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Dr. DLV's avatar

This is exactly WHY hubby and I built our own butcher shop on our ranch for ourselves, friends and family to utilize. It has been operational for right at a year and we have processed 2 cows, 8 hogs, 8 deer, 13 turkeys and about 50 chickens! We are utilizing it MUCH more than I ever thought we would. We make our own sausage, brats, beef sticks, jerky, etc and it is all MUCH healthier for us without all the preservatives. The shortest food supply chain is the more secure! Do it yourself if you can!

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Yarrow's avatar

FWIW... I didn't want to be half an hour on the phone with lengthy talking points, so I distilled it down to:

1) Good for small farmers

2) Good for communities

3) Good for local business

4) Good for the environment (eliminate some unnecessary shipping)

5) Would be a great first step toward getting more young people into farming-- we still have a big problem with the aging population of farmers in this country, and part of the reason is that young people can't get *into* that business. PRIME would help a lot.

and

If you're feeling bombastic

6) It'll piss off big ag and increase your for-the-people street cred to support this bill.

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Yarrow's avatar

Depending on your rep. you could also throw in

7) Good for animal welfare.

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MOMinator's avatar

Thank you for this info!! We get our meat from a local farm family(over 20 years now) and would love to support local sources for everyone.

Industrial farming, like industrial medicine, does not bring health benefits, only detriments.

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Michael Hood's avatar

John Moody is my friend in Louisville, and I am a regular attendee of his Rogue Food Conference as well as a member of his Whole Life Food Co-Op! Small world!!!

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Skupe's avatar

He and his daughter make great elderberry syrup. Unfortunately, it's not sweetened with keto sweeteners. US Wellness Meats is also pretty reasonably priced.

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Michael Hood's avatar

Cool! Where do you live?

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Michael Hood's avatar

I buy live animals from my farmer friends with regenerative and sustainable practices and I pay a friend who is an experienced butcher to help me process them into cuts.

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Yarrow's avatar

Done!

Got a real person at Gaetz' office, even. Left voicemails with both senators' offices.

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STH's avatar

Awesome info! I’m sharing to my FB groups.

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Skupe's avatar

Clearwater, FL, 45 minutes from Tampa. US Wellness is not local, but grass fed, pastured and organic.

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Mathew Crawford's avatar

We get a lot of our meat at a farmer's market from a vendor with non-vaccinated, no antibiotic animals. Farm to market costs us around $100-$150 more per year per person, but then again, we make steak more often and eat out less, so likely a cost-benefit on all fronts.

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Heather LibertyCricket's avatar

Thank you for the information! Will call today!

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JBR13's avatar

I just called a farmer this summer asking about buying beef, and he said that he can’t give a pickup date because he can only slaughter once or twice a year, and they tell him, sometimes last minute, when he can come!

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Chris Masterjohn, PhD's avatar

Yeah the situation is horrible.

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Noreen G's avatar

Done!

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A Subtle Symphony's avatar

Do you have any nutrition lessons for home school Moms?

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Chris Masterjohn, PhD's avatar

What do you have in mind? What does a homeschool mom need that is unique to homeschool moms?

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