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On Thu, 15 May 2014 21:38:23 +0000 (UTC), "Winters_Lackey"
> wrote:

> notbob > wrote in
> :
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> >
> > That's twice, now, I've gone down to the mkt and found they are sold
> > out of a certain organic food. Last week it was organic chicken
> > breasts and today it was grass fed hamburger. Yes, it cost much more,
> > but it's flying off the shelves. The meat mgr sez they can't get it
> > fast enough. Which is a surprise, as they didn't even carry grass fed
> > beef 6 mos ago. Safeway is now carrying grass fed rib-eyes.
> >

> I don't like the taste of grass fed as well. When I was a kid, the ideal
> was grass fed until 2-3 weeks before slaughter, when they were corn fed to
> improve flavor. Corn fed on a farm, not a crowded feedlot.
> >

Yes, I remember that too. I think that's why corn fed became so
popular. All this other stuff just kind of snuck up on the general
public while they weren't paying attention.


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