Local Burger: Kansas's Fast Food
by Kyeann Sayer, Nomad on 09. 6.06
Ok, so, "We're Not in Kansas Anymore" is way overused. However, it can seem appropriate when discussing innovations like Sellers Markets Sustainable Fast Food. If you thought such a concept would work few places besides NoCal in the foreseeable future, I was kind of with you. Then, last week, our TreeHugger TV maven Simran Sethi gave me the skinny on Lawrence, Kansas's own Local Burger. She loves the joint cuz it serves "Local foods and considers the special diet, the vegetarian, the environment, the economy, sustainable agriculture, animal husbandry and a whole lot of other stuff." You can pop in for local and grass fed beef, as well as elk and pork from nearby. Since the eatery will celebrate its one-year anniversary on September 14, locals seem to be eating it up. So, you are in Kansas. Still. And it's a good thing. (And if you're not, visit the web site anyway. Hear cute sounds from little cattle, elk and bison.) ::Local Burger
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fast food joint-- GLOBAL
Right... the point is that as much as possible of the food is locally sourced. So, it's different from the global fast food we all know.
And locally raised beef means what? That the dehydrated cow drinks and uses up less water then a cow living further away? That it takes up less land mass to roam around? There's a lot more resources used to raise these large animals then just the fuel used to ship them once they are finally murdered.
LOCAL BURGER! Good food. I live in Lawrence and I love it. It's nice to have the local farmers there talking about the happy animals.