Craig and Omar are in the news lately because of their efforts to build a new USDA-inspected chicken processing facility in Leominster, Massachusetts. Residents of the next-door residential neighborhood are objecting, mainly because they fear for the values of their property. No matter how much modern technology might prevent any public nuisance, the word “slaughterhouse” triggers negative emotions. I think this would happen anywhere—or am I wrong? Any volunteers out there for bringing a chicken plant to their town?
Posts Tagged ‘Omar Khudari’
Not in my Backyard
Posted in News, tagged Chicken Processing Plant, Craig Fournier, Leominster, Massachusetts, Omar Khudari on October 3, 2013| 8 Comments »
Chicken Processing
Posted in Farm Business, tagged Craig Fournier, Fournier Free-Range Foods, Omar Khudari, Poultry Processing on June 5, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Today was the first day of chicken processing, which is normally not my favorite chore. However this year, Craig Fournier and Omar (my farming partner) are starting a chicken processing business, and they are taking the entire job off my hands. Craig has converted a camper trailer into a mobile chicken processing facility that he tows from farm to farm. And Craig and Omar plan to establish a fixed base operation as their business grows. This is a much needed service for farms in southern New Hampshire. I am rooting for them to succeed.