Healthy soil and sustainable growing

[Liz <liz@allslash.org>]

At 02:43 PM 5/10/2008, you wrote:
> OSU has been doing a study on the spread of infectious e-coli via European
> starlings. They show up during feeding time for cows, and also eat the
> undigested feed from cow manure. The same strains of e-coli have been found
> in their digestive tracts. I would be interested to know if starlings are
> present out west, and if they are studied as possible vectors there. It
> would make a whole lot more sense than feral hogs.

Another good reason to patronize people who raise beef or dairy 
cattle on grass. Or do it yourself if you can.

There is a growing demand for grass-fed beef. The man I get my milk 
from told me he was completely out of ground beef--someone had driven 
from 300 miles away to buy all he had. Most of us aren't going to do 
that for our own consumption, but there is a growing trend toward 
co-operative efforts. One person makes the drive to purchase meat or 
wheat or milk or whatever for a group of people. There are several 
organized co-ops doing this just in Virginia and several unofficial ones.

Liz in SW VA
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