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• Chickens are sold for this year.  Chicken day will be next Sunday.  Pick up will be at 4 pm at the farm.  I will send a separate email to those on the list.  If someone drops out I have a couple of names on the waiting list.
• I have ten turkeys left to sell.  They will weigh  17-30 pounds and are $3/lb.  Someone has already spoken for the biggest one (Karen).
• The ground beef processing is scheduled for Oct 24, so this week I will be sending notice (email) to those that are on the list for ground beef.
• We need rain.  I have been feeding hay to the milk cows just to (hopefully) keep them fresh.  Production is way down.  We are reducing quantities to hopefully keep everyone getting some milk.
• This has been a tough year.  Spring was wet.  Grass had no energy so beeves did not fatten, and then the three weeks of heat was difficult on animals. Now we have the drought.  Hopefully, next year will be better.
  
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Please take the time to watch Dr. Mercola’s video at this link.  http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/10/01/about-health-liberty.aspx?e_cid=20111009_SNL_MC_1

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Be aware of new tactics for the upcoming “flu season”.   You may want to simply tell the employee at checkout that you’re not ready to get the flu. (Some are working on quota system or trying to qualify for a free I-pad.) http://www.naturalnews.com/033880_flu_shots_grocery_stores.html

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Most of you read or saw on TV the latest assault on vitamins.  Did you know the “rest of the story”?  http://www.naturalnews.com/033883_vitamins_mortality_risk.html

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Here’s your chance to continue the fight to get our food labeled.  http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/sign/label_gmos_now/?ak_proof=1&akid=.196395.6NXxOv&akid=381.90529.2AN6wX&rd=1&t=12&t=9

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Let’s flood the system.  You “facebookers” may want to add this to your wall.

http://action.responsibletechnology.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=8367


that's it from the hill.  Art and Debra

• Just finished a "Chicken Day".   We did 100 today.  Everyone came and since we didn't have a correct count on the stew chickens, we ended up with five extras.  Anyone interested?  They are $8 each.
• The next chicken day is two weeks from today, Sunday, Oct 23.  Everyone on the list will be notified with an email, so plan for a pick up at the farm around 4 pm.
• There may be an extra turkey or two as well as a chicken or two.  We will have a final count this week and will post the extras in next weeks UPDATE.
• Planted my wheat this past week and some more alfalfa.  Now we need about two inches of rain.  The ponds are very low.  If we had a gentle two inch rain, the ponds would still be low.  There will be no pond water until the ground gets soaked.
• Someone is coming tomorrow for some non-gmo corn cobs.  They are planning a demonstration in KC on Oct 16 and want some corn cobs.
• Have you noticed corn fields as you drive?  Looks to me like they left  enough in the fields for next year's crop, but that won't work because of frost and Monsanto won't let farmers keep seed.  The fields are turning green and if we get some rain to sprout the remaining kernels, it will be totally green.  Now a biological farmer would let it grow and rotovate it into the soil to feed the bacteria and generate some nitrogen.  Don't hold your breath waiting to see a Howard Rotovater.
  
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What's your excuse?  Read entire posting at http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/10/09/dr-nicholas-gonzalez-on-steve-jobs.aspx?e_cid=20111009_SNL_Art_1  .  You will learn a lot about cancer  and you may want to visit this website.  For more information about Dr. Gonzalez and his practice, see www.dr-gonzalez.com .  For those that took my suggestion to get the lectures by Jerry Brunetti at ACRES, USA, you will recognize the name Gonzalez.

An excerpt from Steve Jobs commencement address:  

 "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."

"When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: ‘If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right.' It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: ‘If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?' And whenever the answer has been ‘No' for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something."

"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don't settle."

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Remember, October is the month many activities are planned to inform the public about GMO’s.

  The Health Dangers of GM Soy and Corn

Genetically modified soy and corn are two of the most prevalent GM foods in the US food supply, and both have been linked to potentially serious health effects.

