“Surely, you can’t be serious! ” “I am serious, but don’t call me Shirley.”  -Airplane!

As unbelievable as it sounds, as far as we know, we are the only jewelry store in NC with a meat handler’s license.  What in the world would possess us to do such a thing?

Simply put, we have started to make an effort to purchase items made and grown locally.  Next, we began shrinking our environmental footprint, by also adding sustainable living products to our lifestyle, such as reusable bags and up-cycled products that would otherwise be used once then discarded and putting forth more effort to recycle at our home and store.  Julia always grows a vegetable garden and we began sourcing locally produced food to feed our family.

In her searching, Julia  learned of a local-owned source of all-natural Angus beef.  We made several trips to nearby Snow Hill, NC and toured the farm at Nooherooka Natural.  Ollie and Mary Betty Kearney at Nooherooka have been producing hormone-free and antibiotic-free meats from animals humanely raised on grass pastures and fed all-natural, GMO-free whole grains they also grow on the farm.  They provide their customers with gorgeous cuts of meat, vacuum-packed, and quick frozen.

Is it any wonder Julia and I found ourselves filling coolers with ice and bringing back this great beef to share with friends?  Not long after, Mary Betty asked if we would like to sell Nooherooka products in our store and Julia jumped at the chance. We installed a small freezer and had the inspection and paperwork done to allow us to sell frozen meat in NC!

So, come on by and check out the wide selection of all natural beef, whether you need steaks, bratwurst, or hamburger.  We even have all natural pork products!  We have preservative and nitrate free lunch meat, bacon, and sausages.   You can also make special requests for custom cuts.

Here are some of the benefits:

• You will be eating REAL FOOD, prepared fresh by you, without added fillers and by-products, not food engineered to be stored on a grocery shelf for months or under a heat lamp for hours.
• You will be healthier by eating high quality food that is free from hormones, preservatives, and pesticides, which can all cause long term health issues.
• You will be consuming food that was raised in healthful, humane manner and causing minimal environmental impact.
• You will be voting with your pocketbook by shopping local to support your neighbors that care about you, not corporate profits to be gained even at the cost of the health of the very consumers purchasing the product.

So come on by and visit, pick up a beautiful piece of jewelry, drop off a repair you’ve been meaning to take care of, and pick up some locally raised meat for dinner!