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Happy Dancing Turtle in Pine River Works With County, Central Lakes College and Local Meat Producers to Create Jobs and Mobile Slaughtering Units

KAXE | By Heidi Holtan,
John Bauer
Published December 12, 2021 at 7:07 PM CST
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Happy Dancing Turtle is based in Pine River.

Happy Dancing Turtle in Pine River is working with local and regional partners in an effort to bring a mobile slaughter unit and other meat processing infrastructure to the area.

Central Lakes College is developing a meat cutting program and apprenticeship program to fill the workforce need. The mobile slaughter unit will serve a working classroom, while
also serving producer needs.

Jim Chamberlain (Conservation Technician) and Chris Glassman - (Campus Chef) joined us to tell us more.

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Local FarmsCentral Lakes Collegehappy dancing turtleJobsEconomic Development
Heidi Holtan
Heidi Holtan is Director of Content and Public Affairs. She manages producers/hosts and is the host of the KAXE Morning Show, including a variety of local content like Phenology, What's for Breakfast, Area Voices, The Sports Page and much more, alongside Morning Edition from NPR.
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John Bauer
John has been listening to KAXE since the early days in 1976, and worked as the Development Director from 1995-2022.
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