Posts Tagged ‘farmers’
Food is sacred: how farmers help the hungry – Episode 70
What happens when the market for farm products disappears and there are hungry people in the community? In Utah it led to farmers delivering food to Navajo families, including lamb – a sacred food. Ron Gibson shares the heartwarming story the remarkable effort to inspire all Utah families to connect, succeed, and grow through the Miracle of Agriculture Foundation during COVID-19.
Read MoreWill you be part of creating a better food story?
The ingredients of food are likely more well-known than the real stories of how food is grown. The stories of people who care for animals in the middle of the night, the stories of a little girl who stands in her father’s shadow hoping to someday take over decisions for land her great-grandpa once farmed, the stories of families who risk millions of dollars to produce food for a society who often questions them. I would ask that you consider the authentic stories of how your food is raised as a fundamental part of creating your own food story.
Read MoreWhat is the answer to food bullying and B.S. food?
The fascination for finding the “perfect” food story that makes the “right” social statement has led to an inability to discern B.S. from meaningful information. I wrote this book to equip you to find the signposts of food bullying, make more rational decisions, and avoid buying B.S. on the chaotic food playground.
Read MoreAre confined spaces cruel for farm animals?
There are many ways to house dairy cattle. Some operations will keep their cows out on pasture, like my neighbors, so the cows aren’t in the barn a lot during the summer and fall. However, even those cows are in the barn for shelter during weather, to eat their specially mixed ration (a nutritionally balanced…
Read MoreShould you eat food you can’t pronounce?
Would you eat an egg with ‘amino acids, phenylalanine, octadecenoic acid, sugars, colors E160c & E306, flavors phenylacetaldehyde & acetone – also contains benzene & sulfur’ on the ingredient label? What about blueberries labeled with the following ingredients: sugars made up of 48 percent fructose, fatty acids like linoleic acid, flavors ethyl ethanoate &…
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