It was a real treat to introduce you to a variety of farmers from across the country last week in the Kitchen Stewardship Farmers’ Panel. Personally, I learned a lot and continue to as the comments thread keeps running with some Q&A with certain farmers. The bottom line in my mind is that farming and [...]
Entries Tagged as 'CAFOs'
Farmers’ Panel: My Thoughts on Big vs. Small, Grain vs. Grass, and Where to Buy Your Food
May 6th, 2011 · 39 Comments · Food for Thought
Tags: CAFOs·cattle·farmers·Farmers' Panel·farming·grassfed beef·grassfed dairy
Farmers’ Panel: Behind the Scenes at the Big Farms (Part 3 of 3)
April 29th, 2011 · 16 Comments · Food for Thought
I’ve loved the genuine look into the lives of family farmers who choose to farm conventionally, especially the crossover between old-style farming and new-fangled methods. If I’ve learned one thing today, it’s that sometimes, things aren’t black and white. Does that mean I will change where I shop for meat and milk? Not likely. But [...]
Farmers’ Panel: Behind the Scenes at the Big Farms (Part 2 of 3)
April 28th, 2011 · 65 Comments · Food for Thought
The second in a series of three farmers to close the panel at Kitchen Stewardship this week, Debbie Lyons-Blythe is a wife, mother and rancher and has been married for 22 years. Her husband works off the farm during the day, so she is in charge of the day to day duties of ranching. Of [...]
Farmers’ Panel: Behind the Scenes at the Big Farms (Part 1 of 3)
April 28th, 2011 · 5 Comments · Food for Thought
It’s been such a joy to share real farmers’ stories with you this week, and I hope you’ve enjoyed hearing from our first four panelists as much as I enjoyed hosting them. The final three guests are from larger farms, in Wisconsin, Iowa, and Kansas. I suspect they’ll be a bit more controversial, since many [...]
Egg Labels and Terms: What’s in a Name?
June 7th, 2010 · 31 Comments · Food for Thought, What to Buy
Have you stood in front of the egg display at your supermarket lately? There are a baffling number of different kinds of eggs available nowadays. Growing up, I would have thought eggs were eggs. Now I know better. This list is intended to help you navigate the egg labels to find the healthy eggs in [...]
Spring Cleaning Carnival: Get the CAFOs Out
May 3rd, 2010 · 85 Comments · Uncategorized
Please welcome Kelly the Kitchen Kop today, whose peppy self I’ve had the pleasure of meeting in real life. She dishes out on the truth of nourishing foods and busts “politically correct” nutrition, and today she’s our feature in the Spring Cleaning: Get the Junk Out! Carnival. See all the topics here. The reasoning behind [...]
Tags: CAFOs·Carnivals·factory farms·farming·grassfed beef·meats·omega-3s·Spring Cleaning: Get the Junk Out
Monday Mission: Got Meat? (Where does your meat come from?)
May 3rd, 2010 · 37 Comments · Monday Missions
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to learn about where your meat comes from. Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Baby Steps Perhaps you already know everything about your meat. Perhaps you’ve watched Food, Inc. and seek out local, grassfed or pastured, organic meats. Your job, then, is to find the balance. Keep on [...]
Tags: beef·CAFOs·chicken·factory farms·Food Inc.·meat·organic·Spring Cleaning: Get the Junk Out
