Tuesday, April 27, 2010
organic oat hay for sale
Do you need some great organic hay for your livestock? We just cut our oats for hay and have about 300 bales for sale. This is an organic field there has been nothing added except manure for the past 2 years and we had a good stand this year. Our oats are cut just as they start producing milk so to capture the highest quality hay. We expect bales to way around 70lbs and are being offered for $7.00 a bale first come first served. The Farm Jerry 325 529-6525
Sunday, March 14, 2010
How Healthy Is The Food You Eat
Healthy food should be normal for the American people with all the technology we have today but it is not. Me and my family decided to start a CSA (community supported agriculture) program to provide naturally grown pigs, goats, and chickens for meat and organic vegetables for our community. During the research for this we have discovered how few people even think about where there food comes from or how it was produced. While there is not massive amounts of documentation to back up accusations like the FDA is allowing us to be poisoned with all the different chemicals they allow in our food. With a little research on the ingredients of any item you buy you can definitely find enough to know a lot of this stuff does have negative effects on our health. Lets take a loaf of bread, I’m sure you have some in your house! Go get it and Google the ingredients and you will find a couple ingredients that research shows contribute to cancer.
All this comes down to what we are willing to do. Are you willing to get off the couch put down the games, turn the TV off and go out in your yard and till up some ground to plant your own garden? Are you willing to support your local farmer that grows his crops without chemicals? There are many small farmers that strive to produce a quality crop instead of quantity. Many of us are not certified organic simply because it is a joke it is the same government that allows the fda to okay the use of the chemicals we are against, so why bother with the red tape and jumping threw there hoops when we know we do not have the money or desire to buy their approval. It is a sad day to have to face the realization that pretty much every government office is corrupt even to the point of allowing the people who voted for them to be poisoned for money and power.
Take some time and ask around and you can probably find a farmer in your area that would be glad to supply your family with better food if you can’t raise it yourself. Check with the people in your church ask a neighbor or go to the farmers market look for CSA programs. Be cautious about just any farmer though, there are many small farms that use the same chemicals that big factory farms do. Ask questions about how the animals and crops are raised, what is used for fertilizer? What do the animals eat? What are the farmers’ beliefs? Do they believe in growing organic or is there belief that it is okay to use chemicals? You have to decide what you are willing to except. You can find several CSA programs by searching on line and most of these are focused on a better quality food than the local store. Good luck finding better food for you and your family.
CSA
All this comes down to what we are willing to do. Are you willing to get off the couch put down the games, turn the TV off and go out in your yard and till up some ground to plant your own garden? Are you willing to support your local farmer that grows his crops without chemicals? There are many small farmers that strive to produce a quality crop instead of quantity. Many of us are not certified organic simply because it is a joke it is the same government that allows the fda to okay the use of the chemicals we are against, so why bother with the red tape and jumping threw there hoops when we know we do not have the money or desire to buy their approval. It is a sad day to have to face the realization that pretty much every government office is corrupt even to the point of allowing the people who voted for them to be poisoned for money and power.
Take some time and ask around and you can probably find a farmer in your area that would be glad to supply your family with better food if you can’t raise it yourself. Check with the people in your church ask a neighbor or go to the farmers market look for CSA programs. Be cautious about just any farmer though, there are many small farms that use the same chemicals that big factory farms do. Ask questions about how the animals and crops are raised, what is used for fertilizer? What do the animals eat? What are the farmers’ beliefs? Do they believe in growing organic or is there belief that it is okay to use chemicals? You have to decide what you are willing to except. You can find several CSA programs by searching on line and most of these are focused on a better quality food than the local store. Good luck finding better food for you and your family.
CSA
Monday, March 8, 2010
Meat For The Health Conscious
If you are looking for pasture raised pork without all the hormones and chemicals of the big factory farms then this article is for you!
Detour Ranch in eula (Abilene), Tx has started a CSA (community supported agriculture) program and has a few shares left. The way CSA works is the community pays the farmer in advance to raise the animal or vegetables, this provides the capital necessary for the farm to function. In return the farm provides a quality meat or vegetable to the community so it is a win win situation. For more information go to Detour Ranch
Detour Ranch in eula (Abilene), Tx has started a CSA (community supported agriculture) program and has a few shares left. The way CSA works is the community pays the farmer in advance to raise the animal or vegetables, this provides the capital necessary for the farm to function. In return the farm provides a quality meat or vegetable to the community so it is a win win situation. For more information go to Detour Ranch
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
Pig Count Down
Looking for new pigs at Detour Ranch. It looks like our Berkshire sow Cathy will have a litter of pigs this weekend 2/20. Everyone here is excited to see what she produces because we all like her the best of all our pigs. She is very mild mannered and fun to be around. We put her in one of our pens a few weeks ago so she would be able to give birth without the other animals bothering her and she has rooted up the hole pen. I was going to plow it and plant grass in it this spring and she saved me the trouble of plowing. This litter of pigs will be crosses of Berkshire and Duroc. We plan to get a full blood Berkshire boar so the next litter will be full blood Berkshires. We currently have 7 new kid goats and expecting a bunch more this spring. Our Great Pyrenees dogs gave us 9 pups in November so we now have puppies for sale. You can go to our website to see what happens next. Detour Ranch
Friday, February 12, 2010
Diamonds Formation
Diamonds are formed from carbon, where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face centered cubic crystal structure; called a diamond lattice. Diamonds are less stable than graphite, but the conversion rate from diamond to graphite is negligible. A Diamond is renowned as a material with superlative physical qualities, most of which originate from the strong covalent bonding between its atoms. In particular, a diamond has the highest hardness and thermal conductivity of any bulk material.
Most natural diamonds are formed at high pressure and temperature conditions existing at depths of 87 to 120 miles in the Earth mantle. Carbon containing minerals provide the carbon source, and the growth occurs over periods from 1 billion to 3.3 billion years. Diamonds are brought close to the Earth surface through volcanic eruptions which cools into igneous rocks known as kimberlites and lamprolites. Diamonds can also be produced synthetically in a high pressure high temperature process which simulates the conditions in the Earth mantle. An alternative and completely different growth technique is chemical vapor deposition. Several non diamond materials, which include cubic zirconia and silicon carbide and are often called diamond simulants, resemble diamonds in appearance and many properties. Special techniques have been specially developed to distinguish natural and synthetic diamonds and diamond simulants.
Diamonds
Most natural diamonds are formed at high pressure and temperature conditions existing at depths of 87 to 120 miles in the Earth mantle. Carbon containing minerals provide the carbon source, and the growth occurs over periods from 1 billion to 3.3 billion years. Diamonds are brought close to the Earth surface through volcanic eruptions which cools into igneous rocks known as kimberlites and lamprolites. Diamonds can also be produced synthetically in a high pressure high temperature process which simulates the conditions in the Earth mantle. An alternative and completely different growth technique is chemical vapor deposition. Several non diamond materials, which include cubic zirconia and silicon carbide and are often called diamond simulants, resemble diamonds in appearance and many properties. Special techniques have been specially developed to distinguish natural and synthetic diamonds and diamond simulants.
Diamonds
Bucket Truck
Bucket Truck: A piece of equipment known by all those that work on things of the ground. If you have ever been driving, and saw a utility crew working on overhead lines you probably saw a bucket truck. They are used to lift workers up to high places. They are much more maneuverable and safer than a ladder if used properly. One of the great things about a bucket truck is the ability to move several feet without having to reposition your ladder. You do not have to have something to lean a ladder against. For inspection check list and other bucket truck information go to: Bucket Truck
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