Raised on Grass: Pasture Fed Animals

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New to the life of farming, a middle-aged couple make a career change from a professional life in Silicon Valley to commercially raising pasture fed animals on their newly purchased farm in Oregon. First mentoring under Joel Salatin, they now raise pasture fed cows, pigs, chickens, ducks, lambs, and sheep.
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You think 80 acres, ... ( 6 months ago by Zisonair)

You think 80 acres, farmed "naturally" can produce the same as 600? Really? And I have a lack of knowledge...

My comment was for ... ( 6 months ago by Zisonair)

My comment was for "natural" in general...trying to feed 6+ billion without using technological advances in agriculture is going to be impossible. Those advances have improved feed conversion (no longer 10 lbs per lb of gain) and plant genetics.

Actually all ... ( 6 months ago by Greenvalds)

Actually all factory farms are beeing cruel to animals anyway - no animal should live in a pen or so small cage, that they can't even turn around - ALL OF THEIR entire lifes. So what's the name for that kind of treatment? I think it's cruelty.

I don't disagree ... ( 6 months ago by captainspirou)

I don't disagree with that. Technological advances in food production will be necessary with a growing population. I truly believe though that we haven't exhausted our natural options yet.
An example would be the Chaga at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro. There's a population density there comparable to most metropolitan areas. Yet they live in the middle of dense forest growth. They manage to grow everything they eat within a few yards of where they live.

I think you mean ... ( 6 months ago by Zisonair)

I think you mean hormones - estrogen implants are often used to promote growth. And before you go off on a tangent about "too many hormones in meat", consider this: Non-implanted beef contains 1.3 nanograms of estrogen per serving. Implanted beef contains 1.85 nanograms per serving. Meanwhile, Peas contain 340, Cabbage contains 2000 and Soybean oil contains 170,000 nanograms of estrogen per serving. Source: Dr. Harlan Ritchie, Michigan State University

Sounds wonderful! ... ( 6 months ago by Zisonair)

Sounds wonderful! However, I doubt many of us would be willing to live as the Chaga do. I see they are the wealthiest - of a country ranking 8th poorest in the world. I don't see our (I'm from US) metropolitan areas returning to agrarian lifestyles - as obvious by comments on these few pages, there is a major disconnect between people and their food. Most just think it comes from a grocery store.

I wasn't advocating ... ( 6 months ago by captainspirou)

I wasn't advocating their lifestyle either. However I do believe it's possible to grow enough to sustain yourself. This is where technology comes in. Hydroponics and solar tech to maximize yield in a small area with very little work from the owner. At least if you live in the city.
What I find amusing though are people in the suburbs that spend hours maintaining lawns with very little utility. It makes me wonder if they spent an equal amount of work towards gardening instead.

Zisonair, stay in ... ( 6 months ago by tejanoroo)

Zisonair, stay in your world, you will never see or believe and as for lack of knowledge you have no idea, its not what i "think" its what I know but you won't be confused by the facts so just move on, you will die off just like the other closed minded farmers going out of business. And yes 80 acres will produce more than 600 but not the way you do it obviously, and it is being done by 100s of farmers right now, open your mind and eyes and you can see it, you won't, I am just wasting my time.

And by the way just ... ( 6 months ago by tejanoroo)

And by the way just for your information this has nothing what so ever to do with "natural farming" if you had studied it you would realize how ignorant your comment really is
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What exactly is it ... ( 6 months ago by Zisonair)

What exactly is it that you "know"? In my first comment, I talked about "natural" farming and you attacked that but now say that's not what we're discussing. I'm not confused by the "facts" because you haven't given any. Please, enlighten me and quit wasting my time with worthless rhetoric.

At the risk of ... ( 6 months ago by Zisonair)

At the risk of ostraciziing you from the rest in this thread - I agree with your observations - esp. of suburban lawns...lawns that use more water, pesticide and fertilizer than farmers on a unit to unit comparison.
I do think that the ability to specialize - I pay someone to fix my computer, someone pays me to raise their food - does move a society to a better standard of living, though. I think what we're looking for is a balance, a happy medium.

Nor am I arguing ... ( 6 months ago by captainspirou)

Nor am I arguing against specialization. What I am fundamentally against is why my food is imported from another country or even 2000 miles away. The argument is that food can't be grown in or near cities but I think it is possible and that it can be economically feasible.

