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The Marvelous Pigness of Pigs

written by

Ben Simmons

posted on

August 19, 2017

Farm Book Recommendations –

It is very hard to convince folks that large food, ag, chemical, and drug companies have a scheme to benefit their profits. They fund grants to land
grant colleges to research and find "X" results. Then use the USDA, FDA, and other agencies to market their products to farmers and consumers
(while also placing senior executives in key government jobs to influence internal agencies as well as lobbyist to influence Congress, state
legislatures, state Ag. departments, and etc.) Small direct market farmers have an uphill battle to survive.

This week I read an article covering a new book by a Michigan State Professor titled "Concentration and Power in the Food System: Who
Controls What We Eat?"  You can view the article here:

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/07/30/bigger-firms-control-global-food-system.aspx? utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art1&utm_campaign=20170730Z1_UCM&et_cid=DM153071&et_rid=2098447409

The question I start with is “has the physical & mental health of Americans improved?” The blog I wrote on July 22 provided websites that graph health trends and rank how states fair.

Have you read the book titled “The Marvelous Pigness of Pigs”. A wonderful lady (and customer) gave me her copy to read. It is all about
Stewardship – from the farmer and consumer perspective. I know that each day I ask God to help me be a good Steward of His blessing – to steward the soil, forage, animals, etc. that He has put in my care – to Steward according to His plan and not mine. How many consumers can say they give a thought about buying food from a farm or company that was raised like that? Could it be that is why we have much of the mental & physical health issues we have today… folks are eating “fake” food not raised the way God intended.

Customer Feedback- 

"Real food the way it was intended", Obtaining high quality food from high quality people right from the community in which we live.....WOW..... what more could you ask for? The flavor and tenderness is superb in both the beef and pork offers. No need to cover the meats with excessive seasonings and marinades.....lightly season with your favorite herbs then sit back and enjoy the natural flavors.

The purchase transactions are simply clear and concise! Joseph B.

Quote Worth Re-Quoting – "Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go.   They merely determine where you start.”   ~ Nido Qubein

As always, thank you for supporting our regenerative, local farm.

Ben & Beth

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