HOOKS, Texas (AP) — For one local farmer, rethinking how we get the meat we eat begins and ends with respect.
The Texarkana Gazette reports Annemarie Sullivan's "regenerative agriculture" derives from her respect for community, respect for the land and, most of all, respect for the chickens, pigs and cattle she raises as owner of Sullifarm and Kitchen in Hooks, Texas.
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