I was shopping in my local grocery store yesterday. As I was perusing the produce section, I felt a sense of sadness seeing the empty shelves where the mixed salad greens and spinach should be. It wasn’t so much the absence but the meaning of the absence. It occurs to me that this could happen [...]
The relationship between corn-fed cattle and E. coli. The industry has convinced us corn-fed cows is a natural occurence. What could be more pure and simple? Not really. Corn really messes up a cow’s digestive system. Imagine if you were force fed rocks or something that you really can’t break-down and digest very well. You [...]
Why has E.Coli contaminated our food supply? Where does it come from? It is a very specific strain of E.Coli (Escherichia coli O157:H7) which can lead to infection and potentially death. It lives in the intestines of cows. That is why undercooked beef and produce that has come in contact with sewage from cattle farming [...]
Michael Pollan in his book Ominvore’s Dilemma had it right with his statements about large corporate farming. Now we’re faced with a nationwide E. Coli scare from raw spinach and organic spinach at that! You are risking your health by not buying locally grown products from small farms. Save yourself, save on energy costs, support [...]
