Happy Monday!

  It's gotten a bit cold out. We saw  snow here yesterday.

  The hens have been gradually making their way up to  the barn from their
outback

  adventure this summer. They are happy to find their old  winter spots  in the
  barn.

  The chickens that are  left have had their outdoor  shelters tightened up and
  bedded with straw to keep them warm  and comfy  until they meet the butcher on
  November 20th along with the  turkeys. This  also has helped to deter that
nasty

  hawk that took 2 of my hens  last week.  Migratory birds my eye!

  The cows are now being allowed  back in the barn  since it's gotten so cold. We

  were cleaning it out and fixing  up gates and  getting it ready yesterday. They

  knew what we were up to  somehow and stood  outside that back door mooing at us

  until we finished and  opened the door  for them. I love to stand in the barn
and

  listen to them all  munching on  hay. It's just as soothing as watching the
free

  range chickens  scratching at  the ground. What were calves last year are way
too

  big to be  going to the  calf side this year, but they didn't seem to know it
and

  so  reeked havoc on  the creep gate trying to get back over there. The calves
from

  this year have  never been in the barn before and so even with persuasion would

  not go in.  Sigh...

  Well, this is to remind you that fresh turkeys  will be ready  beginning
November

  20th. That is a Saturday just before  Thanksgiving. They  should be ready after

  4:00 that day. There is still room for  some  reservations if you want one, but

  don't dilly-dally. Last year a  number of  people missed out because they
waited

  until the last minute. I  do expect to  be making a run to just East of Webster
to

  deliver some so that  Rochester  folks don't all have to drive way over here to

  get theirs.  Exact time has  yet to be determined, but it will be "late" I'm
sure.

  A big  help will be the  new cooler we are building that will allow us to hold
  fresh  meats without  ice and lots of little coolers.

  Also on  November 20th we will  process the last of the chickens, all heritage
  breed chickens.  We still have  nice Cornish Cross chickens in the freezer in a

  wide variety of  sizes. If  you're up to more poultry that day, buy it then.
After

  Thanksgiving we will  raise the price of chickens to help pay for the
electricity

  to  keep them  frozen.

  Please feel free to call or email me  if you have any  questions. Now that I've

  got the house phone forwarded to my  cell phone most  of the time I can take
your

  call even if I'm outside, barring  the occasional  lapse in my memory when I go

  out without it!

Della Jastrzab
@ Happy Hooves Organic Farm
13054 Ira Station Rd
Martville, NY 13111
315-626-6770
All our animals are raised naturally on pasture.
http://www.betterbeef4u.com
Happy Cows Make Better Beef.
Our Cows Smile All The Time.
Certified Organic by NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC

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It is very exciting,very pleased when I got and saw my goods.
I think you can go to see:  nowfid.com
you'll save more money in there. 5--.

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"Do something for somebody every day for which you don't get paid"
Albert Schweitzer

Hoping someone on the west side might have some milk kefir grains to spare.  I'm
going to try making coconut milk kefir!

--Erin

     By request we are offering our seven year shares of (healthy raised) meats, grains, veggies, small fruits, and more. in smaller share sizes.   A single share will be now just $500, and those holding one will still order the desired products from a list, for delivery the following year. Each share will return $151.92 worth of food per year for seven years. This is a return on you money invested of 25%. Your total return will then be $1062.50 over the full seven year term of the share. 

      We are making this limited offer available to attain the moneys needed to bring the farm completly on line. In the future the share interest values will be much lower and yearly in nature. So this one time you have an exceptional opportunity to feed your family or yourself  (healthy) at a reduced cost.

      All of our products are produced on soils which are being brought completly into balance, with organic type methods. None of our soils nor our animals are contaminated by antibiotics, or any of the manufactured cides. The soil has a full complimant of  the required microbes essential to producing healthy crops. All products will be delivered to a central area nearer your home for pickup. And though we may not sell you dairy anything... Call, text, or email for the additional information complete with all dollar values of the foods we custom produce for your order each year. And yes your order must be in very soon, if you desire to have food from this program next year, or maybe at all.

I have been soaking our rice 12-24 hours b4 cooking and don't believe I'll go
back.

What's a next step I can do? We TRY to get entirely organic (barring hubby's
escapades with junk food).

I put together a different apple crisp w/3 ingredients. (forgot spices bc I was
focused on no sugar).

2/3 cup coconut
2/3 cup finely grated coconut
1 egg
4 apples

Did bc I was craving macaroons.

Turned out rather tasty oh coconut was unsweetened.

Thanks for any ideas,
Michele

Laura,

I'm a bit confused -- the latest email I saw from WAPF said to tell them to
hold firm on Tester-Hagan amendment.  But I didn't hear them saying to oppose
the bill entirely, even with Tester-Hagan as described in this email.  Where
did this email originate from?

