ATOKA, Okla. (KTEN) — Atoka Public Colleges Superintendent Jay McAdams has a mission.
“To supply our college students what I really feel like is the best high quality beef of any college within the nation,” he stated.
McAdams stated this system began as an concept about six months in the past. The Choctaw Nation Ranch, H and L Customized Processing and Atoka Public Colleges partnered to serve college students wholesome choices.
The college will obtain round 400 to 600 kilos of beef every week.
“The college will present us with a schedule and form of give as an quantity of kilos per week that they want,” stated H and L co-owner Charity Hensley. “The Choctaw Nation will be sure the meat is there. We are going to be sure its lower up and prepared when the college wants it.”
The beef the college will obtain is being raised regionally by the Choctaw Nation.
“We all know the historical past of our cattle. We all know what pasture they had been raised in. We all know the medical historical past,” stated tribal spokesperson Jody Standifer. “We all know the antibiotics. We all know every part about these cattle that you can think of.”
H and L Customized Processing steps in subsequent.
“We slaughter the animals, we course of the meat, we package deal it, and we are going to ship it straight to the college,” stated co-owner Gary Hensley.
The superintendent believes this program not solely provides his youngsters a wholesome possibility, however may supply them a profession path.
“It’s going to give our children the chance of going proper to the sector proper to our desk within the cafeteria, and actually give our children some extra alternatives a few profession,” McAdams stated. “They’ll take a look at a profession, whether or not it is in processing or whether or not it is in ranching.”
