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The Chipotle Mexican Grill in Charlottesville, Virginia, is now serving carnitas made with pork raised by renowned farmer and local food advocate Joel Salatin, reports The Washington Post. For years the Chipotle chain has had a local and natural food purchasing policy, buying pork from Niman Ranch and others striving for humane and sustainable production. However, as the chain has grown in recent years, finding local sources for meat has become more challenging, since individual farmers often can't supply meat in the quantities needed. Featuring Salatin's Polyface Farm pork in Charlottesville meant investment by Chipotle in infrastructure improvements for transporting the meat and cooking it on site, as well as efforts by Salatin to ramp up production for the restaurant's demand.