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Vol. 1, Issue #23 Dec. 8th - Dec. 21st, 2006
Red or Blue: Which Will You Choose?
There is no doubt about it; factory farming has become a nightmare, a reoccurring nightmare that penetrates nearly every aspect of the American diet. Only vegans can claim to be blissfully uninvolved in the Meatrix. The rest of us just keep the whole industry thriving each and every time we drink milk in our coffee lattes from Starsucks, eat a grilled chicken panini from our favorite local bistro, or chow down on some good ol’ fashion pork, beef or eggs for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It’s an inevitable reaction to our society’s ever increasing need to consume. The demand for more and more meat as our population grows both in waist size and in actual size is causing a frightening situation behind barn doors, and there seems to be little we can do about it. But, aha! What evil out there cannot be conquered by a little good? This is a rhetorical question, and one I beg you not to answer, but I will ask to you to consider that our individual actions may not seem like much, but, when combined together, make one super awesome power punch that just might kick the whole factory farming industry on its ass. Right on! This means that the next time you make a meat, egg or dairy purchase the choice you make actually will make a difference. Did you realize that you even had a choice? The average American does not, that is because they are still in the Meatrix. You on the other hand can choose to take the red pill and wake up from the nightmare. Believe it or not, Oklahomans are in a position to say no to factory farmed foods because we have retained a small but thriving population of family farms that farm their animals using practices that maintain product quality and maintain the integrity of the animal through the better part of its life. By and large, animals still have to be killed to be eaten and the “processing” or “finishing” aspect of most meat includes a trip to the slaughterhouse. But they do not have to suffer needlessly during their lives, and the meat they produce does not have to be tainted with antibiotics, hormones, or even pesticides.
Another local Oklahoma small farm is run by Don McGehee, owner of PH&D Farms. Don raises and sells about forty pigs a year providing them with an all grain ration and never giving them growth hormones or meat byproducts. His hogs are given access to the outside natural world during their 15 week lives unlike their factory farmed brothers and sisters who live in cramped cages and never see the real world until they’re loaded onto the truck for a trip to the slaughter house. Once processed the cuts are nitrate free. You can buy natural pork directly from PH&D by calling 405-944-5940 or by ordering through the Coop.
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