I have a farm/ranch ... ( 6 months ago by HighPlainsWoman)

I have a farm/ranch with mainly small livestock like geese and milk goats, but I do have a few head of cattle. I recently butchered one for meat for my freezer and told one of my old city friends who was horrified. She asked me why I had to kill an animal to get food when I could just go to the grocery store and buy some meat. I had to wonder where she thinks the meat in the store comes from. Is it somehow not an animal because it's packaged so nicely? Hmmm...where does that meat come from?

Kudos al production ... ( 6 months ago by huckleberryfox)

Kudos al production team y Abundant Farm. This highlights rationale for 'naturalistic' production. Antibiotic residues (contained in food animals) don't likely cause resistance. Over-use & over-prescription do. But animals may contain harmful agents (e.g. microbial pathogens, mercury, arsenic, endocrine disruptors, etc); clearly food quality (taste/nutrition) is not positively impacted by concentrated/confined animal feeding operations (i.e. CAFOs). Keep up the good planet,
-Huckleberry Fox

Id like to do that ( 6 months ago by mikem1027)

Id like to do that

haha... Community ... ( 5 months ago by kenyam101)

haha... Community Gardens are becoming pretty popular in the city, parents want their kids to learn where food comes from, the best way to do that, is to buy into a urban garden plot.
My neighbor is a vegetarian, shes never been to a grocery market for produce because she grows all her own food organicaly (uncertified, but whocares, she knows where it comes from), and she lives right across from Toronto's stock exchange

I think it's sad ... ( 5 months ago by wakebreakers)

I think it's sad whenever an animal is killed. I really hope they don't send these animals to the big commercial slaughter houses. If people are going to kill animals for food they have an obligation to treat them well like on this farm. Farm animals are as sentient, emotional, and smart as cats, dogs, and horses. But they are often horribly abused on modern farms. What needs to happen is for people to stop eating so much meat, at the very least, and to buy responsibly.

I love this video I ... ( 5 months ago by angelwingz286)

I love this video I am gona sub thanks for posting xox jen

Well, I grew up on ... ( 3 months ago by IluvABbeef)

Well, I grew up on a farm that raised stocker steers from weaning to when they get sent to the feedlot for finishing. I can tell you that the cruelty that you do see are from those who like to post videos of animals that are downers and the folks at the plant that have to deal with these animals to get them to the killing facility. First of all, it's rare to have downers come to slaughter plants, the truckers who have to transport these animals won't even let them on their trucks...

...mostly because ... ( 3 months ago by IluvABbeef)

...mostly because they can't even got on anyway. Secondly, downers are put down on farm, without having to put them through more unneeded stress of getting them on the trailer. And downers that do get off the trailer to the feedlot are usually injured on their way to the plant, when the cattle-truck driver doesn't know how many animals to load into each of the compartments on the truck.
Folks who raise cattle and/or animals in general take care to make sure they don't have inhumane...

...conditions for ... ( 3 months ago by IluvABbeef)

...conditions for the animals that live in them.
Humans ARE meant to eat meat. They are OMNIVORES, just like the bear or racoon. Our digestive system is designed to handle protein that comes from meat, not strictly herbivorous systems like the horse or cow. We only use a little of the fibre we consume, but we use a lot of protein that goes through.
Grass-fed livestock versus the conventional ways of feeding livestock is very interesting in itself. Thanks for posting this video.

Cool Video. Thanks ... ( 2 months ago by apks2004)

Cool Video. Thanks for sharing!

Food might carry ... ( 2 months ago by MrSunny29)

Food might carry energy. Food from stressed animal might carry stressfull and negative energy and VICE VERSA.
Also idea of MISTREATING COWS that give you milk 'FREE OF COST' ? Yes 'FREE OF COST' because they can live in wild and hav nothing to do over there for HUMANS and live happy and with freedom.
BUT they live in farms and help HUMANS with MILK.
May be tht's why in some cultures COWS are given 'THANKS' by 'WORSHIPPING' them.
WORSHIPPING COWS IS THX GIVING ACCORDING 2 ME

1.Humans are ... ( 2 weeks ago by Ita88)

1.Humans are omnivores[we eat plants & meats] :)
..but it IS natural for humans to eat meat. It's supposed to be part of our diets.. a lot of people just... kinda, take that a little too far. xD;

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