tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617672132269259561.post5926999418983234090..comments2023-11-03T04:01:38.311-07:00Comments on Backyard Chili Bloggin: Mr. Pickles Adoption Papers and His Friend, BettyChilihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12242725377650947329noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617672132269259561.post-66749946179449642592009-01-03T17:55:00.000-08:002009-01-03T17:55:00.000-08:00Livinginalocalzone - yes, you are welcome to link ...Livinginalocalzone - yes, you are welcome to link and yes, we have small egg operations (backyard, AND a certified organic!) AND two wonderful jersey cows that roam free in their field and produce the aboslute best milk in the world. There's also several grass-fed beef farms. I'm very fortunate to have the choices - just like full freezer. But it still hurts like hell when I go by the chicken houses. I cry every time.Chilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12242725377650947329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617672132269259561.post-37725154805725626192009-01-03T10:23:00.000-08:002009-01-03T10:23:00.000-08:002 summers ago, we drove through Western Kansas on ...2 summers ago, we drove through Western Kansas on our way back from a vacation with my sister in Colorado. We passed by the miles and miles of cattle feed lots. We had already been making a slow change but that was really the deciding factor in a lot of the changes we have been making in our food. I have been much more deliberate about where I buy from and how they treat their animals. I feel fortunate that I live where I have choices.Judy Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121300109427407095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617672132269259561.post-5735438413374260522009-01-03T05:34:00.000-08:002009-01-03T05:34:00.000-08:00I cry too, especially when I read/see pictures of ...I cry too, especially when I read/see pictures of cows in the huge dairy farms that have such a cramped, painful life in their corrals all day/night. What they go through, just as a tool to bring milk to the consumers. I can't stand it, which makes me more eager than ever to support our local farmers and their small dairy operations that lets the animals live good lives.<BR/>The frustration - I share it, and feel it so often. And there is so much conflicting info out there! As you said, a local producer is adding to the harm. And that's painful. Is there a small egg farmer near you, or only the big ones? We have a huge dairy operation just about 40 miles or so from me, but I cringe to think what the operations might be like (though I don't know for sure). So I turn to the small local farmers, with a small group of cows and good treatment I can be sure of. I hope you have something like that - I feel your pain.<BR/><BR/>Can I link to your post? Awareness is so important, and the feelings you share can make a difference, I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com