It's not just a question of "Where's the beef?" These days, it's more, "Where does the beef come from?"
Butcher shops were once a dying breed, replaced by big supermarket chains. In the last few years, however, many remaining shops have enjoyed a boom in business, as interest in local meat has seen a resurgence.
Blochers Meat Market in Altoona, one of the area's remaining butcher shops, has experienced an upswing in sales in recent years.
"Over the last couple of years we've gradually seen an increase," Wayne Erickson, co-owner of Blochers said.
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