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In reply to the discussion: "Organic" Farming and the True Cost of Food-A Small Farmers Perspective [View all]drokhole
(1,230 posts)And thank you, above all, for the work you do and your advocacy! I go to a farm that's about a 40 minute drive that has the absolute most delicious eggs and milk I've ever tasted (they utilize the same management-intensive pasture methods popularized by Joel Salatin). Thing is, their milk is cheaper than the "organic" milk you find at any big-chain grocery store. And, yes, it's also "raw" - which, thanks to their grazing techniques (grass-only, no antibiotics or growth hormones) is not only perfectly safe, but provides more nutrients and beneficial bacteria. Unfortunately, I've seen the vast majority of people - even those here on DU - demonize it and belittle/marginalize anyone who thinks otherwise.
I've tried to spread some of the sustainable farming love on DU, but those threads don't tend to elicit much of a response. Posted some of my favorite articles and videos in this one (including in some of the responses), if you're interested:
To Kick Climate Change, Replace Corn With Pastured Beef
Also, there was a great film I recently watched called Edible City: Grow the Revolution that focused on the urban farming movement in the San Francisco Bay Area:
There's another one on YouTube called Power of Community: How Cuba survived Peak Oil Crisis, where they switched to sustainable farming out of sheer necessity (because of being abandoned by the Soviet Union/Russia in the early '90s), that's worth checking out as well.