I also thought they already passed cloture last week.

-Tim

On Tuesday November 23 2010, Laura Villanti wrote:
> All - we need to keep on the phones and emails... to our senators, to ask
> them to vote NO on CLOTURE and OPPOSE  the overall bill, S510.
>
> It only takes a  few minutes  to make these calls and we need to make them
> if we want to continue to be able to get foods from our valuable small
> farmers.
>
> With great gratitude for all of the farmers who work so hard to provide the
> nutrient dense foods to all of us.
>
> Have a blessed Thanksgiving!
>
> Laura Villanti
> Certified Healing Food Specialist - CHFS
> Chapter Leader, Rochester NY - Weston A Price Foundation
> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/rochesterNYwestonaprice/
> www.westonaprice.org <http://www.westonaprice.org/>
>
>
>
>
> VOTE "NO" on CLOTURE & OPPOSE S.510
>
>
>
> On Monday, November 29 the Senate will take up for consideration the
> "manager's package" of S.510, the
>
>
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> _V NV> FDA Food Safety Modernization Act.
>
>
>
>
>
> First the Senate will vote on whether to invoke cloture, which takes a
> three-fifths majority (i.e., 60 votes) to pass.
>
>
>
>
>
> If the cloture motion passes, the Senate will take up a list of specified
> amendments (repeal of the 1099 requirements from the health care bill, a
> moratorium on earmarks, and a substitute bill by Senator Coburn). The
> Senate will then proceed to a final vote on S.510.
>
>
>
> We continue to believe that S.510 is NOT in the best interests of small
> farmers, and especially raw milk farmers. Even though the Tester-Hagan
> Amendment makes important improvements in the bill, S.510 remains
> fundamentally flawed.
>
>
>
>
> The core problem is that S.510 will significantly increase the power of the
> FDA. In response to our suit challenging the ban on raw milk in interstate
> commerce, the FDA stated on public record
> <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wm5dahcab&et=1103959920312&s=5304&e=001iadVN
> i
> Shjh1Xvjxj4LiBkeDbrya_WXSxuMDAsc4flm8iWPUwKRalgXutF9hwdbvIngj-ZtsINeYCs-K-
> yw vstbK40S2Mgy-LzN__7hgxie48n21hWKArCPuIWizqypMdToM78zqpmCHEv3HKN-_tWw==>
> that the American people have no ''fundamental right to their own bodily
> and physical health" and "do not have a fundamental right to obtain any
> food they wish". This agency should not be given any increased power!
>
>
>
> TAKE ACTION
>
>
>
> STEP 1. Call your Senators and tell them to VOTE "NO" on CLOTURE and OPPOSE
> S.510
>
>
>
> Call the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121; ask to be connected to your
> Senator's office.
>
>     OR
>
>
> Go to www.Congress.org; enter your zip code on the right side under "Get
> Involved" and click "Go". Click on your Senators' names then click the
> "Contact" tab to get office phone number(s).
>
>
> Clearly state you are calling about S.510, the Food Safety bill; ask your
> Senator to VOTE "NO" on CLOTURE & OPPOSE S.510 and give your zip code.
>
> If you get voicemail, leave a brief message with your zip code.
>
>
>
>
> STEP 2. Send a live message to your Local Newspaper through the online
> petition to Reject S.510
> <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wm5dahcab&et=1103959920312&s=5304&e=001iadVN
> i
> Shjh1RpBEHwzVSB1jkynB9-igierTKJZ3aScHzH2jycG-fEK6ZQBxwszvELj44YM2okd2ui4xu
> EY 7RM9sVXu1rYiNVivepdiJV3K-gbgo34V-9Zw==>  at www.ftcldf.org/stopS510.
> <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wm5dahcab&et=1103959920312&s=5304&e=001iadV
> Ni
> Shjh3M0AJtFGO3Rr_x5kD1jp5HoRBSlScAALT01wjafUQ6qnunqV3uZy0W-RH2ZA0E1R1oLxf1
> R_ vblS3S25jIw7zSgiy9OBxiAzY9YEflvJUZr4eM-QS0CBw7>
>
>
>
> TALKING POINTS
>
>
>
> 1. FDA does not respect individuals' rights to obtain healthy, quality
> foods of their choice:
>
>
>      "There is no absolute right to consume or feed children any particular
> food."
>
>      "Plaintiffs' assertion of a 'fundamental right to their own bodily and
> physical health, which includes what foods they do and do not choose to
> consume for themselves and their families' is similarly unavailing because
> plaintiffs do not have a fundamental right to obtain any food they wish."
>
>
>
>
>
> FDA has even participated in armed raids on small-scale co-ops and
> membership organizations. This agency should not be given any additional
> power.
>
>
>
>
>
> 2. FDA has adequate powers under existing law to ensure food safety and
> effectively deal with foodborne illness outbreaks. FDA has power to
> inspect, power to detain product and can readily obtain court orders to
> seize adulterated or misbranded food products or enjoin them from being
> sold. The problem isn't that FDA needs more power; it's that FDA does not
> effectively use the power it currently has. The agency has power to
> inspect imported food yet inspects only 1% of food coming into this
> country from outside our borders.
>
>
>
>
>
> 3. FDA has used its existing power to benefit the pharmaceutical and
> biotechnology industries at the expense of public health (e.g., allowing
> the overuse of antibiotics in confined animal feeding operations and
> refusing to require labeling for genetically-modified foods). This bill
> does not address the fundamental problems at this agency in order to truly
> protect public health.
>
>
>
> 4. S.510 will hurt our ability as a nation to be self-sufficient in food
> production because it has more lenient inspection requirements for foreign
> than domestic producers creating an unfair advantage for food imports.
> Giving an advantage to foreign producers will only increase the amount of
> food imported into this country that does not meet our domestic standards.
> S.510 does not address food security--the ability of a country to produce
> enough food to meet its own needs.
>
>
>
>
> 5. S.510 does nothing to address many significant food safety problems in
> this country, such as those resulting from confined animal feeding
> operations (CAFOs), genetically modified organisms (GMOs), and various
> contaminants (e.g., BPA, pesticides, herbicides, etc.).