For example, one 2009 Brazilian study discovered that female rats fed GM soy for 15 months showed significant changes in their uterus and reproductive cycle, compared to rats fed organic soy or those raised without soy. This finding adds to a mounting body of evidence suggesting that GM foods can contribute to a number of reproductive disorders.  Here is the link,  http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/10/04/healthy-foods-you-should-never-ever-eat.aspx?e_cid=20111009_SNL_MV_1


that's it from the hill.  Art and Debra

• Chicken day is this next Sunday, Oct 9.  Pick up will be at 4 pm.  I will be emailing the ones on the list getting chickens and stew hens.  Please respond quickly so I can notify someone else if you are unable to pick up on Oct 9.
• I delivered beef this past week and all went well.  Thanks
• I am still taking names for "dirt" hogs.  It will be 2-3 months before they are ready.
• I got my tractor fixed thanks to a son of a local friend.  He has his own shop and is quite good mechanically.
• The wheat ground is ready and I will plant it before Friday.  Rain is forecast for the weekend.  It may be interesting doing the chickens.
• A local fight is brewing over a proposed chicken (Tyson) CAFO.  I stopped in at a local gathering, asked some questions, and established that they were unaware of the Missouri Rural Crisis Center and the recent law this summer in Jefferson City limiting legal recourse.  Our governor succumbed to Premium Standard and the Farm Bureau.  It really never matters until it is in YOUR BACKYARD. 
• This is from the recent issure of ACRES,USA. "According to Food Safety News , a third or more of all honey consumed in the United States is likely to have been smuggled in from China and may be tainted with illegal antibiotics and heavy metals.  Some of the honey being smuggled in is, in fact, not honey at all, but rather a mixture of artificial and natural sweeteners and additives.  A Food Safety News investigation reveals that millions of pounds of honey banned in dozens of countries are being imported and sold in mass quantities in the United States."  Where is our beloved FDA?  I think they are too busy trying to entrap some raw milk producer.
  
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Lately, Gardasil has been in the news thanks to a Republican debate.  The “trusted” news media has done a good job of protecting their major advertisers with less than the truth.  Read here about Gardasil and review my past Updates, we have had that news many times for you.  http://www.anh-usa.org/rick-perry-and-media-lie-about-hpv-vaccine/  

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Want to know what they do to your milk?  I will always have at least one cow, just for me and my oatmeal.  http://www.grist.org/scary-food/2011-09-12-not-your-grandmas-milk

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How Does Curcumin Fight Cancer?

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/09/14/this-spice-inhibits-brain-tumors-in-81-of-mice-tested.aspx?e_cid=20110918_SNL_MV_1

that's it from the hill.  Art and Debra

• Finished the hay for this year.  Tractor has an oil leak, so as soon as I get that repaired I can get the hay in.  Wheat will have to wait until next week.  It is so dry that it won't hurt to delay the planting.  It would not sprout, and birds would have a feast.
• Chicken day is tentatively set for Oct 9.  When it is set and I have the number of chickens for my list, I will send an email to those getting chickens and will include the pick up time.
• We have some stew hens available for $8 each.  Let me know. It is first come, first served.  I think there are 15-20 of them.  We had one recently that had been (lost) in our freezer for two years.  It had been in a zip-lock bag and it was just fine.  In fact, it was the best ever.  Debra used a crock pot and made gravy with some new spices.  It was wonderful.  The spices came from Penzey's.   (Bouquet Garni and Greek Seasoning)  They were small sample jars, so next time I order from Penzey's, I will get larger jars.  We get most of our seasonings from Penzey's.  I hate to pay the high prices at the local store for a small jar. 
• Beef deliveries will be this Tuesday.  Those getting beef have been notified.
  
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How to answer the question, “Can organic methods feed the world?”   

http://fora.tv/2008/08/30/Slow_Food_Nation_Climate_Change_and_Food#Anna_Lappe-Can_Organic_Farming_Fix_the_Food_Crisis

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Here a great video by Dr. Mercola.  Watch and take action.  http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/09/14/vicious-attack-by-fda-to-eliminate-most-of-your-supplements.aspx?e_cid=20110914_DNL_art_3

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I hope most of you took advantage of the offer to watch this film.  If not, you can read about what you missed.  http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/09/24/jim-navarro-featured-in-cut-poison-burn.aspx?e_cid=20110924_DNL_art_1

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Since Gardasil has been in the news lately, I am including some recent information.  http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/11/05/gardasil-vaccine-is-a-flop-for-good-reasons.aspx

that's it from the hill.  We need some rain.  Art and Debra 

Here is even more on cancer and Dr Burzynski.  Take the time and watch this film.  This film is dated, it will  be taken down on Sep 24.  I will include more about Burzynski on Sundays update.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/09/19/cut-poison-burn.aspx?e_cid=20110919_DNL_art_1

that's it from the hill.  Art and Debra

• We have an extra half of a "dirt" hog.  Anyone interested, let me know.

Do You Want to Eat Foods With "Flavors" Created by a Biotech Company?

