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This is very intriguing to me.... What are the volume of birds you are talking about here? And why would a Ministry pay more for organic just to feed people.... I know the obvious of organic, healthy etc, but are you losing money yourself to feed people better quality food than Donald Trump eats????
Give me some info... I am very interested in a really good way! Thanks
They are asking for 3-4 per week, so I'll do a batch of 25 per month and save the extra for me to eat.
As to why they chose organic, the simple answer is that they feel God leading them in that direction. That might not make much sense to some readers, so here's the more complicated answer. 1) They want to take care of the health of the specific people they are taking care of in the best way possible. 2) The ministry is made up of volunteers who eat organic as often as possible, so they want to give those in their care the same quality food that the volunteers would feed themselves and their children. The often quoted scripture is "love your neighbor as you love yourself". They are trying to live that out. 3)Finally, they want to give others the best that they can offer. Sure, they could hand out peanut butter sandwiches with an apple, and the shut-ins would get all the nutrition they need. But the volunteers want to do more than that. These shut-ins are people that they genuinely care about, and the volunteers view their service as a gift. When you love someone, you don't give them just anything. You give them the best that you can get.
I won't be losing money by doing this service. They'll pay cost plus some. I will lose some time, and I know time is money, but I'm willing to take that loss to know that I'm helping out.
Don't worry, no insult taken. Curiosity is understandable.
Tracydr: we have rye planted right now. Thanks!
BButter you may want to see how 'organic' they need. I, myself try to make natural eggs and chicken. I avoid the word organic cause it is a certification I don't care about. I feed organic feed, I let them free range but... I give them scraps and alittle whole oats the oats aren't organic and the scraps come from my table which has a mixture of organic food and regular food.
If your friends want a good healthy product you could probably get alot of free veggies from the local produce section especially if you tell them why you are raising the birds. The produce wouldn't be organic but it would make for a healthy bird and give you a price break on feed. Of course you could approach your local organic supplier too. Good luck with your venture. I think its great.
This is very intriguing to me.... What are the volume of birds you are talking about here? And why would a Ministry pay more for organic just to feed people.... I know the obvious of organic, healthy etc, but are you losing money yourself to feed people better quality food than Donald Trump eats????
They are asking for 3-4 per week, so I'll do a batch of 25 per month and save the extra for me to eat.
As to why they chose organic, the simple answer is that they feel God leading them in that direction. That might not make much sense to some readers, so here's the more complicated answer. 1) They want to take care of the health of the specific people they are taking care of in the best way possible. 2) The ministry is made up of volunteers who eat organic as often as possible, so they want to give those in their care the same quality food that the volunteers would feed themselves and their children. The often quoted scripture is "love your neighbor as you love yourself". They are trying to live that out. 3)Finally, they want to give others the best that they can offer. Sure, they could hand out peanut butter sandwiches with an apple, and the shut-ins would get all the nutrition they need. But the volunteers want to do more than that. These shut-ins are people that they genuinely care about, and the volunteers view their service as a gift. When you love someone, you don't give them just anything. You give them the best that you can get.
I won't be losing money by doing this service. They'll pay cost plus some. I will lose some time, and I know time is money, but I'm willing to take that loss to know that I'm helping out.
Don't worry, no insult taken. Curiosity is understandable.
Tracydr: we have rye planted right now. Thanks!
BButter you may want to see how 'organic' they need. I, myself try to make natural eggs and chicken. I avoid the word organic cause it is a certification I don't care about. I feed organic feed, I let them free range but... I give them scraps and alittle whole oats the oats aren't organic and the scraps come from my table which has a mixture of organic food and regular food.
If your friends want a good healthy product you could probably get alot of free veggies from the local produce section especially if you tell them why you are raising the birds. The produce wouldn't be organic but it would make for a healthy bird and give you a price break on feed. Of course you could approach your local organic supplier too. Good luck with your venture. I think its great.
