Breezy Hill Update Nov 17, 2014
Posted 11/17/2014 8:12pm by Art Ozias.
BREEZY HILL FARM WEEKLY UPDATE
- My ground beef list is out of date. Please send me your requests again and if you are want ground beef let me know. We may be processing a beef in the very near future. Need to have some warmer weather.
- Speaking of weather, the milk supply has taken a hit. When it's cold they don't eat as much and the result is less milk. So, customers may be getting less as we go into winter.
- Freezer beef(quarters, halves, and wholes) is continuing, weather permitting. We plan to get caught up by the end of the year.
- That book I mentioned last time is truly a great book for those interested in producing milk. There is also a lot of information on using milk.
- Also finished a DVD on holistic orcharding. I sure wish I had had that information when I started my small orchard. Hopefully, it is not too late. I'll be trying to correct my mistakes starting this next year. So, if you are starting or have some fruit trees be sure to get the DVD and book, The Holistic Orchard, by Michael Phillips.
- *******************************************
-
Documented Raw Milk Health BenefitsJust like raw organic butter, raw milk from grass-fed cows has a number of health benefits you simply will not obtain from drinking pasteurized and homogenized CAFO milk.
-
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/09/29/full-fat-dairy-products.aspx?e_cid=20140929Z1_PRNL_art_1&utm_source=prmrnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art1&utm_campaign=20140929Z1&et_cid=DM56983&et_rid=674436690
- *******************************************
-
THE SECRET DANGERS OF SUCRALOSE (SPLENDA)
http://www.bestground.com.mx/blog/secret-dangers-sucralose-splenda/
***************************************
“Among them, whole milk has been banished and only fat-free or low-fat milk varieties are now available. As naturally satiating and appealing whole fat is removed, milk becomes a watery and, some might say, highly unpalatable liquid. As a result, sugar is often added to the milk in the form of chocolate syrup to entice kids to drink it. US Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials consider this acceptable, noting that the added sugar is “worth it” if it means kids are drinking milk. And now, skim chocolate milk is the number one beverage served in the federal lunch program.1 In following with the federal lunch program, the Illinois’ Women Infant and Children feeding program is now offering primarily skim and 1 percent milk in lieu of higher-fat dairy. What’s the problem with this picture?” Be sure to watch the video by Nina Teicholz in this piece.
-
Who’s Really Behind the Federal School Lunch Program?
The USDA asserted its authority to set nutrition policy when it publicly declared that the purpose of the surplus food program was to "dispose of surplus food and simultaneously raise the nutritional level of low-income consumers."8 The actual law putting USDA in charge of educating people on nutrition was the Smith-Lever Act of 1914,9 which established Cooperative Extensions in each state. These are still active today. One job of the extensions is to educate the public on nutrition under the "guidance" of the USDA. Besides the School Lunch Program, the USDA has been, or still is, involved with more than a dozen different food distribution programs. Such programs are basically designed to create a market for whatever foods farmers are growing a surplus of—NOT necessarily to distribute the healthiest foods to those who need it most. ChooseMyPlate.gov has a flyer summarizing the history of USDA food guides and nutritional guidance, which began nearly 100 years ago in 1916 with guidelines for "how to select foods," with a focus on "protective foods."10 This included 20 percent of daily calories from fatty foods, and only 10 percent of daily calories from sugars. The bulk of your diet was fresh fruits and vegetables. Today, the USDA’s MyPlate nutritional guidelines have removed virtually all fats from the equation—despite advances in nutritional science confirming that non-processed healthy fats are crucial for good health, while processed carbs and sugars are the main drivers of disease. Again, the real reason why grains are promoted as a major cornerstone of your (and your children’s) diet is because that's what farmers are paid to grow in the US. There's a lot of it, and it's inexpensive compared to healthier foods like vegetables and nuts... Meanwhile, the school lunch program is embroiled with conflicts of interest with the food industry. For example, the School Nutrition Association (SNA)11 is an association of food professionals who describe themselves as "providing high-quality, low-cost meals to students across the country." So who are these "food professionals" exactly? Would it surprise you to learn that SNA's members include some of the largest junk food manufacturers? Here’s the article. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/10/28/national-school-lunch-program.aspx?e_cid=20141028Z1_PRNL_art_2&utm_source=prmrnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art2&utm_campaign=20141028Z1&et_cid=DM58947&et_rid=708304210
THAT'S IT FROM THE HILL FOR THIS WEEK. ART AND DEBRA
Art Ozias