COVID-19 outbreaks have closed almost two dozen giant meatpacking plants nationwide, creating shortages on grocery shelves that have inspired shoppers to look for local sources.
Farms here that raise beef, pork, lamb, chickens and rabbits are noticing a sharp uptick in interest.
“It’s been crazy,” said Caleb Sturtevant of Botany Bay Farm in Brush Prairie.
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