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11 April 2009 »
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I don’t know about you, but I’ve always found it very interesting that the word “easter” is derived from the Latin, “estres,” which means the period of reproduction in animals. Perhaps this is why Easter is about eggs and baby chicks and baby lambs and bunnies. It’s the time to get out there and plant seeds. After a cold, dark winter, new life shoots out of the ground, and baby animals are born on the farm.
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Tags: cafos, factory farming, factory farms, joel salatin, michael pollan, polyface farms, sustainable agriculture, the omnivore's dilemma
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23 January 2009 »
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For years, I drank 2% milk. Just regular old milk from the supermarket. Then I switched to organic 2% milk. wanted to avoid bovine growth hormones and pesticides and genetically modified organisms (GMOs). When I got pregnant, I switched to organic whole milk. I figured I needed the extra fat for my growing baby.
After Baby [...]
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Tags: asthma, cafos, cows, enzymes, factory farms, food safety, grass-fed, growth hormones, health, lactose intolerance, michael pollan, milk, nina planck, nutrition, organic milk, osteoperosis, pathogens, posilac, probiotics, raw milk, real milk, sally fallon, sustainable agriculture
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05 November 2008 »
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I’m so happy that Prop 2 passed!
Last night, Farm Sanctuary’s President and Co-Founder Gene Baur released a statement on the Prop 2 victory:
The passage of Prop 2 in the country’s largest agricultural state marks a monumental victory for farm animals. This campaign did an amazing job of raising public awareness about the [...]
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Tags: animal cruelty, animal welfare, cafos, factory farms, politics, small farms
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03 November 2008 »
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California voters go to the polls tomorrow to vote on a slew of propositions, including Proposition 2.
It is cruel and inhumane to confine animals in cages so small they can’t turn around or stretch their limbs. All animals deserve humane treatment, including those raised for food. Vote YES on Prop #2 to protect animals [...]
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Tags: animal cruelty, animal welfare, cafos, factory farms, kathy lindner, lindner bison, local food, politics, rebecca thistlethwaite, small farms, sustainable agriculture, tlc ranch
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15 October 2008 »
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I just watched the Oprah show about factory farms.
Here’s an excerpt from the show summary:
In November, voters in California will vote on Proposition 2, which seeks to increase cage sizes for egg laying hens, pregnant pigs and veal calves. The new regulations, which would go into effect in 2015, would require cages to be large [...]
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Tags: animal cruelty, animal welfare, cafos, daily photo, day care, factory farms, oprah, politics, small farms
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14 October 2008 »
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On the Oprah show today:
Lisa Ling Reports: How We Treat the Animals We Eat
Have you ever wondered what “cage-free” or “range-free” really means? Lisa Ling gets a rare look inside some of America’s farms. Where does our food come from?
Tune in to watch 4 pm on ABC.
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Tags: animal cruelty, animal welfare, cafos, factory farms, lisa ling, oprah, small farms
cheeseslave »
07 October 2008 »
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OK so you’re not going to believe this but I am still sick.
About a month ago I posted that I thought maybe I had a cold. A week before that, I wrote about how I thought it was gluten intolerance.
Well, I’m still experiencing all the same symptoms (sneezing, itchy eyes, itchy roof of my [...]
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Tags: antibiotics, cafos, e. coli, factory farming, superbugs
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18 July 2008 »
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A friend of mine posted a query to the DNT (Discussing Nourishing Traditions) list the other day.
She and her husband became violently ill from something they ate a few nights ago, and she was trying to figure out what might have been the culprit.
She described in detail what they had eaten. For lunch, they had [...]
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Tags: cafos, e. coli, factory farming, grass-fed, pastured poultry, salmonella, vegan, vegetarian
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14 July 2008 »
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I want to share with you a wonderful comment I received from a reader, Craig, when I posted a while back on “Real French Fries” (French fries made with real grass-fed beef tallow).
Few people go back and read the comments — and I don’t blame you — life is busy! But this comment is so [...]
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Tags: books, cafos, dr. seuss, factory farming, grass-fed, horton hears a who, organic, politics, raw foods
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14 July 2008 »
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I’m always reading about people eating less meat in order to reduce their carbon footprint. These people say that the most important thing you can do to help the environment is to go vegetarian.
For example, Kelly Freston wrote this article last year in the Huffington Post: Vegetarian is the New Prius:
Last month, the United [...]
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Tags: burger king, cafos, corn, cows, environment, factory farming, genetically modified, gmo, grass-fed, hexane, industrial farming, joel salatin, kelly freston, matthew rales, monsanto, paprika oleoresin, petroleum products, politics, polyface farm, processed food, rainforests, smart bacon, soybeans, united nations, vegetarian, veggie burger