News From the Food Show

"Your beef is antibiotic free?'
"Oh yes."
"The cattle never gets a shot?"
"Well, they all get one of antibiotic and steroids when they're born, but that's it."

"Is your product GMO free?"
"Ha, ha! No."

20% of the professional product representatives that we talked to knew what a GMO was. However, the percentage of GMO free food is much lower. That's why we want to make so much of our own product.

Now, we did find a domestic cheese company that stated it is synthetic bovine growth hormone free, but I will research that more before I print their name. Also, a tortilla company (delicious!) that claims they are GMO free. I seriously doubt that last one as they purchase corn from Con-Agra, but I suppose it is possible. More research.

The great news is that Cheney Brothers has their own line of organic produce and herbs which is produced locally. You go, Cheney! Also, there are many interesting options in the take out containers/silver/cups that we were previously unaware of. So, well worth the trip.

Today we are off to St. Lucie County Western Lands Study in the hopes of persuading  ranchers to produce local pastured meat. There are  more public forums open to county residents, so go to www.stlucieco.gov/growth and then get out there and tell them you want to buy local. Good for our community, good for the earth.