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  • Is the food really that unsafe?

    Is the food really that unsafe?

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    George

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    (Please excuse me if this post seems unusual; it is my first of hopefully many.) There are two links that I’ve read today that got me thinking: http://www.aolnews.com/2011/01/04/will-food-safety-law-be-toothless-without-funding/ http://www.radioiowa.com/2011/01/06/harkin-says-republican-block-of-food-safety-bill-may-be-a-bluff/ Is the food supply really that bad? Are thousands of people in Iowa really getting sick every year from food poisoning? How has this not been…

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  • Expanding Our Knowledge

    Expanding Our Knowledge

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    Nerdbilly

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    I’ve been reading Joel Salatin lately, starting with his book Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal: War Stories From the Local Food Front, and I’m currently absorbed in You Can Farm: The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Start & Succeed in a Farming Enterprise. Probably, it will come as no surprise that I recommend both, and really,…

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  • State of the Farm

    State of the Farm

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    Nerdbilly

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    Happy New Year to everyone! It’s been so busy for us over the past couple of weeks, and I have to imagine that’s been true for most everyone. The holidays and winding down the end of the year is generally a crazy time, but this was also our first December with livestock. Their needs don’t…

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