On Sep 3, 6:03*pm, Nad > wrote:
> Gorio > wrote:
> > Nad;1656833 Wrote:
>
> > Good point, Nad. "Free markets and purchasing from poeple you know will
> > weed out the garbage from the good." My bad. When we buy meat from lands
> > unknown, that's the kind of meat we get; UNKOWN. I live in a rural area,
> > and I know each of the people I buy my pork goodies, beef, lamb and
> > chicken from. These things are relatively simple to produce well. But,
> > bigger companies will take dangerous short cuts to improve profit
> > margins. I'm still against subsidies, because I see big politics making
> > money off of them; while the farmer gets screwed.
>
> > You're right. Big businesses depend on that ignorance. Little guys,
> > though, rely on your faith in them. I'm with ya.
>
> > I don't know if that regulation has done a thing, though. Poeple still
> > die, and the product is recalled. If I die, that farmer has to hang his
> > head in shame forever. They don't sell out real quickly here. Then
> > again, I'm not afraid to take my lfe in my hands and drink raw milk when
> > I do imbibe. great for cooking, though. Especially when you saparate the
> > cream from the buttermilk. that cream is the nectar of the Gods, and the
> > right combo of cream and butttermilk makes the best Mexican crema. Can't
> > live without it.
>
> I too live in the boondocks. Bessy my first dairy cow was unable to produce
> a calf for some reason and is in now in the freezer. I have two new calves,
> about ninety percent grass fed, a new Jersey for dairy and a black angus
> for beef. I have a dozen chickens and have fresh eggs every morning. Also a
> large garden and I have lots of canning in the coming weeks. I know what
> exactly what I am eating. If I screw up somehow it will only be me that
> suffers, no one else. I will play safe and pasteurize my milk. To each his
> own how they live their life.
>
> However, if I chose to sell anything then I would not mind if the USDA did
> inspect my place. But I do not sell or give away any food source, all for
> myself in my retirement years tending my small personal hobby farm.
>
> Regulations will not end all deaths, but it can reduce them. I doubt that
> greedy people feel little shame. Lots of people making money scams.
>
> --
> Nad

I wanna come live with you. I miss my chickens and my garden and my
critters. Oh well, things change.