The Latest from Lawless

Every year, the jerky community celebrates National Jerky Day on June 12th with discounts, giveaways and events -- this year, we wanted to do more. Lawless Jerky teamed up with three charities in cities across America; Boulder, NYC and Phoenix and made a massive donation of jerky to folks in need. We are excited to share with you our experiences while volunteering and donating!   EFAA; Boulder, CO “By helping people meet their basic needs, we empower them to establish financial stability and self-sufficiency." Matt Tolnick, Founder and CEO, and Dan Kaplan, Creative Director, of Lawless Jerky sorted through a massive...

This week, we spoke to Sean Donnelly, professional hammer thrower and jerky fan. Sean was a finalist at the latest US Olympic Trials and he is an excellent ambassador for his sport on social media. Check him out on YouTube and Twitter. Lawless Jerky: How did you first get into throwing the hammer? Sean Donnelly: I used to play a lot of Xbox. I was a huge gamer. What got me, first, big into lifting was that my Xbox broke sophomore year of high school. If my Xbox hadn’t broken, I wouldn’t be the athlete I am today. I didn’t...

There is a lively debate going on in the media and around the web about the environmental impact of raising cattle, relative to a purely vegetal approach to agriculture. Critics say that the methane expelled by livestock contributes to global warming, that what cattle eat and drink should be sustaining humans directly, or that the land cattle graze upon is better used raising produce.  These arguments are not completely off base but they are exaggerated, generalized and offset by important aspects of raising cattle that contribute to the betterment of our ecosystem. In particular, cattle raised on grass throughout their...