Freedom To Choose – All Natural, Grass-Fed Or…

I recently read an article from a popular newspaper purporting to understand modern agriculture and how crops and livestock are raised in this country. It was interesting in that the author, admittedly having only been to a farm a couple of times, seemed to claim complete mastery of animal agriculture and was quite certain that nearly all animals are raised in the same manner. The article went on to claim that there was only one right way to produce meat, milk, and eggs. But that “right way” happened to be their way, and it isn’t the only way.

I find it curious that with 1-in-8 Americans going to bed hungry every night, the elitists in our society, and especially in the media, have the nerve to tell people they shouldn’t eat this or that or something else because it was not raised to some arbitrary standard that someone in some office deemed “acceptable.”

The reality is that food is all about choice, not only for Americans, but for everyone on the face of this earth. Who are we to tell, or even shame, others here and abroad into eating certain foods because of how they were raised?

Have you ever been hungry? Have you ever eaten rice every day of your life, and then, because your family began earning more money, you could now eat chicken, or pork, or beef? Should we be able to tell the hungry and poor what they can eat? I don’t think so.

Folks, this elitist attitude that some people across the country (and the world) have is the equivalent of telling someone they can’t travel to visit relatives over the holiday because it uses too much fuel. I’m sure there are more and better examples out there, but you get my drift.

Here at the family farm, we promote choice in the food chain. We provide great alternatives to folks who are concerned about what they eat like grass-fed beef and pork, and are brave enough to make their own choices for their family, rather than trust those in the media who are self-proclaimed experts.