Do you eat organic?
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Not for any health reasons, but we grow almost all of our food. I also run a booth at the local farmer's market. All of my veggies are organically grow , but only because that was how my grandfather and father taught me. Using what's a available to compost is always cheapest. And, done right, you will only lose 15% to pests without any chemicals. I do use traps, buffers, planning, and wit.
We raise rabbits and goats. I have a neighbor who has chickens. And, another who sales me a pig and a cow every year, and I harvest one deer a year.
I just stick to what I've been taught. It's cheaper, and it keeps the whole family together.
As for whether or not cows have to be petted and played with every day... Phhht. But, I don't think that I would want my meat to be pumped full of growth hormones either.
We raise rabbits and goats. I have a neighbor who has chickens. And, another who sales me a pig and a cow every year, and I harvest one deer a year.
I just stick to what I've been taught. It's cheaper, and it keeps the whole family together.
As for whether or not cows have to be petted and played with every day... Phhht. But, I don't think that I would want my meat to be pumped full of growth hormones either.
I think most of the ORGANIC, FREE RANGE, CAGE-FREE, FAIR TRADE, GMO-FREE, ALL NATURAL, PHTHALATE FREE, NO HORMONES ADDED, GLUTEN FREE, LOCALLY GROWN, PESTICIDE FREE, ANTI-BIOTIC FREE, FIBER ADDED, CORN SYRUP FREE, VITAMIN AND MINERAL ENRICHED, WHOLE GRAIN, NO ARTIFICIAL COLORS talk is 99% marketing bullshit!
A friend of mine took the picture a couple of weeks ago while I was working. I'll be sixty-nine shortly after "War Horse Plug" is scheduled for release. I'm thanking my genes and a fairly active life. That was indeed pretty much my diet. Red meat and potatoes are the order of the day. I eat to sustain and want to be happy doing that. I do not over-eat, one meal a day, a couple of snacks, some healthy others not so much, and the ice cream at the end of the day.
I am certainly not a poster child for good diet or healthy living as it is defined today. I existed on bologna sandwiches through my school years and have smoked since the age of 12. It must be the genes. Could all end tonight and I would be a fairly contented corpse.
I am certainly not a poster child for good diet or healthy living as it is defined today. I existed on bologna sandwiches through my school years and have smoked since the age of 12. It must be the genes. Could all end tonight and I would be a fairly contented corpse.
Amen
I try to avoid processed food more than anything. I can't look at organic without thinking this is a step backwards and wasteful of resources.
Sitting here smoking my pipe with my 2nd glass of bourbon whiskey, I get the feeling organic isn't going to save me anyway.
Let me tell you all a little something. We are not organic. We treat our animals when they are ill. From what I know there are organic medicines, but they are not very affective. I know for a fact that all organic products do go to the same processing facility. So basically my milk will never be mixed with organic milk. However, I've heard rumor from many people, that there are organic dairy a with two farms. One with treated cattle and one that is organic. Basically when the animal gets mastitis, they load her up send her down to the other farm and treat her. Once she passes the withdraw period, she is taken back. Mind you, when treating animals you don't just treat them once and walk away. There is a lot of follow up.
I try to eat the best food I can. That's all any of us can do. Local food producers are preferable.
I love peanut butter for its simplicity and nutrition. Luckily, I have a steady source of the kind that is made from fresh ground peanuts with no additives whatsoever.
I no longer eat red meat. I do take a vitamin B supplement, but that's the ONLY vitamin supplement I take.
It's more and more of a challenge to get food that has not been negatively impacted by production processes.
Our food supply is always at risk and most of us must compromise ourselves to eat.
I try to eat fresh, 'whole' food. Prepared 'food' in the grocery stores is depressing at best.
I love peanut butter for its simplicity and nutrition. Luckily, I have a steady source of the kind that is made from fresh ground peanuts with no additives whatsoever.
I no longer eat red meat. I do take a vitamin B supplement, but that's the ONLY vitamin supplement I take.
