Dr. Mark Hyman has just come out with his book “Food: What the heck should I eat?” The Farmer, intrigued by Dr. Hyman’s recent docuseries on brain health, decided to grab a copy from the local library and take a peek.
If he lived closer, it sounds like Dr. Hyman would be a good customer. Here are some snippets from the book:
P. 47 “Three decades of research have shown that grass-fed beef and pasture-raised meat are significantly healthier than grain-fed, factory farmed meat.”
P. 68 “Pastured eggs are even better [than organic], if you can find them. But unless you’re buying your eggs directly from the farmer, these are not to easy to get your hands on.”
P. 128 “Your guiding principle [with vegetables] should be this: Eat locally grown, organic vegetables whenever possible. Seek out veggies that haven’t been denatured, bastardized, and tamed by the industrial food complex or genetically altered.”
P. 129 “Veggies: What the heck should I eat?” Second bullet: Dark leafy greens, with Swiss Chard specifically listed. (We grow a lot of Swiss Chard here! The Farmer loves it!)
P. 185 “Beans: What the heck should I eat?” Fourth bullet: “Organic green beans and snow peas.”
P. 295 Pillar 4 of the “Pegan” diet: “Stay away from pesticides, antibiotics, hormones, and GMO foods.”
We have always tried to raise meats and vegetables in a way that makes them healthy to eat. Our gardening practices are organically-based (no chemical pesticides), and 99% of our seed is open-pollinated (non-hybrid).
We don’t use GMO seed, and we don’t buy GMO feed.
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Our animals have access to the outdoors and pasture, and though the chickens don’t really get “outside” during the winter, they get plenty of vegetable scraps, and their coop has a nice south-facing window.
Here’s a big “Thank You” to our customers! We hope you benefit from our farming efforts.