The largest in history. Strangely there is nothing wrong with the meat. Makes me glad we grow our own though (see post below). We know everything possible about what is inside our freezers, right down to the first names (and last) of the guys at the slaughterhouse, what their kids do for fun (motocross), where they live, and who the inspector who stands watch over them is. We have known him for years and that channel runs both ways...he has known us too. We know that they take care of our animals and of us...and I am grateful for it. Can't say as I am a believer in organics, BST-free milk or any of that hoopla, but locally-grown (and home grown is as local as it gets) looks better and better every day,
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On the Rocks!
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I knew there was a recall, but I hadn't read about it yet. That's a lot of food to destroy for what seems to be a procedural, rather than a safety, infraction.
The USDA site had me grinding my teeth. Typical bureaucratic gobbledygook. They say how diligently they keep the food safe and the practices humane, but they give no reason, nor do they take any responsibility, for missing this infraction.
NumberWise
Home grown is definitely best and most satisfying.
My lettuce and turnip greens are sprouted out in the garden and I bought 12 collard starts to put in the ground today.
... if the weather allows. Kind'a stormy here.
NW, they have excuses for any and all failures and excesses. They are certainly high on the list of the most inept and corrupt of government agencies.
FC, Sure is...my lettuce is doing good too...in on the bench in the living room. lol
Glad to hear you are getting a little weather-if it brings rain to you anyhow.
Ain't that the truth!
WR, I started some plants yesterday in honor of homegrown...trying again to grow rhubarb from seed started in the house. I keep getting them just so big and then they damp off..
Pushing a sick cow into the food supply is greed, pure & simple. I think that once you know people, you will look out for their interests. Unfortunately, most of us aren't lucky enough to know the folks who put meat into our supermarkets.
Cube, I finally saw the video today and it made me cringe. There is no excuse for such abuse and no excuse for circumventing laws put in place for the protection of consumers and creatures. This whole affair is ugly.
When this story first broke ( I still just about puke watching how they treat the cows)they were reporting in Oregon, that the bad meat had been served to the school children. As each day passed, it gradually came out in print what the facts were, that none had been actually purchased OR served at Oregon public schools. Each day the news talks about the recall and shows the awful videos. tonight the report was that the most of the meat had already been consumed, the recall #'s the USDA is throwing around are just to create hysteria. I'm thinking they are trying to whip up the frenzy for the NAIS, our neighbors have been pressuring us to sign up, when we tell them why we don't want to, they just shake their heads. What you say is so true - more people need to know the people who supply their food. Your abbatoir would not stay in business if he couldn't look you in the eye...
Honestly, I don't know how those people sleep at night.
Nita, you are so right...as if the cows having ear tags would mitigate the outrageous behavior of the slaughterhouse employees. (Actually they did have ear tags...I went back and looked.)
I argue against NAIS every chance I get but it is an uphill slog...(in fact it was the topic of part of my column today). I think the big companies want to be able to put the blame for e coli and other nasties that get into food because of such tactics at their facilities on the farm where the animals originated.
Cube, I don't either
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