tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post1420457135233688743..comments2024-02-29T10:26:56.584-05:00Comments on Ohiofarmgirl's Adventures In The Good Land: Don't Eat ThatOhiofarmgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02606563929369721111noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-20430682724479237972012-04-24T18:37:11.453-04:002012-04-24T18:37:11.453-04:00You make a very important point about Big Agra, wi...You make a very important point about Big Agra, without it many people throughout the world would starve. The seed revolution made life so much easier in India in the 1970's and has allowed their economy to take off.<br /><br />Big Agra is important but it shouldn't be allowed to run the small farms out of existence.Chai Chaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05845100961653150736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-25660506223378682462012-04-24T17:34:26.225-04:002012-04-24T17:34:26.225-04:00The Food Machine was the second episode from the A...The Food Machine was the second episode from the America Revealed series we've watched and we're hooked. The host is informed but not biased and the footage is incredible. I can't wait to see more.Rachel (Hounds in the Kitchen)http://www.houndsinthekitchen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-24014272657172350012012-04-24T12:43:09.762-04:002012-04-24T12:43:09.762-04:00I love that yu showed the pictures of what the hea...I love that yu showed the pictures of what the heart and liver look like on a normal chicken compared to the creepy meat. The first time I butchered a creepy meat, I thought the bird was sick. I threw out the liver and the heart and cooked the bird up for the dog. Since then, I found that that is the way those poor meat birds look. Sad. Very sad. I least I know, that the ones I raise myself get sunshine, the ability to free range at least while they are stll mobile and lots of greens. They taste better too. I'll have to watch that PBS show with hubby and maybe even my adult daughter.House Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06171722625157559076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-2634101087803509262012-04-24T12:34:13.925-04:002012-04-24T12:34:13.925-04:00Perhaps the results should be shown to all childre...Perhaps the results should be shown to all children and adults that are in the category of "Obese". Do you think it might make a difference?IanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15874490886311041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-31378845185105833492012-04-24T12:07:21.828-04:002012-04-24T12:07:21.828-04:00Exactly why I raise Freedom Rangers (or Red Ranger...Exactly why I raise Freedom Rangers (or Red Rangers, or French Reds, or whatever they're called). A lovely, foraging bird that grows pretty fast but does not grow into fat and mega-breasts with feathers.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-26607670746451885492012-04-24T10:52:41.944-04:002012-04-24T10:52:41.944-04:00Even people that don't have land can provide f...Even people that don't have land can provide for themselves. During war time people raised chickens and quail in their bathrooms. Italians grew tomatoes on the tiniest balconies. Any american anywhere can grow some of their own food. There are no excuses. Any of us who have land can grow extra, just in case we will have to feed a few extra mouths. When there is a will there is always a way. People need only to exercise their will and not hand their health and well being over to some other entity.Shaolinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09111880135950533263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-43042202073281407342012-04-24T10:19:18.804-04:002012-04-24T10:19:18.804-04:00A little off topic, but I have a question... How o...A little off topic, but I have a question... How old are your meaties when you butcher? We had two roosters keel over from heart failure (ok, so maybe a little on topic) last year. One at 7.5 weeks, and one at 9 weeks the day before we butchered. We had the same fat overload (gross), but man, they are tasty! We have them in a chicken tractor on grass from about 2wks or so until butcher, with broiler feed available during the day. We're aiming for 8 wks of age this year for butcher. Hoping to not lose any of the fatties this year.Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02769150016495656772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-17674224851418020672012-04-24T08:32:43.169-04:002012-04-24T08:32:43.169-04:00Excellent thoughts, I look forward to watching the...Excellent thoughts, I look forward to watching the video with Mrs H.<br /><br />So I'm reading a book called "Year of Plenty" about a family (they only live a couple miles from us) that is trying to get off the consumer merry go round and grow their own food and purchase from local farmers that which they do not grow.<br /><br />One of the examples in the book related to a farmer who grows and sells squash to the community, many of his squash do not sell and at the end of the season they rot in bins (he shoud at least donate them to a foodbank). Anyway, down the street from that farmer is a grocery store that purchases subpar squash from Mexico...our system stinks. Broccoli from China...that stinks.<br /><br />Those guts are a bit gruesome.:)<br /><br />I'm half asleep, please forgive my ramblings.Mr. H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576034751522467377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-82732876696906184512012-04-24T08:03:44.490-04:002012-04-24T08:03:44.490-04:00I've been slowly weaning my family off process...I've been slowly weaning my family off processed foods with my husband being the hardest to convert...I am going to show him these pics and hope they get through to him. It'll take something drastic to get him to stop his daily 2L of soda habit. <br /><br />In the meantime...off to start more seedlings and find a place to house a batch of creepy meaties!!Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16925749841589363379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-4842678326216820502012-04-24T07:38:50.824-04:002012-04-24T07:38:50.824-04:00I have mixed feelings on this issue. With 4 acres...I have mixed feelings on this issue. With 4 acres of land, a spouse, and 4 kids to help out, we are able to raise a lot of our food. What about those who don't have land? Or the income to afford natural foods? I think part of the solution is to stop the outrageous corn subsidies that encourage food companies to raise meat on corn and put corn in everything. But figuring out how to subsidize healthier options is beyond me. Much easier to butcher my own chickens than figure that out!!!! Stevei@ruffledfeathersandspilledmilk.comSteviehttp://www.ruffledfeathersandspilledmilk.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-55621069820201636122012-04-24T06:57:02.501-04:002012-04-24T06:57:02.501-04:00(You make me laugh...)"I don't know anyth...(You make me laugh...)"I don't know anything about anything" and "don't burst into flames". <br /><br />Actually being a keen observer of the world around you makes you much smarter that the rest of us ostriches with our heads in the ground.<br /><br />But that's where I hide my "itos" so don't tell any one @;)Tamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597093453934852571noreply@blogger.com