121: Jennifer Albright on Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food

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Jennifer Albright is a stay-at-home mom of 3. A former operations manager in the investment industry, she left corporate America 3 years ago to be at home with her kids and tend to the animals on her farm.

She raises grass-fed beef and free-range chickens. When she’s not wrangling kids or cows, she’s a Public Director for the Lebanon County Conservation District, Board member for the PA Grazing Lands Coalition, host of the podcast The Graziers Grapevine, and if we ever get to have a primary election will be running for office to be a Lebanon County Republican Committee member.

In this episode, Jennifer Albright talks about:

• Life on a farm
• Choosing to raise grass-fed beef
• Difference between how grass and grain-fed beef are raised
• Grass-finished
• Beef marketing
• Why grass-fed beef is more expensive
• Land first farming
• Why cows are given antibiotics
• What causes the difference in color and taste in grass-fed beef
• How cows are sold for consumption
• Raising free-range chicken
• The difference between farm and store-bought eggs
• Lifespan of chickens
• Misconceptions of farm lingo
• Know your farmer, know your food
• Best ways to support local farms and farmers

Featured Guest

Jennifer Albright

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