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Posted: 3/28/2006 12:59:30 PM EDT
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I'd shoot an IM to BC, as I'm pretty sure he participates in one local to Madison.
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Posted: 3/28/2006 1:58:31 PM EDT
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unfortunatly i know where my food comes from and dont like it.
In some parts of the country when you flush it doesnt go into the tunnel, or lake michigan but instead it is spread onto the farm fields. Being that we get our produce form all over GUESS WHAT |
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Posted: 3/28/2006 3:59:51 PM EDT
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Last season when I was 'lame' I subscribed to a CSA a couple miles down the road. I get my raw milk (for making yogourt) and beef from my nieghbors, who after years of my pestering them ( and the reality of dairy farming economics) went organic dairy 5-6 years ago. This year I am going to grow my own again, not at the scale I used to, just the stuff that is expensive to buy. The rest I will pick up at farmers markets. When I was growing large scale I sold veggies on 'contract', mostly tomatoes for canning and peppers,garlic, cilantro for some folks who made thier own salsa. CSA was just getting started back then. I don't know what the situation is around the MWK Aarea but along with talking with the farmer paying a visit to the farm is always a good idea. The better friends you make with your grower the better they will treat you for the most part. It is interesting to see how it is done too.
T-J I read your thread about organic milk, I buy organic milk when I can, I don't drink as much as I used to so it is not that expensive. If you are thinking about raising a child on breast milk clean food is really important, GIGO ya know. bulletcatchR |
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Posted: 3/28/2006 5:07:02 PM EDT
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Agreed on the GIGO.
We're angling to put less garbage in starting now, and it isn't easy OR cheap. The more I look at what goes into food, the more obscene it is. I thought our monthly food expenditure was high already. "Organic" is as much of a marketing ploy as "Black Angus," or "Tactical." I can see paying more for better quality, but I don't want to get ripped off in some place that smells like pechuli. Doing the CSA deal, it seems like the amount we spend on produce would be on par with what it is now, but for much better food. ~$20/week for a full share that varies between a half and a full bushel depending on what's ready for harvest. I'm also looking at getting a good grain mill and working with some basic staples. Trouble is .... If you just get some cheap corn, you'll end up with Monsanto's proprietary BT corn that they've engineered to fill itself with insecticide. Not exactly the wholesome meal I intended to raise a family on. So, I have to find a good organic farmer who does whole grains and isn't looking to kill me on the cost. A couple of the farms with CSAs offer some grains. I was hoping to make a connection there. If I can make home-ground/milled staples happen, that should go a long ways towards cutting the food budget AND eating healthy. That's the theory anyway ..... BC, you know anyone out that way with a 'Country Living' grain mill they want to let go of? |
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Posted: 3/28/2006 8:43:43 PM EDT
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TJ Got rid of my grain mill when I stopped raising livestock. I brought mine used, they are pricey. I have a small hand cranked model floating around somewhere. I used to buy my organic bulk grains through a buying club, back then it was through North Farm wholesalers. The semi would stop at a neighbors farm every month. We got wholesale pricing plus 10%. I've ordered some bulk goods every now and then from the general store in Spring Green, they add 10%. Chances are a farmer growed grain would be suitable for animal feed(what I did), I doubt they would go through the cleaning process suitable for human consumption on the farm. I just ordered flour oats and rice through the buying club. bulletcatchR |
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