In 2020, ButcherBox joined forces with American Farmland Trust (AFT) to support their COVID-19 Farmer Relief Fund, which had a goal of getting money to struggling farmers quickly and efficiently. The Farmer Relief Fund provided grants of $1,000 to more than 1,600 small and midsize farmers and producers across the […]
Can you build a meat company that is better than what currently exists? This question is what led to the founding of ButcherBox more than five years ago. This is also what we continue to ask ourselves every day, across every department of the company. At ButcherBox, we are committed to a mission […]
Every year B Lab, the organization behind the B Corp certification, sets aside the month of March to celebrate the brands that have become Certified B Corporation™. The month-long campaign is dedicated to building awareness and encouraging new audiences to buy from, do business with, or work for B Corps. […]
Since we started as a company, we’ve tried to “do well by doing good,” making decisions based on not only what was best for the business, but also our employees, farmers, animals, and workers in the supply chain. And yet, over the past year, we’ve noticed areas where we’ve fallen […]
Bristol Bay, Alaska, is one of the world’s most vital fishing grounds; its pristine Alaskan waters serve as the source for most of the world’s sockeye salmon. But for the past decade, the Pebble Mine project—a proposed mining operation to extract metals from one of the largest copper and gold […]
With great excitement, we begin 2021 with an announcement that has been an aspiration for the company since we first launched ButcherBox in a small office in Cambridge, Mass., five years ago. Today, we have officially become a Certified B Corporation™. Achieving B Corp™ certification cements the commitment we’ve made as a company […]
In celebration of ButcherBox becoming a Certified B Corporation™—we wanted to catch up with ButcherBox CEO, Mike Salguero, and ButcherBox’s Vice President of Social and Environmental Responsibility, Evadne Cokeh, to find out more about what being a Certified B Corp™ means. What does the B Corp certification mean to you […]
Update from November 2, 2020: When our community comes together, we can really make an impact. Just a few weeks ago, we pledged to donate 500,000 meals to Feeding America®. Thanks to our generous members, we reached our goal early! Thank you for helping us make a difference. We hope […]
As we’ve grown ButcherBox over the years we have had some tremendous experiences. We’ve met the most amazing folks striving to build and maintain farms and ranches across the country, as well as those protecting fishing communities and ecosystems. We’ve been awed by the insights of food, farming, and agriculture […]
Learn the amazing story behind our wild-caught lobster. It’s all about dedication to family, the call to uphold local traditions and support local workers, and, more than anything, the belief that there is a better, more responsible way to sustain the lobster industry. Learn More About ButcherBox Lobster: Maine […]
One in nine people in America face hunger. ButcherBox is on a mission to raise awareness for hunger in the United States. By partnering with Feeding America, we have committed to donate one million meals* to people in need. In our first initiative as a supporting partner of Feeding America, […]
Some people use their phones as an alarm clock in the morning. Others wake up to a pet, a loved one, or even the sound and smell of breakfast cooking. A select few, however, rise with the sun—or before—to meet the day and see what mother nature has planned. Niman […]