All - here are a few updates on the Food Safety Bill...  one is from Citizens for Health.  Both are reporting the same thing.... the food safety bill took a major stumble through the inclusion of some revenue raising (taxes) provisions. Even though the bill passed in the Senate, this has created a major stumbling point.

We should still call our Representatives in the House to share our views.

Laura Villanti

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House May Block Food Safety Bill Over Senate Error : Roll Call
http://bit.ly/eMdwR2

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December 1, 2010

Dear Citizen for Health,

We at Citizens for Health reported earlier that some authorities on the Hill believed the Senate may have shot itself in the foot by authorizing new taxes as part of S. 510 - and we know that the House is the only body empowered to authorize new taxes.

The Alliance for Natural Health (ANH) and NaturalNews are now reporting that this is indeed the case. According to ANH:

"The only possible 'quick fix' would be a unanimous consent agreement in the Senate to strike that revenue-raising provision from the bill—but Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) has already stated that he will oppose, so unanimity will be impossible. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is now faced with some tough choices: spend a huge amount of time all over again to deal with this (which is unlikely in a Lame Duck Congress, especially considering how controversial the bill is); or do nothing, and allow the bill to die at the end of this Congress. This will mean a new Food Safety Bill will be introduced next year—but next year's Congress will be very different from the current one, so we expect that the bill will look very different, and could be much more favorable to the natural health community."

If S. 510 is dead for this session, it would indeed be good news. However, some sources believe there could be enough time to correct the error before the session ends. Naturally, we need to be prepared for any outcome, so it is as important as ever to let your Representatives know you want them to oppose the bill. Citizens for Health and allied organizations have been sending what has been up to 3000 emails per hour - we need to maintain the momentum!

Send an email to your Representative now and tell them to vote "NO"!

We will continue to monitor S. 510's circuitous route through Congress, and keep you updated on any developments.

Thank you for your continuing commitment to this fight,

The Citizens for Health Team

Hey, I'm reading on Mercola's site that he's a member. Does WAPF follow his
stuff as he does this group's?

I've been reading to avoid soy right along, and have almost entirely cut it out
of our diet - except for the Ezekiel breads & pastas.

Seeing as they aren't that tasty anyway (unless you dump a load of salt and
butter on them then I think I anything will taste great!) I'm just wondering
what wapf is looking at for information?

Ryan you asked what I am planning, my hopes? I want a better, healthier diet for
me and my boys, and if my husband eventually chooses to go along, that would be
great! for now,he's pretty attached to premade anything in a box with sugar in
it. I told it was silly to eliminate sugar in his coffee. He gets it everywhere
else ;)

I'm hoping to delve into some more of the files and attachments once I get my
[puter looked at. So if there is something there that would answer my questions,
let me know!

Thanks,
Michele

Michele,

I've found lot of Mercola's ideas lines up with WAPF's ideas.  It wouldn't
surprise me if Mercola is a member of WAPF.

However, WAPF does *not* follow Mercola, and I don't think Mercola follows
WAPF.  I think the two are independent.  There are areas where the two
disagree.  I don't mean that in a negative way.  I think for me, differences
of opinion is a good, even welcome thing as long as one view doesn't subjugate
the others.  It is never right to force others to follow your ideas.
Especially when they don't agree with or believe in it.

-Tim

On Tuesday December 07 2010, you wrote:
> Hey, I'm reading on Mercola's site that he's a member. Does WAPF follow his
> stuff as he does this group's?