Alimentary Tuesdays Blog Carnival #2

 Alternative Medicine, Beef, Blog Hop, Cancer, Chiropractic, Exercise, Fat, Fruits, Glycemic Index, GMO, Grains, Grass fed, Herbs, Milk, News, Organic, Politics, Raw, Recipes, Spices, Vegetables, Video  2 Responses »
Nov 012011
 


Welcome to the Alimentary Tuesdays Blog Carnival!

Well it is that time of week again. The week has past so quickly. We had 9 participants in our very 1st blog hop. Thank you so much to all of the participants. We look forward to seeing their new posts.

I want to take a moment to share part of my weekend. It was Jacobs 7th birthday celebration. His b-day is today 11-01 HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACOB! One of Jacobs birthday wishes was to have a Shockwave (one of the Decepticons from the Transformers cartoon and movie) cake. We always bake our own cakes to be sure the ingredients are organic. So this was a fun task (Shockwave is one of my favorites too). I will share my personalized cake making experience in a future post but here are some images to give you an idea. Continue reading »

Building a Bridge Between Farmers and Consumers

 Beef, Grass fed, Organic  1 Response »
Oct 192011
 

Stony Brook Farm Schoharie NY

I think it is becoming more and more important to start bridging the gap between farmers and consumers. I buy most of my meat products from the Honest Weight Food Coop in Albany NY. I have had the chance to become friends with Cheng Hua-Lee, the official meat purchaser at the co-op. My friendship with Cheng has helped me find my beliefs on what type of farms produce the healthiest meats. Cheng maintains a personal relationship with each farmer that she purchases products from. Recently when I was getting a beautiful pork tenderloin from the co-op, Cheng shared some refreshing information about the pork’s producer. This tenderloin came from a small farm in Schoharie NY. The farm is called Stony Brook Farm. Bob, the principle farmer is a kind and hardworking man. His attitude on animal welfare allows him to produce the exact type of meats that I want to eat.

Stony Brook Farm raises heritage breed feeder pigs. A feeder pig is a young pig (usually 6-12 weeks old) that is purchased to raise (or feed) to slaughter weight. Heritage breed pigs are older breeds that were abandoned by commercial farmers as more modern breeds were developed. Here are two reason Bob prefers heritage pigs: Continue reading »

Beef: What Kind Should be for Dinner?

 Beef, Grass fed  3 Responses »
Aug 042011
 
cow eating grass

Beef is a great source of amino acids, vitamins (A, B6, B12, D, E), and minerals (iron, zinc and selenium). The good fats in beef are source of energy and help with the absorption of the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K. It is important to know more about beef and how the cow is raised affects the beef you buy.

Grass contains protein, fiber, fat, is rich in vitamins, has a modest amount of carbohydrates and has no sugar (unfortunately our single stomach cannot digest this, but it probably tastes gross anyway). A cow has a 7 stage digestive system which is perfectly designed to break down grass and utilize all it has to offer. Continue reading »