This “Fixin’ to Eat” story is sponsored by Ochsner LSU Health
“Eat Clean, Live Dirty” is the philosophy behind this whole animal butchery in Shreveport, operated by local Sample Farm, a fourth-generation family farm owned by Emily and Scott Sample.
The Chop Shop brick-and-mortar location opened in 2024, following a time when Sample Farm would bring fresh eggs, beef, chicken, and pork to town on a trailer weekly to sell.
Sample Farm practices regenerative farming, described as managed rotational grazing and working with the land to build living soil and nutrient-dense pastures. The livestock is raised with care and respect in a natural environment…