{"id":7255,"date":"2024-01-12T14:32:45","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T19:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adirondack.org\/?post_type=featured-stories&#038;p=7255"},"modified":"2024-01-12T14:32:45","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T19:32:45","slug":"building-a-chop-shop","status":"publish","type":"featured-stories","link":"https:\/\/www.adirondack.org\/featured-stories\/building-a-chop-shop\/","title":{"rendered":"Building a Chop Shop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ANCA SOIL Loan recipients Katie and Bandon Donahue have been farming together since 2007 and established <\/span><b>Donahue\u2019s Livestock Farm<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in North Bangor, N.Y. in 2016. Their loan project \u2014 Donahue\u2019s Chop Shop \u2014 marks a significant step in the evolution of their farm operation as they will soon be able to provide more local meat for more customers, including vulnerable members of their community.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Donahues are using their zero-percent interest loan to grow their business while increasing local food access, particularly for low-income households. 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