Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["E. E. Mitchamore Jr" <emitch@att.net>]

Yes, the demand for grass-fed beef exceeds the supply, but we still eat more beef than we need for optimum health.  If we reduce our consumption and pay what grass-fed beef is worth, the market forces will work in our favor, for once.

 

E. E. "Mitch" Mitchamore
www.hillcountrynatives.biz

----- Original Message -----

From: Liz

To: Healthy soil and sustainable growing

Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 6:17 AM

Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] E. Coli contamination and industrial farming (Don Bowen)

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
http://life-as-a-spectator-sport.com

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