Thanks for the post. USDA is also part of the problem. Requiring all farmers butcher their meat at USDA butchering facility where all meat is then dipped in chlorine because these facilities have proven to not to be as clean and sanitary as they should be. This lessens the nutritional value of the meat and adds needless chemicals into our diets. So yes...choose a local farmer. But also choose one that butchers the meat he raises. I use a local Amish farm (who is highly skilled in butchering) for all my meat, eggs and milk. They have been raided twice by local officials and had their meat stolen and destroyed. But they are back in operation as the Amish and their customers have stood up to this illegal action. Something similar happened in Pennsylvania and the Amish won their court case. This is all about food freedom. It is about food education as well. Thanks Graham.
Thanks Kathleen for those details. Wow, had heard about the chlorine thing but not in such specifics. What a disgrace that we're eating food dipped in pool water and arresting farmers doing things the right way. Time for us to change this!
Am not as familiar with Kosher food however have heard stories about the larger commodity facilities that are "Kosher" but the only difference is they are playing a tape recorder of the prayer before the slaughter of the animal. Which seems to be more performative rather than substantive. So the best thing would be to find a farmers market or a farm on Local Harvest that does Kosher slaughter. The search in and of itself will be a reward.
Yes indeed Sam. Love Matt. Actually just interviewed him in person which was exciting. For those of you interested here's a link to Matt's Substack: https://www.thebignewsletter.com/
I got all excited about this idea after watching the Soil Carbon Cowboys documentary a couple years ago -- especially stimulated by Will Harris's presentation [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpvegapd1T4 ]. (It was worth it for me to wait till after the credits just to hear the outtake.) They have a subscription service [ https://whiteoakpastures.com/ ]. I told my wife I wanted to do this (she's the chief cook and I'm the bottle washer so I have a little leverage) and somehow we ended up with a subscription to Wild Pastures. Crunchbase.com says there headquarters is in Traverse City, Michigan and our shipment comes out of Columbus, OH. We're happy to be 'off-grid' for meat, but I wish I knew more about their source farms. After your post here and K. Oliver's comment, this FAQ response makes me even more uncomfortable [ https://help.wildpastures.com/article/25-where-are-wild-pastures-farms-located ].
P.S. I noticed a link on the White Oak Pastures web site to a JRE interview of Will Harris [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozNK2sgJmcg ]. I found the YouTube link and when I clicked on the link the first advertisement was for Wild Pastures. Predatory advertising?
thanks for sharing the post. I think the more we can educate ourselves as consumers, the better off we are collectively - as farmers, families, and friends.
Thanks for the post. USDA is also part of the problem. Requiring all farmers butcher their meat at USDA butchering facility where all meat is then dipped in chlorine because these facilities have proven to not to be as clean and sanitary as they should be. This lessens the nutritional value of the meat and adds needless chemicals into our diets. So yes...choose a local farmer. But also choose one that butchers the meat he raises. I use a local Amish farm (who is highly skilled in butchering) for all my meat, eggs and milk. They have been raided twice by local officials and had their meat stolen and destroyed. But they are back in operation as the Amish and their customers have stood up to this illegal action. Something similar happened in Pennsylvania and the Amish won their court case. This is all about food freedom. It is about food education as well. Thanks Graham.
Thanks Kathleen for those details. Wow, had heard about the chlorine thing but not in such specifics. What a disgrace that we're eating food dipped in pool water and arresting farmers doing things the right way. Time for us to change this!
How about Kosher food. I live in South Florida.
Am not as familiar with Kosher food however have heard stories about the larger commodity facilities that are "Kosher" but the only difference is they are playing a tape recorder of the prayer before the slaughter of the animal. Which seems to be more performative rather than substantive. So the best thing would be to find a farmers market or a farm on Local Harvest that does Kosher slaughter. The search in and of itself will be a reward.
Amen! Matt Stiller here on substack does a great job documenting how monopolies are destroying every facet of America
Yes indeed Sam. Love Matt. Actually just interviewed him in person which was exciting. For those of you interested here's a link to Matt's Substack: https://www.thebignewsletter.com/
I got all excited about this idea after watching the Soil Carbon Cowboys documentary a couple years ago -- especially stimulated by Will Harris's presentation [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpvegapd1T4 ]. (It was worth it for me to wait till after the credits just to hear the outtake.) They have a subscription service [ https://whiteoakpastures.com/ ]. I told my wife I wanted to do this (she's the chief cook and I'm the bottle washer so I have a little leverage) and somehow we ended up with a subscription to Wild Pastures. Crunchbase.com says there headquarters is in Traverse City, Michigan and our shipment comes out of Columbus, OH. We're happy to be 'off-grid' for meat, but I wish I knew more about their source farms. After your post here and K. Oliver's comment, this FAQ response makes me even more uncomfortable [ https://help.wildpastures.com/article/25-where-are-wild-pastures-farms-located ].
P.S. I noticed a link on the White Oak Pastures web site to a JRE interview of Will Harris [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozNK2sgJmcg ]. I found the YouTube link and when I clicked on the link the first advertisement was for Wild Pastures. Predatory advertising?
Thank you for the link to Local Harvest.
thanks for sharing the post. I think the more we can educate ourselves as consumers, the better off we are collectively - as farmers, families, and friends.