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Schutte-Patrick hopes shoppers in the future will be able to eat their prosciutto, salamis, and local cheeses on the store\u2019s patio while watching the livestock around them. Some always wonder how you can eat your animals and how not to get attached to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe do get attached to them. We are very involved, as all meat-eaters should be. We feel for every animal that leaves this farm. You have to feel something, or you\u2019re in it for the wrong reasons. We thank the animal for what they’re going to provide. And this is full circle; an animal lives and dies to sustain our lives. We\u2019re not flippant about that and are extremely respectful of the process. Any good livestock farmer wants to give that animal the perfect life out of respect for that animal. They have one bad day; we like to say two bad days if they’re males,\u201d Schutte-Patrick said, trying to lighten the mood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Those other farmers\u2019 products in their store? Schutte-Patrick passionately supports local farmers and agricultural businesses that are working to connect customers and growers of products that are all local to Tennessee, Alabama, and the Southeast. These passions are promoted with a sense of humor on Instagram and Facebook that is bound to lighten your day while simultaneously causing you to consider the reach of your investment when you shop. This initiative has joined forces with Tennessee\u2019s South Central Tourism Association, where Schutte-Patrick is an Experience Tennessee Ambassador.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI’m working with Tennessee Experience to develop a map of all the local agriculture resources and farms to let people know they can be driving by so many farmers that have the products they need. They don\u2019t have to go to Walmart or Publix to pick it up. That’s really exciting from our business standpoint; working with Experience Tennessee to highlight all the farmers in the area. We want to support as many farmers as we can,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As if educating the public on all things agriculture and livestock isn\u2019t enough, she\u2019s teaching something new. It\u2019s something she didn\u2019t sign up for, but she\u2019s learning as she goes – breast cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere\u2019s so much front and center [that] I want to get across. I didn\u2019t think I knew anything about breast cancer; now it\u2019s like I\u2019m an expert. People are checking themselves, because I\u2019ve asked, \u2018Have you done a self-check today?\u2019 I never thought I wanted to be a teacher, but I\u2019ve kind of put myself in that position in everything I\u2019ve ever done,\u201d she laughed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A recent Instagram post is a page from her class notes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOne month ago today, I was told I should stop [breastfeeding]. It\u2019s funny, when someone tells you to stop doing something, it changes your mental state. It\u2019s like how I\u2019ve always said I never wanted boobs, and I\u2019d be fine with a boy’s haircut because both female attributes are zero fun. But to hear someone say you\u2019re going to lose your hair. And a boob. Or two. Or three. (Just kidding, seeing if you were paying attention), makes you want to punch something.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Schutte-Patrick said, \u201cWith cancer, I\u2019m an open book. I\u2019ll talk about boobs all day long. I want to tell everybody about it. I\u2019ve been putting reminder checks on Instagram, encouraging women to do self-exams at home, or schedule their first mammogram. I\u2019m trying to be slightly pushy and slightly annoying about it \u2013 just enough to get the need to do something, anything, across. And it\u2019s working. A woman messaged me that she checked herself the very same day I shared my diagnosis online, immediately made an appointment for the lump she found, and thankfully it was benign. Another follower moved up her mammogram appointment just to be safe. And similar stories are pouring in. Hearing those stories, I know I\u2019m doing the right thing. I know I\u2019m making a difference.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Asking Schutte-Patrick how she\u2019s handling reflection these days, \u201cThings become more intentional with your kids; the time you spend with them. You become more intentional with what you put on your table, what you’re putting in your mouth, where you purchase from in the community, and who that might help in the long run.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jennie Schutte-Patrick is an ambassador for life. GN<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jennie Schutte-Patrick is passionate about animal agriculture and educating locals about where their beef, lamb, and pork come from. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6688,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[69,6],"tags":[32],"class_list":["post-6427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fayetteville","category-feature","tag-november"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC04885-683x1024.jpg\")
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