Overdue

It has long past time for me to write you about my friend, Doug. I have come to know Doug over the past two years, because he has been selling me the finest meat I have ever had the pleasure to buy. I was familiar with Prather Ranch Meat Co. before Doug came on-board, but Doug has taught me a lot more about all the great meat he sells and the ranching and husbandry approaches that are behind it. Doug was referred to by me as my "Meat Guy" until I taught everyone around me his name.

Food binds people together, whether at the dinner table or the market. As our culture in the United States moves further away from the farm, it is dramatic to see how buying meat and produce from the people who actually produce it effects the transaction. My experiences with Doug and all my other friends and purveyors at the market have genuinely enriched my life. As a result, all my meals have backstory. I only need to look in my fruit bowl, pantry, fridge or freezer to be reminded of all the wonderful people and food in my life. It is worth adding that Doug runs his business fairly and ethically and always attempts to give his customers the best. At the shop in the SF Ferry building, Prather Ranch Meat Co. guys, lead by Steve and Scott (pictured above, with Doug), do much the same. As a result, rather than refer to myself as a PRMC customer, I describe myself as a Prather Ranch advocate.