Changes are slowly taking place in American’s food choices as people become more aware of how industrialized food is produced and that there is a better alternative. Many books have been written on the subject. Now there are two documentary films that are speeding up the process. They are Food Inc and Fresh.
Food Inc exposes the practices and detrimental effects of the corporate and industrialized food production systems. Most people are alarmed, as they should be, by what they see.
The movie Fresh celebrates some people that are involved in providing food produced humanely with a social and environmental conscience. It offers hope that there is a better way.
Both movies feature a website where you may get more information and view a trailer. They are www.foodincmovie.com and www.freshthemovie.com.
Both movies are being shown in theatres and in special showings by concerned organizations. We encourage you to see them both at the earliest opportunity.
Also, the negative effects of conventional food and the benefits of organic food products are being gradually documented. Research shows that pesticide residues, even at USDA accepted levels, inhibits brain development in children. The reduced levels of antioxidants in conventional food contributes to altzheimers. Pesticide residues contributes to diabetes in children and lowers male sexual virility. Nutrient levels in organics averages 25% higher. These findings and others based on scientific research may be found a www.organic-center.org.
They are many questions surrounding this subject but two are currently predominant. “Can organics feed the world?” The short answer from professionals in the field is ‘yes’. “Can the price be lowered so everyone can afford it?” This one is a little more involved but one key fact is that conventional farming is subsidized by the government with your tax dollars and organics is not.
We are having a deluge of rain and wind from tropical system Ida which is making it hard to get in the fields but we plan to have plenty of fall produce for you this week. Items include turnip greens, turnip roots, mustard greens, Siberian kale, red Russian kale, Toscano kale, arugula, three types of romaine lettuce, Swiss turnips (rutabaga), savoy cabbage, collards, and broccoli.
Pasture raised chicken includes whole chickens, boneless skinless breast, split breast, whole wings, leg quarters, backs and necks. We still have a few large whole chickens you might choose to use for your Thanksgiving Day celebrations.
In Pasture Finished Jersey beef we have fillet mignon, NY strip, rib eye, and sirloin steaks. Roasts include sirloin tip, chuck, shoulder, eye of round, round, and tri tip. We also have ground beef, stew beef, cube steak, beef sausage, beef liver, soup bones and dog bones.
All meat products continue on sale at 10% off. And we are continuing the special sale on chicken leg quarters and whole wings at 25% off.
Our chickens are continuing to lay well so we are continuing our sale of $.50 off per dozen eggs. We remind you that we recycle egg cartons.
We have fresh, dehydrated, and powdered shiitake mushrooms.
Weather permitting we continue to be at the Piedmont Triad Farmers Market Wednesday through Friday (10:00 until 4:00), Saturday (8:00 until 4:00) and Sunday (10:00 until 4:00). We are in booth 74 in farmers area number 2