tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792492777063970714.post2263628046746538516..comments2023-10-25T04:59:33.446-05:00Comments on Random Musings of a Farmer: Keep 'em Poor Down on the FarmJasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09092424684260339977noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792492777063970714.post-21923759955342933322012-03-16T21:50:59.038-05:002012-03-16T21:50:59.038-05:00I think I've got a post in me somewhere about ...I think I've got a post in me somewhere about how consumers mistake the term "organic" for "animal friendly" or "sustainable" or even "small family farm". Sometimes this is indeed the case, but not always and regulations don't make it easy to see the difference.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09092424684260339977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792492777063970714.post-44539256900466859832012-03-16T21:35:37.318-05:002012-03-16T21:35:37.318-05:00Great post Jason. You should consider writing to t...Great post Jason. You should consider writing to that publication. Surely other farmers could benefit from hearing your point of view, if only so they know there are like-minded farmers out there. And you might make some of them think about the messages they are being fed. <br /><br />I have a coworker who honestly disgusts me in his devotion to cheap food. Thinking about the food chain, farmers, quality, sustainability etc., seem to be foreign ideas to him. I try very hard to be patient and explain my views in easy-to-digest morsels. Ugh. <br /><br />I too shake my head at some of the organic farming propaganda/ regulations etc., but would love to hear your point of view around this (you alluded only vaguely in your post).RuckusButthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760056031442317243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792492777063970714.post-56969130994483786252012-03-13T23:05:40.507-05:002012-03-13T23:05:40.507-05:00I personally think that every item you purchase sh...I personally think that every item you purchase should state how much of that purchase price goes to the farm. I really think the consumer would take notice. <br /><br />For a time, consumers demanded cheap product. Not necessarily quality or good for you, but cheap. Now the consumer is changing - but the industry still believes that as Americans, we can't afford higher prices for food. Now we want high quality...and cheap. And we like to tout "we spend less money on food than anyone else." So we can spend more money on....what exactly?<br /><br />Cheap food is also a catalyst for the obesity problem in the US. Along with many other factors, but it is part of the equation.<br /><br />Okay - off my soap box. But I'm drinking the same KoolAid as you my friend.Kristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759824262185275479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792492777063970714.post-46445733384220169212012-03-13T22:07:55.144-05:002012-03-13T22:07:55.144-05:00Agree agree agree.
And you know it goes against m...Agree agree agree.<br /><br />And you know it goes against my better judgement to be so agreeable. =)<br /><br />People forget that food used to be a MAJOR part of the budget. Now food is cheap, industrialized, and usually not very healthful.<br /><br />Peeps. Open eyes. Spend money that gives you healthful food AND feeds a good farmer and his family.<br /><br />So complicated...Bifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648037666735227722noreply@blogger.com