SMALL BUSINESS MATTERS " If there is one thing that I am most proud of, it is the fact that clean-label, clean-ingredient, simple meats can be enjoyed by the entire family. " - LOREE MULAY WEISMAN and cold storage facility in Longmont. A system of distributors also moves their product line throughout the United States. Weisman is proud that her company uses only heritage pork for its sausages and meatballs. This is obtained from about 100 small family farms, Midwest producers under a year-long contract that doesn't change as commodity markets do. " This guarantees these critical producers that there is a fixed price for their animals, " she said. " In that way, they can have a guaranteed income regardless of price changes in the market. Last year was tough on many of them and we increased what we paid them to sustain them in business and let them plan for future growth. And we verify that these sources are sustainably raised with no use of antibiotics...ever. "http://www.ftiinc.org/columndumpers http://www.ftiinc.org http://www.ftiinc.org/columndumpers