This is the same thing they have been doing in feed lots to get cattle to want to eat industrial waste.  Now it is happening to humans.  http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/09/01/what-you-dont-know-about-flavor-enhancers-can-harm-you.aspx?e_cid=20110911_SNL_MS_1

It's estimated that 75 percent of Americans are ignorant about that fact that amalgam fillings are actually 50 percent mercury, and this is no accident. The American Dental Association (ADA) popularized the deceptive term "silver fillings" so consumers would think amalgam is made mainly of silver when actually it has twice as much mercury as silver.  Debra has had ALL, and she had several, of her amalgams replaced.  If you want a good dental reference ask Debra.  http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/09/10/americans-unaware-that-silver-fillings-are-50-percent-mercury.aspx?e_cid=20110910_DNL_art_1

If you don’t take the time to read and do your own research then read this from the article. 

"The American Dental Association is basically a gigantic fraud agent when it comes to amalgam because for years they promoted amalgam as silver fillings and they're not. It's a gigantic consumer fraud perpetuated by thousands of dentists in the United States who use the word silver fillings when by far the most prevalent material is mercury.

The FDA defends amalgam and says the word silver is because they are silver colored. The FDA knows better. They know they are perpetuating a lie. The Food and Drug Administration has basically been the agent of the American Dental Association in protecting the use of mercury fillings.

That protection continues even though two scientific panels in a row – these are scientists handpicked by FDA itself – the scientists have come in and to the surprise of the FDA staff have told the FDA staff, you're wrong. You've got to stop amalgam use for pregnant women. You've got to stop amalgam use for children. You've got to do both of them now and you've got to make sure that every consumer knows and every parent knows that amalgam is not silver, that it's mercury."

that's it from the hill.  Debra and Art

• We will be planting our wheat this week.   Also, weather permitting we will bale our final crop of alfalfa hay.  I have two students from the local university that help  me occasionally on major projects.  We cleaned up three fence rows this past week.  Sure is nice to have young, twenty year olds for the heavy lifting.   They both like to hunt and fish so this should be a win-win for all.  One caught three bass in our lake and they were huge five pounders. 
• We have an excellent French honeydew melon in our garden.  There must be $200 worth of seeds in each.  Anyone wanting ten seeds to grow their own great melons, just send us a self-addressed stamped envelope.  Can't buy this at the store.
• If you want a "Dirt" hog I need to know by Monday evening. 
• Debra and I moved 16 pullets into the newly remodeled chicken house this evening.  They have just started to lay.
  
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I just finished Burzynski, a documentary.  My sister subscribes to Dr. Whitaker’s newsletter, and I remember reading about Burzynski’s challenges several years ago.  I had totally forgotten about him.  What a valuable documentary film.  If  you know of anyone that has had  cancer, you need to send them this link:  http://www.amazon.com/Burzynski-Movie-Cancer-Serious-Business/dp/B003X3CF68/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1315108041&sr=8.   Watch this film and then decide if the FDA is worthy of your tax dollars.  I think this would be a great start at deficit reduction, but we will need a couple of shoe factories to return to this country for the former FDA’ers to have a job.  At a minimum, read the customer reviews.

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Carbohydrates, Not Fat, is the Root of Obesity and Heart Disease

Heart disease is so common today, it's hard for people to remember that a mere 100 years ago, this disease was really uncommon.  As Dr. Donald Miller writes in the featured article:

"There were 500 cardiologists practicing in the U.S. in 1950. There are 30,000 of them now – a 60-fold increase for a population that has only doubled since 1950."

Such an explosion of heart disease indicates that something has changed that is contributing to this epidemic.

What is that "something"?

Our diet!

that's it from the hill.  Art and Debra

• Last call for a "dirt" hog.  I convinced Gilbert's to make me some breakfast links.  They are great.  I have a very good recipe for sausage.  Now that I have him trying new things, I am going to get him to make me some bratwursts.  If you're having a hog processed and would like part of it made into breakfast links,  tell Carrie you want them to use "Art's recipe."
• Bob will be harvesting honey soon.  We will have some jars here at the farm.  If you want larger quantites let me know.
• Debra was at a recent meeting of retired teachers for our county and a presenter stated that retired teachers would be getting a COLA (finally).   One reason was that their actuaries had determined that members' life expectancy had decreased.  I thought we were living longer??
• At that same meeting Debra learned that a friend had been diagnosed with cancer.  When she told another friend that news, that lady said, "Oh just about everybody gets cancer".  It may seem that way these days, but  last I heard it was 40%. 
• Debra made 23 pints of elderberry jelly or syrup.  I met a school friend at the local farm store this week.  I said, "I drove by your place and noticed a nice group of elderberries nearby."  She said "What are elderberries?   "hat do they look like?".  I guess I take too much for granted.
  
