Posts Tagged ‘prop 37’

29 Oct

Grass-Fed Beef: Northstar Ranch

Posted by Crunchy Hot Mama in Food, Organic, Paleo. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , .

First, I’d like to send out my thoughts and prayers to everyone encountering Hurricane Sandy.  As a girl from South Texas, I understand the scariness and uncertainty of hurricane season, so my heart goes out to them-especially my ENTIRE family in New York.

Now where’s the beef?

I found yet another local place to buy grass-fed beef and naturally-raised pork, called Northstar Ranch.  We came across this beauty when perusing around the Dallas Farmer’s Market-which is at least three times as bigger than the Denton Community Market (see that post here).

My mission was to find Rehoboth Ranch since a fellow blogger, Alta, informed me they were there year-round (and the trip out there was intense).  We happened to walk past the guy at Northstar and grabbed a flyer that has his pricing.  They had individual cuts of meats along with packaged deals if wanting to buy in bulk.  But after much debate, we decided to go with one of his package deals.  We figured that would last us longer than getting a few cuts here and there.  The multi-meat pack was out so we went with solid beef for $135.

I also got brave and asked for some marrow bones, since I heard they were delicious AND had huge healing benefits.  I followed Mark Sisson‘s approach to cooking them and I’m pretty sure Emma ate about 3/4 of them for breakfast one morning.  Seriously, that kid will eat anything!

The part I’m most excited about is eventually buying our own cow (or splitting it with a couple of people since they are pricey, around the tune of $1,200!).  I figure it’s cheaper in the long run and you can customize your cuts with the butcher in the process.  You can’t beat having a farmer who’s 26 miles away, (in Krum, TX) who stands by his cows.  Brian did give us a head’s up about getting to know your butcher, too.  He has one that he trusts and would recommend to us once we do decide to get a whole cow, which luckily can be bought year-round.  Brian let us know that some butcher’s will process both grass-fed AND grain-fed cows at the same time, so you may not go home with the right meat…like what happened to Brian.  I’m pretty sure you can’t fool a rancher once they know the taste of their own grass-fed cows.  Shame on you, butcher!

So for now, we will enjoy our somewhat-full freezer of grass-fed AND grass-finished beef from a local source.  Just gotta work on putting a whole cow into the budget so we can be stocked for the upcoming year.  Wouldn’t that be nice to run to the freezer for dinner instead of the grocery store every.single.day?  I think so.

Do you have a local source for meat, eggs, dairy, etc?  Do you raise your own, when possible?  If you need some resources or just a place to start, check out U.S. Wellness Meats and Local Harvest to find what’s close to you or order online.  After watching Genetic Roulette, my mom is disgusted and ready to gut her pantry, so hopefully these sites will get her going.

Happy meating!

26 Oct

Genetic Roulette: Monsanto’s Control Over GMOs

Posted by Crunchy Hot Mama in Baby, Crunchy, Food, GMOs, Monsanto. Tagged: , , , , , , .

‘You’ve got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?’

Fat chance!

I just finished watching an astonishing documentary last night called Genetic Roulette.

I’m not sure how to put this mildly but EVERY.SINGLE.PERSON.NEEDS.TO.WATCH.THIS!!!

If you remotely care about what you put in yours and your child’s bodies please watch this. http://geneticroulettemovie.com/

I tend to be overly passionate on certain topics and this one is HUGE to me.  My promise, as I’ve said before, is that I don’t want to preach but rather to educate.  Preaching gets us nowhere and definitely turns people away…not my goal.

The premise of the movie is talking about GMOs and what they have done to us as a human race and how they contribute to a lot of our ailments these days.  It’s said that from the mid 90s (when GMOs were introduced), chronic illnesses have nearly doubled-think allergies, autoimmune diseases (Celiac Disease), inflammation, thyroid disease, heart disease, etc.  In 1996, GM corn and soy were introduced into our food supply and since then, digestive issues have severely been on the rise.

For those unaware of them:

A genetically modified organism (GMO) is an organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques. Organisms that have been genetically modified include micro-organisms such as bacteria and yeast, plants, fish, and mammals. GMOs are the source of genetically modified foods, and are also widely used in scientific research and to produce useful goods other than food.-Wikipedia

The film is put out by Jeffrey M. Smith and tagline for the film is this:

Are you and your family on the wrong side of a bet?

When the US government ignored repeated warnings by its own scientists and allowed untested genetically modified (GM) crops into our environment and food supply, it was a gamble of unprecedented proportions. The health of all living things and all future generations were put at risk by an infant technology.
After two decades, physicians and scientists have uncovered a grave trend. The same serious health problems found in lab animals, livestock, and pets that have been fed GM foods are now on the rise in the US population. And when people and animals stop eating genetically modified organisms (GMOs), their health improves.
This seminal documentary provides compelling evidence to help explain the deteriorating health of Americans, especially among children, and offers a recipe for protecting ourselves and our future.

I really can’t put into words how disturbing the information was.  Do me a favor and curl up on the couch tonight or in front or your computer this weekend and WATCH THIS!  It’s free for viewing until November 6th, and as they say, ‘It’s a MUST SEE!’

I’ve always heard bad things about Monsanto and knew not to use Roundup, but know you will know why.  It’s unfathomable what this company is doing to our planet let alone the people of the ENTIRE world.  Please educate yourself and STOP buying GMOs.  We need to take back our food and our children’s health.

Pass this onto your loved ones and let’s start educating one another and stop living in the dark.  We deserve to know what’s in our food (Prop 37) and to stop these companies from controlling the world and what we eat!

Let me know if you do watch this documentary and what you think.  I’m definitely on a mission to get this crap out of my body, especially when going out to eat or to friend’s houses!

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