The Danish Experiment

In Denmark they call it the “Danish Experiment”, and it was launched 12 years ago, when European studies showed a link between animals fed antibiotic feed and people developing antibiotic resistant infections. The country’s 17,000 farmers use antibiotics only when animals are sick.
“We don’t want to use more medicine than needed, and a lot of [...]

No. 1 Most Popular Super Bowl Food – You’ll be Amazed

The National Chicken Council reports that Super Bowl weekend is decidedly the biggest time of the year for wings. Based on their statistical data, more than 1 billion wing portions will be consumed during Super Bowl weekend, or more than 90 million pounds of wings. (Check out are tangy, tantalizing wing recipes by clicking here). [...]

Ain’t Nobody Here But Us (Contaminated) Chickens

It seems there is virtually nothing left in the commercial food market that is safe to eat. On Monday, Reuters warned that 390 tons of ground beef produced by a California meat packer is being recalled for fear E. coli contamination.
Last year at least nine people died and over 22,000 were poisoned from contaminated food [...]

Antibiotics in Livestock Linked to Drug-Resistant Infections

It is standard procedure for many large corporate U.S farms to feed antibiotics to perfectly healthy animals — pigs, chickens, cows — to make them grow faster and to save on feed costs. In a nation that used a total of 35 million pounds of antibiotics last year, 70 percent — 28 million pounds [...]

25 Foodies to Follow on Twitter

Taco trucks and burger mobiles post their up-to-the-minute locations, and gourmet chefs share their latest haute cuisine menu creations. Whatever you’re looking for, foodies can follow all the exciting happenings and behind-the-scenes food gab on Twitter. Check out the tweets on this collection of 25 imaginative and eclectic foodies:
Gena Knox
“Like everyone who grew up [...]

Why You Should Eat a Heritage Turkey

Published in 1874, The American Standard of Perfection is the official breed standard for poultry in North America, and is published by the American Poultry Association; the Standard of Perfection classifies standard physical appearance, coloring and temperament for all recognized breeds of poultry, including chickens, ducks, turkeys, and geese. The American Poultry Association lists eight [...]

Activists Outraged by The Silence of a Lamb

In an attempt to teach fundamental principles of farming, several hundred children in a primary school in Britain took part in a program designed to teach them about rearing and breeding animals.
On this educational farm, the children attended to ducks, chickens, rabbits, guinea pigs, and reared a lamb from birth and named it Marcus, which [...]

Ohio Jail Inmates Grow their own Food

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The Sheriff’s Department in Sandusky County, Ohio found a way to kill two birds with one stone.
In a cost-cutting effort, they’ve replaced some of the higher-priced food items served to inmates in their jail with cheaper alternatives.  And they planted a garden, after the departmental budget was reduced by $75,000 this spring.
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