Hey Lee. You already told me about this, but it was still fun reading about it. Amazing...not only are you smart, funny, and good-lookin', but healthy too!
For anyone who wants to get started in the Twin City area, there are still openings in The Urban Chicken classes at the Wedge this week. Take one or both classes.
Urban Chicken 101 is Wed. March 3, and Urban Chicken 102 is Thursday March 4. Cheap, too! Just $10/session. We repeat the series April 7 and 8.
We have had great feedback from members who took the classes last year and have established their little urban flocks. Just call to sign up.
While we don't live in the cities, we have about 8 chickens on our property in MN. They do just fine in the winter as long as they have a shelter to stave off the elements. Our ladies are just starting to lay again after a couple of months off. Looking forward to our own eggs once again.
I'm not familiar with Nature's Prime, but reading the article I think that the twing of sadness I feel has to do with the reference to clicking through the offerings. I have bought all of my meat exclusively from vendors at the St. Paul farmers market for 2+ years now and a big part of why I buy there is the personal interaction. I know the person or family that raised it, they know me, and I know that any questions I might have, they will answer. No hiding in anonymity.
I applaud the effort to go organic when possible but whether it's the hoops that one must jump through to receive the official certification or the decision to support local instead of organic shipped from a great distance, for me there are other labels that are at least as important, if not more so, than certified organic.
Good for you! I go around on this all the time with my SIL and MIL, who are both nurses. Their families survive on processed food and artificial sweeteners. My SIL's kids are skinnier than mine (and she is thinner than I am), but my family hasn't needed antibiotics or even been seriously ill for years, and hers, well, it seems like they're always either sick or just recovering from something. When I had blood work done last year all the numbers looked great (other than a slightly sluggish thyroid, but I'm working on that).
Hey Lee. You already told me
Hey Lee. You already told me about this, but it was still fun reading about it. Amazing...not only are you smart, funny, and good-lookin', but healthy too!
And yet all of this was known
And yet all of this was known 70-80 years ago - Nutrition and National Health http://www.journeytoforever.org/farm_library/McC/McCToC.html#contents
saweet!
saweet!
What a great post! I love
What a great post! I love it!
And we've starting growing our own food for those same very reasons!
For anyone who wants to get
For anyone who wants to get started in the Twin City area, there are still openings in The Urban Chicken classes at the Wedge this week. Take one or both classes.
Urban Chicken 101 is Wed. March 3, and Urban Chicken 102 is Thursday March 4. Cheap, too! Just $10/session. We repeat the series April 7 and 8.
We have had great feedback from members who took the classes last year and have established their little urban flocks. Just call to sign up.
Anonymous, While we don't
Anonymous,
While we don't live in the cities, we have about 8 chickens on our property in MN. They do just fine in the winter as long as they have a shelter to stave off the elements. Our ladies are just starting to lay again after a couple of months off. Looking forward to our own eggs once again.
I know that Urbanimal in
I know that Urbanimal in Uptown across from the Wedge has Chicken Feed! I hope that helps people who have chickens or want to get some..
Dumb question from a city
Dumb question from a city girl: What about winter? Don't the ladies get really cold?
I'm not familiar with
I'm not familiar with Nature's Prime, but reading the article I think that the twing of sadness I feel has to do with the reference to clicking through the offerings. I have bought all of my meat exclusively from vendors at the St. Paul farmers market for 2+ years now and a big part of why I buy there is the personal interaction. I know the person or family that raised it, they know me, and I know that any questions I might have, they will answer. No hiding in anonymity.
I applaud the effort to go organic when possible but whether it's the hoops that one must jump through to receive the official certification or the decision to support local instead of organic shipped from a great distance, for me there are other labels that are at least as important, if not more so, than certified organic.
Good for you! I go around on
Good for you! I go around on this all the time with my SIL and MIL, who are both nurses. Their families survive on processed food and artificial sweeteners. My SIL's kids are skinnier than mine (and she is thinner than I am), but my family hasn't needed antibiotics or even been seriously ill for years, and hers, well, it seems like they're always either sick or just recovering from something. When I had blood work done last year all the numbers looked great (other than a slightly sluggish thyroid, but I'm working on that).
Keep spreading the word!