Blue_Egg_Farmer

Ok that it cool, good tasting food. All the who, what, where and when of how you aquired that good tasting food not a concern, end of discussion. However if you are interested in knowing what exactly you are eating, where your food came from, and what has been sprinkled or has not been sprinkled on your food, then the only positive why to know is to grow it yourself or start visiting local farms and making local farmers your buddy.

I think the bigger question here is, does the label on your food accurately describe what it is? How many folks here have actually been to the farm where your food comes from? If the beef says grass fed, have you seen the actual cattle in the field before they were processed? If they were being raised in cramped feed lots being feed hay and corn and having to be given antibotics routinely that would still constitute being grass fed and organic, how would you know unless you visited that farm. If the eggs say from cage free hens did you visit that farm to see if the hens run free in the field, to scratch and peck at whatever they please? They could be from hens that still never get to see the sun or go outside, but instead of being in a cage they are packed to the walls in a little barn. If the fish says it was caught wild in the ocean and not farm raised did you go to Alaska to make sure? If any of your food says it is organic, how do you really know? Trust what is written on the package? That is what large corporations want you to do, and at the same time they are watering down all those wholesome organic rules. There is so much creative packaging , pretty pictures of cows in fields and fancy wording out there, all of which is mean't to pacify and confuse even the best non farm visiting shopper, that you need to be your own detective some times. So at least for me it seems that if you would like an organically grown heirloom tomato or even a non heirloom tomato, free of pesticides and herbicides or beef that has truely been grass fed and has lived it life as humanely as possible the best thing to do would be grow it yourself that way you know exactly what went into it. The second best thing to do is make friends with a local small farmer and visit him often, let him show you how he raises food items, and if you are enjoying his foods do not forget to tell him what a good job he is doing. Your relation ship will be symbiotic, the customer will get the quality food he wants and feel secure in the knowledge that it is actually what it is supposed to be, the farmer will recieve income from the customers purchase to help him purchase the items he needs to keep the farm running and give him a good living wage so that he wants to keep farming.

Hi Edsel, Great looking picture of eggs you have there