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small farming, media Tuesday
14Oct
Watch Oprah Today
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at 12:34PM Apparently the show is doing a piece on how animals are raised--free range versus confined feeding operations. Should be interesting.
Sunday
12Oct
Today's NY Times Magazine
Sunday, October 12, 2008 at 08:18PM If you're at all interested in food issues, you must see today's edition of the New York Tmes Magazine. It's totally devoted to food--our kind of food. "Ominvore's Dillema" author Michael Pollan writes the centerpiece article--a "memo" the the next president on what he "can and should do to remake the way we grow and eat our food." Small, local farmers and ranchers and a regionalized food distribution system are key to his makeover. Though there's no nod to any Texans in the "Food Fighters" article (I think the World Hunger Relief Farm in Waco merits a mention in this category), the whole issue is worth reading.
Friday
10Oct
Check Out Our Newest Producer
Friday, October 10, 2008 at 12:16PM WISEarth™, a Texas based manufacturer of effective, affordable and environmentally friendly natural insecticide and soil enrichment products, is now on the site and promises to begin offering their products for sale in the store soon.
Look for their products soon under "Organic Gardening." They have a fire-ant killer that sounds great. Can't wait to try it. The last time I tangled with fire ants, I ended up in the Lewisville Hospital Emergency Room. I owe them big time.
Friday
10Oct
Visit Us at The State Fair (and Pick Up a 10-Percent-Off Coupon)
Friday, October 10, 2008 at 12:08PM Both Rich Shoen and I will be helping out at the Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Organizatiion's (TOFGA) booth in the Food and Fiber Pavillion at the Texas State Fair. We'll both be there tomorrow (Saturday) and Rich will be there Sunday as well. I'll be helping out the following weekend too.
The nice folks at TOFGA have allowed us to hand out a flyer in their booth. If you stop by, be sure to pick one up. It has a coupon code good for 10 percent off your purchases on the site through Oct. 19 when the Fair ends.
Friday
10Oct
Check Out Our Lower Prices
Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:58AM We’ve lowered prices on our grass-fed meats and pastured poultry products by an average of 20 percent and are adding an option for farm pick-ups or farmers market pick-ups for folks who want to avoid the UPS shipping charges. If the farmer offers that option and you select it, he or she will contact you to confirm a time and place.
As we said in our press release, "...as food budgets get tighter and tighter, it'g going to be harder and harder for consumers to opt for healthy eathing choices. Keeping our prices as low as possible will allow us to deliver more value for the food dollar."
We think our prices are now competitive with the higher end markets like Whole Foods and Central Market, but dollar-for-dollar our producers are delivering a much higher taste profile and a far healthier product that you can get with grass-fed beef or poultry raised by traditional methods.