

Danforth and Eating Older Animals
-Broiler chickens are generally 6 weeks old. -Pork is generally 6 months old. -Lamb is under a year. -Beef is often 12-24 months. Adam...


Cold Mountain Goat Lady
Click HERE for a clip from the movie "Cold Mountain." In this scene I am reminded of the complexity inherent in the killing of animals...


Humans as a Keystone Species
To harvest flesh of good provenance is to enact an ancient narrative. An ancient devotion of human to animal. Human at our most...


About Ryan
I am Ryan O'Hern, a journeyman whole animal butcher. In my youth, while working alongside lobster fisherman, land managers, ranchers and...