Ever since I took a sociology course on food and hunger a few years back (let's say 2010), I have been on an ever growing journey to be more healthy. I have been most interested on health and nutrition. I learned in that class about feed lots (CAFOs) and factory farmed animals (like chicken). The diet and treatment of the animals we eat has a huge impact on the nutrition we are able to receive from the animal, our own health, and even the environment. I have been eating strictly grass-fed meat for a while now and could never see myself going back. I can't just go to Safeway and grab a rotisserie chicken, knowing the chicken was from a sickly over crowded factory farm where it was force fed antibiotics, a cheap diet (that isn't natural for a chicken), and growth hormones that make it grow faster than normal. I take that extra 10 minutes to drive to New Seasons and get a rotisserie chicken there and can have a piece of mind ($6.99-$7.99 if anyone claims it to be "too much money"). I loved seeing this article in the Oregonian and love sharing my love of nutrition to you (everyone). Please take the what? 5 minutes of your day to read the article I posted a link to (below) about the relationship between farmer, food, the environment, & YOU! More to come on this topic in the future...trust me...until next time.