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After reading this link, you may want to investigate thermal mammography
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Joel Salatin's new book is This Ain’t Normal. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnL3JAjXT0g&feature=youtu.be

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Looks like each state needs its own bank .   http://www.yesmagazine.org/new-economy/the-north-dakota-miracle-not-all-about-oil?utm_source=wkly20110902&utm_medium=yesemail&utm_campaign=mrBrown    

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The incredible, edible wonderful EGG.  They are selling for $5/dozen at farmers'markets in KC.  That’s  about 42 cents per egg.  A candy bar is about a dollar.  Which is the better option? http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/09/02/why-does-this-commonly-vilified-food-actually-prevent-heart-disease-and-cancer.aspx?e_cid=20110902_DNL_art_1

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Take time out for a video.  Thanks, Marlies.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMfSGt6rHos&feature=youtu.be


that's it from the hill.  Art and Debra

• Three steers will be going to Remer's tomorrow.  Those getting beef from them will be getting an email tomorrow.  Sorry, for the wait, but the weather didn't cooperate.  With the cooler weather the beeves are finishing nicely.
• We finished with the elderberries today.  I still know where some are if you are interested.
• A lot of corn was damaged by the wind.  The wind wasn't that strong, but I suspect the reason is due to the seed companies re-engineering the plant.  They removed part of the lignin (gives the stalk strength) and converted it to starch (sugar) in the kernel.  As you know we don't use the stalk, but the more sugar, the more HFCS.  My open pollinated corn has a great stalk.  After we harvest the corn, the earthworms will have a feast.
• Those that have not seen the film, The World According to Monsanto, can see it this Thursday, Friday and Saturday.  Link TV is showing various documentaries this week.  http://www.linktv.org/programs/the-world-according-to-monsanto

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I included a reference to this information about a year ago.  Here is a link for a TV presentation that is scheduled this week.  I watched it on Sunday and am including the link so you can watch and get most of the info without reading his book.  http://www.linktv.org/programs/apology-of-an-economic-hitman

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Insufficient enzyme production is at the root of much "tummy trouble" in our country. Digestive problems cost Americans $50 billion each year in both direct costs and absence from work.

It is a sad fact that 90 percent of the food Americans buy is processed food. Diets heavy in cooked, processed, and sugary foods, combined with overuse of pharmaceutical drugs such as antibiotics, deplete your body's ability to make enzymes.

Learn everything about enzymes at this link.  http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/08/21/enzymes-special-report.aspx?e_cid=20110828_SNL_MC_1

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Jason and Susan, you will  appreciate this link.  Eye health is very important.  Be sure to get your macular density checked.  http://products.mercola.com/eye-support/?e_cid=20110829_DNL_art_1&source=nl

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• Tuesday is "dirt" hog day.  If you are on my list, you will be getting an email with the weight and cost on Wednesday.  Be sure to check your emails that day.  We are still taking orders for pork.  There will be four more in about four weeks.
• Now is the time to harvest elderberries.   Hopefully, your local commodity "farmers" are not as ignorant as some of my neighbors.  A neighbor sprayed the State's road rightaway and killed all the Elderberries.  I had harvested a lot of berries there last year.  About six weeks ago I had spotted a lot of Elderberries in bloom and was planning on revisiting that gravel road when they would be ripe.  Well, last evening on the way to Kansas City I deciding to leave a little early to check out that road.  I had my clippers and several plastic grocery bags.  Guess what?  Some ignorant "farmer" had sprayed them and they were all dead with full heads of berries. We have planted several plants  and will be adding more for the future.  With such "we feed the world" farmers using their sprayers to kill everything except corn and soybeans, we may have difficulty just feeding ourselves.
• We have a couple of yogurt makers.  They are $25 each.
  
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Do you really know if a GMO is in the food that you are consuming?  http://farmwars.info/?p=6694&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FarmWars+%28Farm+Wars%29

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Informants have given NaturalNews inside information on the FDA's obscene war on raw milk dairy farmers.  They revealed that the FDA has recruited and unleashed raw dairy spies and "infiltrators" who are trained using KGB-style secret police tactics to entrap dairy farmers.

We have also learned that most of the raw dairy infiltrators are women who are being taught techniques of social engineering, while the FDA's male agents are being used to run intimidation campaigns to silence raw dairy farmers out of fear.

The FDA has become the Stasi secret police of the USA! Read the full details in our exclusive report:

http://www.naturalnews.com/033428_FDA_secret_war.html

that's it from the hill.  Art and Debra.