I just found this awesome video (thanks to the Eat Local Challenge blog). I think it says it all. Watch it twice!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4RCyxgz97g[/youtube]
Technorati Tags: food miles, eat local, video nation, Molly Schwartz

The term “Food Miles” has become a catch phrase lately. The concept of food traveling an average of 1200 miles from source to destination has gained a lot of mileage itself and people have reacted to it by supporting local agriculture and  local food systems.
However, with the rise in support of the local has come [...]

I’m so mad I can’t see straight.  After countless hours of rousing people to the cause, after writing our legislators and encouraging others to do so, after finally thinking big things were happening with the 2007 Farm Bill we get this:
News from the House Agriculture Committee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Media Contacts:
April Demert Slayton [...]

The Podchef has uploaded a special rant on Farming, farmers, the USDA, agriculture, Animal ID (NAIS) and the state of the food system and some thoughts on what we can do about it.
You can visit the blog post and download it, or listen to it here:

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I am honored to have been selected for the Bloggers For Positive Global Change meme. I would like to thank DownShifting for nominating me. I have often stopped in at their blog and enjoyed my visits.
While I certainly appreciate this and am honored,  I hardly understand why. I am just here on the edge of [...]

Here is the second installment:[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvuCeE6kl2o[/youtube]
Technorati Tags: podchef, gastrocast, hogs, pigs, pork, animals, livestock, farming, dinner, meat, free range, pastured, grass fed, natural meat,   sustainable

A short film about the piglets arrival.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8F8Y07wRIE[/youtube]
Technorati Tags: video, pigs, piglets, chickens, pork, grassfed, livestock, farming, gastrocast, podchef, meat