How Sick is This!

[Nugget]

Marshmallows too

And gummies, some jams and some yogurts.

Happily there is no gelatin in Marshmallow Fluff! Or the jellow puddings (the creamy ones), or in the best yogurt (Dannon Naturalia!) mmm

 

[Dennis1979]

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Yes I have read that book as well as another Michael Pollan book called In Defense of Food. If anyone is interested I also recommend a book called the Contrary Farmer by Gene Logsdon. My brother gave me that book and it is a really good read. It's hard to put down once you start. Any and all of Joel Salatin's books are excellent, not just for the great information but you get Mr. Salatin's views on the world too. I also watched the documentary King Corn which was an eye opener because you get a visual of some of this stuff. I have on order from Amazon a book called The End of Food by Paul Roberts. I heard this guy interviewed on the radio the other day and his book sounds pretty interesting.

Dennis

 

[UncleHoot]

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I probably would not have had any interest in reading those books until I started raising chickens. Others probably read the books first. Now I find myself in the fringe of a "movement", all because I thought it would be neat to raise chickens.

 

[coffeelady3]

I haven't read the other ones, but The Omnivore's Dilemma was pretty eye opening.

 

[Beekissed]

My folks went vegan (without the emphasis on using animals for clothing, however) about 15 years ago for their health and that has worked out wonderfully. It also worked out great for us as well, as we have kind of caught a little of that lifestyle, as a side effect. We rarely eat meat, except deer meat we have harvested ourselves, or "extra" chickens such as extra roosters, hens that aren't laying, etc. We don't do dairy or just about any store-bought animal byproducts. We do eat our eggs, plan to get bees for the honey, and will continue to raise chickens for profit, for the manure and for the extra food source, if needed. The real kicker to being able to process your own meat is the fact that you will know how when the need arises. The world's food supply is getting worse and worse. I want to be prepared.

Joel Salatin is a pioneer and somewhat of a genius in my thinking! I actually got to hear him give a lecture and he is fascinating.

I don't feel it is "sick" to want to observe how others manage their meat birds. I feel like it is always smart to glean information that may someday become useful to you or to others. Keep learning!!!

 

[can you hear me now?]

Completely off sublect now but here's a question. Do vegetarians raise cattle and pork and such for selling for the purpose of meat?If so does that make them a real vegetarian?Were there vegetarians back when you had to grow and raise your own food?Can we say food for though?I am not tryhing to be a smart alec here just thought about this while reading this thread and thought it was funny and had to share it.

 

[Beekissed]

My dad is a vegan, without the whole animal-loving aspect of it, and he still bowhunts deer and turkey! He gives the meat to my sister and her family. My parents started that lifestyle for the health benefits only!

 

[urbanagrarian]

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Vegetarians generally give quite a bit of thought to the idea of eating meat and animal welfare. People who raise and butcher chickens to eat are forced to think about the same issues. In addition to wanting healthy meat for my family, one of the reasons I raise my own chickens for meat is because I don't like the manner in which factory farmed chickens are raised.

So vegetarians and folks who raise chickens for meat may actually have more ideas in common when it comes to animal welfare than with folks who go to the supermarket and buy factory raised chickens.

 

[blue90292]

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LOL. being around horses, we heard people talk about this all the time.

 

[blue90292]

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on nightline, they were talking about how you can keep a child out of a live of slavery by giving that family a couple of goats.

that's why i love heifer international.

sorry, went off subject here.