SHOPPING IS ON A LOT OF PEOPLE'S MINDS RIGHT NOW AND TYPICALLY DURING THE HOLIDAYS SO IS FOOD.
KSPR'S CHRISTINE DAUES TOOK US TO A BOIS D'ARC FARM TO SHOW US WHERE THE ROOTS OF A SLOW FOOD MOVEMENT ARE GROWING.

THIS EVENING ... SHE FOLLOWS THE FARM FOOD TO YOUR TABLE.

"we move these everyday"

WE INTRODUCED YOU THURSDAY TO KIP GLASS AND HIS CHICKENS AND PIGS AND COWS AND TURKEYS. THESE ANIMALS ARE LIVING THE FREE LIFE ON A FARM NEAR BOIS D'ARC.

AT LEAST UNTIL THEY WIND UP HERE, READY TO GO HOME AND BE YOUR DINNER.

"do you have a chicken for me?"

SPRINGFIELD'S FARMER'S MARKET IS WHERE KIP BRINGS HIS PRODUCT TO SELL UNDER THE LABEL "RAISED RIGHT" MEATS. RAISED RIGHT BECAUSE KIP USES no CHEMICALS ON HIS FARM, PERIOD.

“the food is better and I know it's not grown with antibiotics and pesticides"

ANN GOODNIGHT IS JUST ONE OF THE THOUSANDS WHO ARE MAKING THE CHOICE TO GO LOCAL FOR THEIR GROCERIES.

"I like knowing where my money goes and my food comes from"

KIP SAYS HIS CUSTOMER BASE IS INCREASING, EVEN THOUGH HIS PRICES ARE HIGH.

"we're probably one of the most expensive because we don't cut corners"

YOU'LL PAY ABOUT $12 FOR ONE OF KIP'S WHOLE CHICKENS, ABOUT 6 OR 7 DOLLARS MORE THAN YOU'D PAY IN THE GROCERY STORE. THESE CUSTOMERS DON'T MIND.

"you get to know the people that are making your food for you, it shortens the food chain."

"just tastes great"

AND JAMES STEGEALL IS BETTING RESTAURANT GOERS WILL PAY FOR LOCAL FOOD TO BE BROUGHT TO THEIR PLATE. HE'S THE HEAD CHEF AT FARMER'S GASTROPUB, A NEW RESTAURANT IN DOWNTOWN SPRINGFIELD. IT'S ALL LOCAL ON THE MENU, ALL YEAR ROUND.

"i've negotiated with the farmers and greenhouses, so i'll get all my vegetables year round"

KIP BELIEVES THE MOVEMENT TOWARD LOCALLY GROWN FOODS COULD GIVE THE MASS MEAT PRODUCERS A RUN FOR THEIR MONEY.

"the consumers are voting with their pocketbooks, voting with their forks"

RECENTLY A SLOW FOOD CHAPTER OPENED IN SPRINGFIELD, YOU CAN VISIT THE SLOW FOOD WEBSITE AT www.slowfoodusa.org

Also read Part 1: The Short Chain of Slow Food
http://www.kspr.com/news/local/78227667.html