It's more and more of a challenge to get food that has not been negatively impacted by production processes.
Our food supply is always at risk and most of us must compromise ourselves to eat.
I try to eat fresh, 'whole' food. Prepared 'food' in the grocery stores is depressing at best.
I grew up on a farm and my family owns a dairy farm, so I have more first-hand knowledge than most. I put buying local first, then organic when it comes to produce. That's where staying local helps. I know many farmers who are using organic growing practices for produce here in Florida, but they can't afford the certification.
For meat and dairy, it's more complex than organic. I will only buy organic dairy. Meat it's more important to me that cows are grass fed and fed non-gmo feed, etc. Again, buying local is the easiest way to know this.
What we have to remember is that buying organic and non-gmo is what food used to be. If you are older than around 50, you probably ate organic and non-gmo as a matter of course. It's only been since the 1970s that this is how things worked.
For meat and dairy, it's more complex than organic. I will only buy organic dairy. Meat it's more important to me that cows are grass fed and fed non-gmo feed, etc. Again, buying local is the easiest way to know this.
What we have to remember is that buying organic and non-gmo is what food used to be. If you are older than around 50, you probably ate organic and non-gmo as a matter of course. It's only been since the 1970s that this is how things worked.
We pick organic the majority of the time when there is an option. Most of our produce comes from farms within 30 miles for at least half the year. We don't have to worry about meat since we're vegetarian. Work has me traveling internationally extensively and I eat whatever I have to when abroad and have noticed that meat is a lot more prominent than it was 10 years ago in places with well developed vegetarian cuisine. .
I would never bother with "organic" food in the grocery store. It seems more of a marketing ploy than an actual guarantee of quality. I do try to source as much of my food from local farmers as possible. I believe that most individual people will do the right thing, but corporations will almost always cheat as much as possible.
I don't know about organic, but we try to eat "local". I'm fortunate to live in an area where we have several farmers who make their living selling the produce and fruit they grow. During the season we buy our fruits and vegetables from them and even put some up by canning or freezing. We also buy a lot of our meat from the local butcher who buys his cows and pigs from the local farmers.
People hate to be coached on what to eat. I certainly understand that. But even if you evade, avoid, and loathe high minded hoopla associated with food, keep an eye on what you eat -- in your own independent, critical minded, no nonsense way, of course. Read ingredients on anything packaged and/or processed, at least from time to time. So much grocery store food is just corn-based stuff without much nutrition. A lot of the "nutritional drinks," even those handed out to hospital patients (!) are mostly high fructose corn syrup. And we wonder why a third of the adult population is seriously overweight. You don't have to be nagged. Just be shrewd. Unless you are under weight, eat a little less.
Here is a a bit more knowledge on grade A and B milk. We are "A" producers, the driver has a route with various stops. On this route he also picks up grade "B" producers. Now what grade is the milk in the truck? It is what it is.
This is the issue everyone's dancing around: population control. It links to some scary subjects so it is unpopular.
Jack, why do you not eat GMO produced grains? Is this a preference or do you have some solid science behind this desire?
I saw an interesting TedTalk a few years ago--the speaker suggested that insects should be explored as the sustainable protein of the future. They're far more efficient than beef at converting plants to "meat", they can be raised more compactly, and they seem to have such a dim level of awareness and experience that raising them 'humanely' isn't as much of a factor.
That being said, I've never tried it myself. :mrgreen: I do try to eat less meat these days.
That being said, I've never tried it myself. :mrgreen: I do try to eat less meat these days.
@deathmetal: Apparently I am a crappy dancer. 15 hours ago I posted "Organic and GMO are not the issue. 10 billion by 2050 is the issue". And I meant it. I feel like an outsider looking in: I am part of a species that is bound and determined to extinguish itself through overpopulation. There is absolutely nothing I can do about it, no one to reason with. I am Slim Pickens, holding on and riding 'er dowm.
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