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Picking up beef
MM Livestock Co - Jan 24, 2011 - By Megan_3
Today my friend and I are going to get the beef shares for our members. We keep our beef flash frozen after dry aging, cutting and wrapping to ensure freshness. And the heath department wants it frozen for the farmers markets as well. We use 3 different...
The Story of Junior: The Kidnapped Pig
Spring Hill Farms - Jan 24, 2011 - By David_8
Junior cuddling his foster mom I was digging through some photos today and came across Junior. Junior was orphaned in the winter of 2006. Actually my wife was outside and heard a piglet squealing as if in distress. She went to investigate and...
ON RAW MILK SAFETY!
Rainbow Ranch Farms - Jan 24, 2011 - By Poly
ON RAW MILK : If we, as a collective group, do not stand up for our rights to consume healthy, or even unhealthy foods of our choosing, soon the F.D.A. will tell us what we can eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner (and in between). It is not about...
Rainbow Ranch Farms
Rainbow Ranch Farms - Jan 24, 2011 - By Poly
Rainbow Ranch Farms Rainbow Ranch Farms is owned by a cooperative group of farm members and operated by farm members protocol. A small, private farm, specializing in the delicate dietary and health needs of a close nit group of people....
Little Kitchen, Big Crock Pot
Christopher Ranch - Jan 24, 2011 - By Justin_1
I used to love to cook, but with one square foot (seriously…) of counter space in a kitchen fit for Lilliput, the bloom is off that rose. I dream of a kitchen with miles of marble surfaces lined with the latest appliances so I can easily prepare a gourmet...
2011: Focus on Raw Milk Safety
Trautman Family Farm - Jan 24, 2011 - By Scott&JulieTraut
2011: Focus on Raw Milk Safety What is safe raw milk? What does it look like in the barn, in the cows, in the sanitation, on the farm, in the tests, in the taste, in the quality. How do we make is so apparent to anyone that will look - how dedicated...
Food Security from an Anthropological Perspective
F.A. Farm - Jan 23, 2011 - By Walter_1
We have been humans, in other words in the genus Homo , for about 2 million years. We have only been using agriculture as a way to gather food resources from the environment for the last 10,000 years. Agriculture has only been important to our species for ...
WHY EAT LOCAL? From Health to Money Matters
Rainbow Ranch Farms - Jan 23, 2011 - By Poly
WHY EAT LOCAL? From Our friends at www.100milediet.org Here on www.LocalHarvest.org you will find the largest selection of farms, close to you. Please be sure to explore, what your local food providers are growing NOW!. 1. Taste the...
Health Benefits of Grass-Fed Products-Eat Wild!
Rainbow Ranch Farms - Jan 23, 2011 - By Poly
Health Benefits of Grass-Fed Products From our fiends at www.eatwild.com click here for the study data and for the entire article http://www.eatwild.com/healthbenefits.htm Meat, eggs, and dairy products from pastured animals are...
Always something throwing a curve ball your way
Moonstruck Farms - Jan 23, 2011 - By Rowena
The day started with a good cup of coffee and a bowl of oatmeal. Michael went outside to start on greenhouse while i worked in the kitchen for a while. He was able to attach all the channel, but there was not enough screws to put them 12" on...