{"product_id":"and-another-thing-current-events-meat-subscriptions-annual","title":"And Another Thing CURRENT EVENTS, MEAT SUBSCRIPTIONS (ANNUAL)","description":"\u003cdiv draggable=\"false\" data-pm-slice='1 1 [\"quoteblock\",{\"style\":null,\"textAlign\":null,\"draggable\":false}]' data-en-clipboard=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-en-clipboard=\"true\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\" style=\"text-align: start;\" draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv draggable=\"false\" data-pm-slice='1 1 [\"quoteblock\",{\"style\":null,\"textAlign\":null,\"draggable\":false}]' data-en-clipboard=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-en-clipboard=\"true\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\" style=\"text-align: start;\" draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 draggable=\"false\" data-pm-slice='1 1 [\"quoteblock\",{\"style\":null,\"textAlign\":null,\"draggable\":false}]' data-en-clipboard=\"true\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🔒 Annual Member Version\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-en-clipboard=\"true\" data-pm-slice='1 1 [\"quoteblock\",{\"style\":null,\"textAlign\":null,\"draggable\":false}]' draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eIf you can see it but can’t click it, it’s a VIP thing. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-en-clipboard=\"true\" data-pm-slice='1 1 [\"quoteblock\",{\"style\":null,\"textAlign\":null,\"draggable\":false}]' draggable=\"false\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.onelessthing.net\/account\" title=\"Login to your ACCOUNT\"\u003eLogin\u003c\/a\u003e if you are a member or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.onelessthing.net\/collections\/and-another-thing\/products\/and-another-thing-monthly-membership\" title=\"Join the MONTHLY Membership\"\u003eUPGRADE\u003c\/a\u003e to join the club.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-en-clipboard=\"true\" data-pm-slice='1 1 [\"quoteblock\",{\"style\":null,\"textAlign\":null,\"draggable\":false}]' draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\" data-end=\"1080\" data-start=\"941\"\u003e- - - ABOUT THIS WEEK'S CURRENT EVENT ARTICLE ⤵\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\" data-end=\"300\" data-start=\"230\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e🥩 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"105\" data-start=\"3\"\u003eMeat Subscriptions: The Great Grocery Exit and the New Direct-to-Consumer Meat Box\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"399\" data-start=\"107\"\u003eFor decades, the grocery store was the default place to buy meat. But more families are skipping the meat aisle and signing up for monthly meat subscriptions — a shift that’s changing how people shop, how food gets delivered, and how farmers earn income.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"802\" data-start=\"401\"\u003eThis current event article helps students explore the rise of meat subscription boxes and what they reveal about the modern food economy. Students learn how subscription services use convenience, personalization, and home delivery to compete with grocery stores — and how direct-to-consumer models can benefit some farms while putting pressure on others to adapt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"853\" data-start=\"804\"\u003eStudents will explore meat subscriptions through:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2002\" data-start=\"855\"\u003e— What a meat subscription is and why the subscription model is expanding into food purchasing \u003cbr data-end=\"990\" data-start=\"987\"\u003e— How services like ButcherBox, Crowd Cow, and Vital Choice market quality, sourcing, and traceability to customers \u003cbr data-end=\"1146\" data-start=\"1143\"\u003e— How Direct-to-Consumer sales cut out middlemen and change who keeps more of each food dollar \u003cbr data-end=\"1281\" data-start=\"1278\"\u003e— What the packaging and shipping side looks like, including insulation and dry ice to keep products frozen during delivery \u003cbr data-end=\"1445\" data-start=\"1442\"\u003e— How this shift affects farmers, including why DTC can be a lifeline for some operations but requires new skills in tech, logistics, and customer service \u003cbr data-end=\"1640\" data-start=\"1637\"\u003e— How the broader food delivery economy is evolving, including the gig economy, real-time GPS tracking, and ghost kitchens that exist only for delivery orders \u003cbr data-end=\"1839\" data-start=\"1836\"\u003e— The tradeoffs, including sustainability concerns like packaging waste and the growing push for traceability and farm data\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2241\" data-start=\"2004\"\u003eThis article blends ag business, consumer trends, and food system logistics — helping students see how technology is reshaping the path from farm to table and who benefits when the middleman changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"2517\" data-start=\"2243\"\u003eA great tie-in for: agribusiness units, food systems and supply chain lessons, marketing and consumer behavior, direct-to-consumer agriculture, agricultural economics, sustainability discussions, and current trends in the ag industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eUtilizing \u003cstrong\u003ecurrent events in agriculture\u003c\/strong\u003e is always just another thing to do that you probably don't have time for. We got you. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eHitting those \u003cstrong\u003eliteracy standards\u003c\/strong\u003e just another thing to do? 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