Join us October 30th to celebrate ten years of good meat and custom-cut butchery! Aaron and I started this butcher shop ten years ago to bring locally-sourced, well-raised meat to home cooks of the East Bay. Another goal was to see more of each other since our prior jobs had us working opposite shifts. Well, […]
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How has COVID-19 changed our business? It hasn’t.
If you ask our customers why they choose to eat organic, locally-raised meat, you’ll probably get a lot of different answers. Some people do it for environmental reasons, some people do it for health, and just about everyone will tell you that they do it because clean, fresh meat simply tastes amazing. At The Local […]
Eat Good Meat, Save the Planet: Behind the Scenes at Your Local Butcher
Concerned about climate change? We are, too! Pastured animals are an essential part of regenerating our soil. Soil regeneration combats climate change. This new year we resolve to educate our friends and customers about the virtues of pasture-raised animal husbandry.—Monica & Aaron Rocchino & The Local Butcher Shop Team When you first walk into The Local Butcher Shop, a […]
Eat Good Meat, Save the Planet: A Customer’s Perspective
Concerned about climate change? We are, too! Pastured animals are an essential part of regenerating our soil. Soil regeneration combats climate change. This new year we resolve to educate our friends and customers about the virtues of pasture-raised animal husbandry. —Monica & Aaron Rocchino & The Local Butcher Shop Team Richard Cobeen is a good man to know, especiall...
Eat Good Meat, Save the Planet: The Science
Concerned about climate change? We are, too! Pastured animals are an essential part of regenerating our soil. Soil regeneration combats climate change. This new year we resolve to educate our friends and customers about the virtues of pasture-raised animal husbandry. —Monica & Aaron Rocchino & The Local Butcher Shop Team These days we’re all trying to walk a little ...
Eat Good Meat, Save the Planet: Grass Farming
Concerned about climate change? We are, too! Pastured animals are an essential part of regenerating our soil. Soil regeneration combats climate change. This new year we resolve to educate our friends and customers about the virtues of pasture-raised animal husbandry. —Monica & Aaron Rocchino & The Local Butcher Shop Team Like a lot of ranchers, Loren Poncia has a [&he...
Christmas Hams and Rib Roasts
Well, it’s that time of year again. Halloween came and went in a blur and it’s dark out at five o’clock in the evening. Thanksgiving was a whirling tornado of turkeys, sweet potatoes, brussels sprouts and oddly enough, potato latkes. Now we are laying down our hams for Christmas, ordering geese and ducks and trying […]
Four Years and 86,018 Sausage Links Later
Four years ago today, we opened the doors of The Local Butcher Shop. We started out simply wanting to offer people delicious, trustworthy meat, and we have grown to offer so much more than that! At The Local Butcher Shop you’ll find good meat, an experience, an education, a friendly face, a community and a […]
It’s Burger Time!
The days are getting longer, the nights are getting warmer, and we’re ready to fire up the grill and eat some burgers! While a traditional grilled hamburger made from our 100% grassfed beef tastes good any day of the year, we’ve gathered up some some other burger inspiration for this grilling season. Smoky Pork Burgers […]
Stemple Creek Ranch Tour and Grilling Class
Grilling season is here! Join The Local Butcher Shop in Tomales for our annual Stemple Creek Ranch tour and grilling class. Loren and Lisa Poncia, who raise 100% grass-fed beef for our shop, will lead a guided tour of their ranch and cattle. Afterwards, you’ll join our butchers as they cook steaks, burgers and roasts […]