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Today, we expect eggs to be available on grocery store shelves year round and expect hens to be egg laying machines who produce almost an egg a day throughout the year. But ... Is that "normal" for Heritage hens?
Inflation has been a major topic in the news and the pain has been felt at the gas pumps. Unfortunately, our farm has not been immune to rising costs.
Is each farmer coming to market an efficient use of the farmer's precious time and money or good stewardship of the market-buyer's investment in small farms and local food?
The stakes are high because land use, conservation decisions, farming practices, and even if someone stays in or goes into farming should be based on whether a farm can make a profit and produce a living wage - we should not expect our farmers to subsidize our food with off-farm income.
Our environment and the future of local food depend on our food choices now - we are at red alert in a 911 situation right now with local food.
Do you really want all of your food options to be controlled by a handful corporate or foreign-owned businesses? I don't.
I want to do everything I can to make sure that local farms & local food exist in the future to come to our rescue when we need them - again. Do you?
