Food From Greener Pastures
Beef Producers: Stewards of the land, for now and for the future
Kim Sytsma and her husband Charlie of Eighth Line Farm in Ontario, like many Canadian beef producers, work every day to ensure both the land they manage and the business they built are not only sustained, but improved for future generations of Canadians. “It’s my job to leave the land better than I found it,” says Kim.
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Posted by Farm and Food Care on April 21st, 2010 :: Filed under
Beef cattle,
Canada,
Global Warming,
Sustainability of the family farm,
UncategorizedTags ::
cattle,
earth day,
environment,
meat eating
Food From Greener Pastures
Beef Producers: Stewards of the land, for now and for the future
Kim Sytsma and her husband Charlie of Eighth Line Farm in Ontario, like many Canadian beef producers, work every day to ensure both the land they manage and the business they built are not only sustained, but improved for future generations of Canadians. “It’s my job to leave the land better than I found it,” says Kim.
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Posted by FFC on April 21st, 2010 :: Filed under
Beef cattle,
Canada,
Global Warming,
Sustainability of the family farm,
UncategorizedTags ::
cattle,
earth day,
environment,
meat eating
Richest Animal Rights Group Now Ranked Lower Than PETA
WASHINGTON, April 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) pointed to a newly downgraded rating from Charity Navigator as evidence that the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is not adequately fulfilling its stated charitable purpose.
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Posted by Farm and Food Care on April 7th, 2010 :: Filed under
Activism,
Consumers,
Education and public awareness,
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Here’s an interesting story on the trend towards growing your own food. I think it’s good they got the message out that it’s 24-7 work and the responsibilities associated with raising farm animals. Not as easy as goldfish! - OFAC
Wency Leung
Globe and Mail Update
Tuesday, Apr. 06, 2010 7:18PM EDT
There are dog people and cat people. And then, there are dairy-loving goat people.
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Posted by FFC on April 7th, 2010 :: Filed under
Animal care,
backyard flocks,
Other livestock
