tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post8162616788420045394..comments2023-10-03T18:30:42.773-05:00Comments on Meta Watershed: MAKING LINKSMaggie Jochildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577090500862823864noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post-23680134019595686092009-04-30T12:17:00.000-05:002009-04-30T12:17:00.000-05:00Ugh....thank you for this dose of sanity.
I'm at ...Ugh....thank you for this dose of sanity.<br /><br />I'm at work with a cold today. It hit me last night, and every symptom is identical to every other cold I've ever gotten. Still, one of my coworkers started shrieking about swine flu. So annoying. <br /><br />You're right about poor people not eliminating pork. My freezer is full of pork chops, and I'm certainly not going to stop eating them. <br /><br />I am going to try to be more concscious of where my pork is coming from, though, and will probably switch to organic. There are some good local producers whose products are available at little butchers and the farmers market.<br /><br />It really makes me wish that the "farm assured" label existed here. In England, if an animal product is labeled "farm assured" it means that a veterinarian has inspected the ranch/farm and approves of the way that the animals are kept and treated. Things like adequate grazing and pen space are stressed.<br /><br />I went back to eating meat while living in England because I had faith in that system. My cousin is a vet and she has participated in the inspection process. She's also a passionate advocate for animal rights, and would not have approved anything that she felt even remotely uncomfortable about.<br /><br />One mom at our school kept her child home all week because one kid in the class had a cold and she "didn't want to risk it"<br /><br />Eye roll.kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18268308908367447768noreply@blogger.com