tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464253324658824659.post855457561399401711..comments2024-03-20T05:58:45.288-04:00Comments on The Delicious Truth: Keith Gibson of Grazin' Angus Acres Talks Cattle and GrassChef Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372505654191018607noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464253324658824659.post-67201457678343924872014-06-08T03:44:09.419-04:002014-06-08T03:44:09.419-04:00great work going on the farm. i am impressed by ke...great work going on the farm. i am impressed by keith .gibson and his partner. i did not think anything like this could be happening near new york Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464253324658824659.post-84167597787691540982012-10-31T17:21:19.578-04:002012-10-31T17:21:19.578-04:00Anonymous - Great information, thanks for posting....Anonymous - Great information, thanks for posting.Chef Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10372505654191018607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464253324658824659.post-33249377304459055652012-10-31T16:52:10.220-04:002012-10-31T16:52:10.220-04:00Another thought for Paula:
Get to know the farmer...Another thought for Paula:<br /><br />Get to know the farmers at your local farmer market. I find they love to talk about their farms and practices. Ask them about their status. Some who are not "certified" organic will probably be in "transition", meaning the land they're farming hasn't been used for organic farming long enough (it's a matter of years) to be certified but they are moving that way by not using chemicals. Or they are actually organic but not able to be certified because of the expense of the certification process.<br />And some others may tell you how much they rely on chemicals, like one farmer I know who does use chemicals but only on one crop (so I don't buy that one from him).<br />In general, you have more assurance with the farmers markets that allow vendors to sell only what they have grown themselves. Some markets allow re-selling and that's when you lose the paper trail (and trust). Your market should be transparent enough to make this information readily available.<br />In fact, if you are concerned, ask the market master to see the process for accepting vendors. It should be quite rigorous and as a consumer you should have a right to see it. In fact it may be posted on your market's website under a tab for applications for vendors. At least, it is at the one I shop at.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464253324658824659.post-5076659725939100592012-10-31T10:23:14.777-04:002012-10-31T10:23:14.777-04:00Jennifer - Well said (and thanks). To find pasture...Jennifer - Well said (and thanks). To find pasture-based farms near you, check out http://www.eatwild.com/products/index.html. Hope you find something.<br /><br />Paula - I'll always pick organic over non-organic local. That being said, I also eat with the seasons, so I wouldn't think of buying organic asparagus from Peru in the middle of winter anyway.<br />Chef Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10372505654191018607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464253324658824659.post-7767666970652572782012-10-31T02:08:23.265-04:002012-10-31T02:08:23.265-04:00Hey I have a question--it seems like most of the f...Hey I have a question--it seems like most of the food at our local farmers market isn't necessarily organic. If you had to choose, would you pick local or organic?Paula Honghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18031208624907208172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464253324658824659.post-7706005663350059642012-10-30T13:31:55.309-04:002012-10-30T13:31:55.309-04:00This makes me wish a few things:
Those being that ...This makes me wish a few things:<br />Those being that there were more farmers and food producers out there like this. That more farmers put that much care into what they grow and produce. That more people, like the writer, cared to spread information like this and high light these types of farmers. That more consumers cared enough or were informed enough to care about what they put into their bodies. That more people cared about what was being done to the land and to the animals produced for food in big factories and feed lots. But I really, really wish that I lived close to that farmers market so I could purchase the food that was produced by this man on this farm.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568010917004435219noreply@blogger.com