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Article: Burger joint spreads eco-message.(ECOLOGY)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- April 18, 2008
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Local Burger, a small restaurant in downtown Lawrence, has reimagined the lowly hamburger, hot dog and French fry.
"Why should tasty, wholesome food be regularly accessible only to the privileged few?" asked owner-entrepreneur Hilary Brown, who opened the restaurant in 2005. "Why shouldn't everyone eat clean, healthy food?"
In a bright, airy location on Vermont Street, Brown and her staff use local, mostly organic ingredients, drawing on a network of nearby small, independent ranchers and farmers.
Burgers are made from grass-fed beef, bison or elk--meats that have less fat than conventional grain-fed beef, minus also the presence of growth ...