BONFIELD, Ill. — Kim Snyder built her farm in this small community west of Kankakee on the principles of organic farming and local food. But bringing her livestock to slaughter in a way that helps her maintain her passion for those principles has always been difficult.
Now, the former American Express operations manager hopes to develop a mobile slaughterhouse that would travel the state and help farmers get their livestock slaughtered, while also bringing consumers closer to the food they eat.
"I think every farmer like myself will see value in it. It will be so much easier if they can have the butcher come to them," Snyder said. "It's good for people too. They're more connected with their food, more interested in what they're putting in their mouth. This gets the farm and the processor closer to their customers."
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