a sacrament.
This is the vision of Vermont Packinghouse.
The US meat industry is almost entirely controlled by four companies. If we are to ever move away from this consolidation and towards a decentralized and sustainable base of meat production, we must develop mid-sized supply chains that are big enough to have an impact, yet small enough to care. Making meat as it ought to be, that is the mission of Vermont Packinghouse.
While a new company, Vermont Packinghouse is the 2nd plant in a network of medium-small meat packing plants working towards this mission. The first is Lorentz Meats in Cannon Falls, Minnesota which has been in operation since 1968. Lorentz Meats provides a strong network foundation that has greatly strengthened in the last decade.
Vermont Packinghouse is pleased to work with over 300 local, small-scale farmers. Additionally, we work with branded meat companies and restaurant groups. We are proving that making good meat really can happen on a regional scale.
The US meat industry is almost entirely controlled by four companies. If we are to ever move away from this consolidation and towards a decentralized and sustainable base of meat production, we must develop mid-sized supply chains that are big enough to have an impact, yet small enough to care. Making meat as it ought to be, that is the mission of Vermont Packinghouse.
While a new company, Vermont Packinghouse is the 2nd plant in a network of medium-small meat packing plants working towards this mission. The first is Lorentz Meats in Cannon Falls, Minnesota which has been in operation since 1968. Lorentz Meats provides a strong network foundation that has greatly strengthened in the last decade.
Vermont Packinghouse is pleased to work with over 300 local, small-scale farmers. Additionally, we work with branded meat companies and restaurant groups. We are proving that making good meat really can happen on a regional scale.