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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...

Let me begin by saying banding and castrating lambs is not inhumane. If you have ever seen a case of fly strike you would know just how right I am. Wool sheep in this part of the country, especially range sheep can and do get very dirty. In the rainy season...