On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 10:58 AM, Gil Hale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > What's wrong with organic beef and natural chicken ... do these > > adjectives really mean anything at all ? > > > > This is getting into [OT] territory, but to answer your question, for > store > purchased natural and organic foods the real value of those adjectives are > indeed watered down. But for the local farmers I deal with out here it is > very much taken seriously and they are proud of their food offerings. The > natural beef is not able to be put forth as organic because there is a > vaccine administered to newly born calves as required by law. Other than > that they are raised on an organically run farm, grass fed on an open > range, > no bio or hybrid foods, etc. So, for me going directly to the farms I > purchase from, yes, it means a something. > ------------------------------------------------------------------- I find that local produce is usually better then organic from some far away place like CA. ;-> It has grown longer on the plant vs time needed to be transported a long distance. I don't have much experience with the animal side of the food business. -- Stephen Russell Sr. Production Systems Programmer Mimeo.com Memphis TN 901.246-0159 --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
