Kimberly Brandyberry Jones’ Post

It's been a hectic first season of Thanksgiving turkey orders! We will have limited turkeys this year because a bobcat killed most of the smaller turkeys at Richardson Farms last weekend. This is a rough emotional and financial hit for the Richardson family, and we are doing what we can to support them. Farmers deal with tragedies like this every season, whether it’s livestock lost to predators, produce shocked by an early freeze, or prolonged drought. Especially in Central Texas, farming and ranching is not easy. For better and worse, large grocery stores with global supply chains shield customers from local disruptions due to weather, predators, or just a bad crop. Limited strawberries from California this season? No worries, buy more from Mexico. Worried about losing turkeys to predators? Raise them in a warehouse instead of on pasture. These decisions lead to a more secure food system, but they disconnect consumers from the repercussions of their local ecosystem.  At Radius we can’t (or won’t) buy turkeys from Arkansas, broccoli from California, or blueberries from Chile if our local farmers have disruptions. This means as Central Texas consumers, we will feel the pain of drought along with local farmers. We will feel the pain of predation. All to a lesser extent of course than farmers stewarding their land and animals every day, but this connection between consumer and the local ecosystem is important — even if it is painful at times. Specifically for the bobcat tragedy at Richardson Farms, it means we will have fewer than expected 14 - 18lb turkeys (still enough to fulfill already placed orders), and that the wonderful Platt family from Behind the Oaks stepped in to sell turkeys to Radius at the last minute (usually orders are placed 6 months in advance). If you can’t get the perfect sized turkey for Thanksgiving this year, it’s because of a bobcat. You could buy an ideal turkey size from Whole Foods instead, but if you do that you won’t have a bobcat story to tell guests to explain why you served a 24lb bird. Buy local; the stories are better. Support the chaos of a local food system by pre-ordering your Thanksgiving essentials from Radius. We have local pasture-raised turkeys from Richardson Farms (less than expected) and Behind the Oaks, and scratch-made pies from Texas French Bread, Baked from Scratch ATX, and Pie Jacked.  The last day to order will be November 21st, and pick-ups are at Radius at 1912 E 7th St from Saturday, Nov 23rd to Wednesday, Nov 27th.

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