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  I have been drinking farm milk (raw milk) for two years now, here in Texas. I get mine from a farm that is USDA inspected and also provides milk for BlueBell Ice Cream. Just like anything else, ignorance on the topic of raw milk is driving it's critics. Just make sure your milk is inspected. It doesn't take a genius to figure that out.On I drink raw milk (sold illegally on the underground market) posted 2 weeks, 3 days ago 49 Responses

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  We passed the "oh, shit!" moment over 10 years ago. We have firmly entered, the "we're fucked" era.On A scary new climate study will have you saying 'Oh, shit!' posted 1 month, 1 week ago 16 Responses

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  The simple fact of matter isn't whether or not we can feed the world via organic means, the fact is we as a world need to get nutritious food to those who need it. what big ag corps have shown us is: they can produce huge quantities of food, but that same food is so low in nutrition that anyone who eats it, will of course, be malnourished. we as a world eat too much crap, hollow calories and just junk in general. The rate of obesity in the world can be directly correlated to the level of nutritious content in the foods that we eat. More over, the price of junk is much more affordable to the poor than the price of good nutritious food. Stop subsidizing the fossil fuel industry, use that money to subsidize the alt energy sector you will see the price of organics aka nutritious food, come down. Subsidize the farmer and not the crop. If that is done, the agra-corps of the world will have much less power and much less say in determining what we eat and the way we get it.On Pollan shoots down organic myths at Grist event posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago 25 Responses

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  So is my farmer. both his slaughtering process and his raw milk production are both inspected by the FDA. Not only that, he also has to be certified by the cattlemen's association. You said... "Sounds like you need to switch the grocery store you shop at. FYI, all licensed meat processors are inspected by the FDA." I answered that. Most even have inspectors that are on premise throughout the day. -Buzzz wrong. the FDA is grossly understaffed and under funded. There are basically 20 inspectors to inspect over 4 million head of cows in just the southwest alone. I don't need to do the math for you to understand that is basically impossible for them to inspect everything. Also, most factory cattle yards are tipped off long before the inspector gets there. The farm I get my meat from has roughly 50 head of cattle depending on the season. They are slaughtered via a an FDA approved mobile slaughter truck. Everything needs to be signed off and the Butcher signs his name to a legal document stating that his truck is clean. Any meat that potentially gets contaminated can get traced right back to him. So, it's to his benefit to have a clean truck. I am glad that you trust the local grower that supplies your meat. Also, the majority of beef producers treat their animals with the highest standards of care. -Which meat producers are you talking about? Obviously you aren't talking about factory farms. The violations for many many of them stretch a mile long and like most corporations are in constant legal battles over health and cleanliness issues. And it has nothing to do with trust, I did my research. I trust no one. Some are care for better than some people are cared for. -Are you talking about local producers? because factory cattle mills certainly don't. Take responsibility for your own eating habits. We all ahve to take resposiblity for what we do, (eat). We cannot blame anyone but ourselves. -Total BS. It's nothing to demand that the FDA be properly funded and staffed. That is not us to blame, that is the Federal Government cutting funds. What are we to say when someone gets sick? oh well, they are only to blame because they trusted the meat producers to give them a clean product? that's completely absurd. We as a nation have to demand that the FDA be funded and that the government do its job. No one forced you to buy or eat the food that you do. -I don't know what your point is here, you contradict you previous statement. Yes, no one forces me to eat what I eat, but I at least want to know where the food that I eat comes from and if it is clean and raised and slaughtered in a humane manner. I think any normal well adjusted person would want that. Or do you believe that people should just eat like it's a crap shoot and hope they don't die from food poisoning? Sheesh.On Warning: This product may cause sickness, paralysis, and death posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago 51 Responses

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  So is my farmer. both his slaughtering process and his raw milk production are both inspected by the FDA. Not only that, he also has to be certified by the cattlemen's association. You said... "Sounds like you need to switch the grocery store you shop at. FYI, all licensed meat processors are inspected by the FDA." I answered that. Most even have inspectors that are on premise throughout the day. -Buzzz wrong. the FDA is grossly understaffed and under funded. There are basically 20 inspectors to inspect over 4 million head of cows in just the southwest alone. I don't need to do the math for you to understand that is basically impossible for them to inspect everything. Also, most factory cattle yards are tipped off long before the inspector gets there. The farm I get my meat from has roughly 50 head of cattle depending on the season. They are slaughtered via a an FDA approved mobile slaughter truck. Everything needs to be signed off and the Butcher signs his name to a legal document stating that his truck is clean. Any meat that potentially gets contaminated can get traced right back to him. So, it's to his benefit to have a clean truck. I am glad that you trust the local grower that supplies your meat. Also, the majority of beef producers treat their animals with the highest standards of care. -Which meat producers are you talking about? Obviously you aren't talking about factory farms. The violations for many many of them stretch a mile long and like most corporations are in constant legal battles over health and cleanliness issues. And it has nothing to do with trust, I did my research. I trust no one. Some are care for better than some people are cared for. -Are you talking about local producers? because factory cattle mills certainly don't. Take responsibility for your own eating habits. We all ahve to take resposiblity for what we do, (eat). We cannot blame anyone but ourselves. -Total BS. It's nothing to demand that the FDA be properly funded and staffed. That is not us to blame, that is the Federal Government cutting funds. What are we to say when someone gets sick? oh well, they are only to blame because they trusted the meat producers to give them a clean product? that's completely absurd. We as a nation have to demand that the FDA be funded and that the government do its job. No one forced you to buy or eat the food that you do. -I don't know what your point is here, you contradict you previous statement. Yes, no one forces me to eat what I eat, but I at least want to know where the food that I eat comes from and if it is clean and raised and slaughtered in a humane manner. I think any normal well adjusted person would want that. Or do you believe that people should just eat like it's a crap shoot and hope they don't die from food poisoning? Sheesh.On Warning: This product may cause sickness, paralysis, and death posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago 51 Responses