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Ruth L. Ozeki's "My Year of Meats"  |
Mel Brooks always said chicken was one of the funniest words in the English language. I have taken that to heart many times. (Ain’t nobody here but us chickens.) But it’s a serious matter when it comes to actually eating chickens. Have you ever actually seen a large scale chicken farm? Tens of thousands of birds are crammed into one shed with no Continue reading Chickens: Free-range vs. factory Yesterday I went to see my doctor. It was the first time in 9 months, he informed me. Whoa. Is that possible? Well, since my memory is a bit shot (something he found interesting) I thought I’d seen him more recently. There’s a really good reason I never see my doc, as great as he is. (We mostly just talk.) I eat pretty healthy, I take care Continue reading How to avoid the doc Farmers and ranchers wanting to enroll in the Conservation Stewardship Program have until June 25 to file a simple application form with a Natural Resources Conservation Service office. USDA has also issued a final rule for the program that will affect the payment rates and other details for this sign up. NSAC has issued this five page fact sheet on the Conservation Stewardship Program Continue reading For Farmers: Conservation Stewardship Program 2010 sign-up deadline extended to June 25 May 27 Blogathon 27 We are what we eat. Right? Absolutely. Fast food, junk food eaters are as easy to spot as vegans. What we digest is made us. What we smell, see, touch and hear, as well. As our nervous system takes in each of these senses so they are already part of our always shifting life force. So why does the Food & Drug Administration insist on Continue reading Are walnuts a drug? May 23 To eat healthy or to eat on the cheap? This eternal question whips around in our lives ad nauseum. lt’s like considering, which is Jane Austen’s best book, or which guy was a better singer –Sinatra or Bennett? An impossible conundrum. There are times we have done both. When my kids were babies I made their food. But we didn’t Continue reading Row row row your food |
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