Comments on: Trust your farmer, she said

By: Diane Vigil

Diane Vigil — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:31:39 +0000

Well, thanks, Damon. Actually, I'm a web designer and Internet consultant by trade, but that is the operating basis we work on. I find it's the only way (and some of our clients have been with us for over ten years).

Anyway, thanks. Some of your recipes do look yummy. :)

By: Damon

Damon — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:05:29 +0000

"…I give our clients and customers the best advice I can even if I would make more money by giving them different advice."
Bravo! I am a small business owner and will always abide by that. If someone else can make something better than I can, well I have to send my customer there right? I wish more people would have basic morals like this :(
By the way your research process was impeccable…again, we need to really think about where our food originates and possible even prove it. Thank you for posting a good example to be followed.

By: Diane Vigil

Diane Vigil — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:50:41 +0000

Organic, eh? That sounds awfully good. I'll call you soon.

By: Lynn Cameron

Lynn Cameron — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:09:06 +0000

You guys might consider joining a milk buying club like we must do here in NY in order to obtain organic, farm-fresh milk from grass-fed cows. Check out realmilk.com to find out what might be in your area.

By: George Vigil

George Vigil — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:22:02 +0000

Yes! I visited another store by the name of Lowe's, which has a number of organic products that it sells. Although they sell some products that we use, the USDA 100% "organic" milk they sell is also pasteurized. This is false advertisement or relaxed rules by the USDA. Or it could be both. It pays to read the labels on the food and know what Organic actually means.

By: Diane Vigil

Diane Vigil — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:12:08 +0000

I agree. That's just one of the "little" issues with living in North Carolina — it's anti-raw milk.

By: George Vigil

George Vigil — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:06:44 +0000

The idea is to control what we eat so that we can steer reasonably clear of chemicals and toxins that are permitted in our food. We should take care and verify what we are eating.

Case in point: Earth Fare is a reasonably good store here in Charlotte NC. It carries a lot of Organic food. I was looking at the brand name milk they are selling. Bottled in glass, it had the USDA stamp of 100% Organic. The only problem is that the milk was pasteurized! How can pasteurized milk be organic? The answer is that it can't! This is a case of false advertisement or the USDA has relaxed their standards, which is entirely possible. Pasteurized milk is nutritionally near useless. Yet there it is being sold as ORGANIC. It's a good idea to verify that we are not being lied to.