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A’akukui Ranch – Kauai, HI
Hawaiian Health Ohana – Kauai, HI
Miles Smith Farm – Loudon, NH
Thicketty Mountain Farms – Cowpens, SC
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Hanalei Taro & Juice Company – Kauai, HI
Yesterday, Consumer Reports released a report, “Meat on Drugs: The overuse of antibiotics in food animals and what supermarkets and consumers can do to stop it.” This report is propelling a campaign (Meat on Drugs) with many supporters (FixFood, Consumers Union, Center for Food Safety, Natural Resources Defense Council, etc) and a clarion call to action. Action supported and helped by the FixAntibiotics Food Finder powered by Real Time Farms!
So you agree with the 86% of consumers who want to purchase meat raised without antibiotics – they (and you) understand the superbug problem and want to have the choice to do something about it.
Well, great – where do you find meat raised without antibiotics to buy?
Via the FixAntibiotics Food Finder! The food finder allows you to easily zoom to retail locations, farmers markets, farms, and restaurants sourcing antibiotic free meat. You can easily zoom, you can easily find the location, and you can easily purchase!
(of course, and always, if you know of a farm not in the database that provides antibiotic free meat – add it to the guide!)
This campaign, as with so many things, comes down to people voting with their wallets because government is seen as moving too slowly. As Jean Holloran, Director of Food Policies at Consumers Union, shared with Grist – “After three decades, you could say we’re a little frustrated with the rate of change at FDA. It’s discouraging to see that the industry lobbies have prevented the agency from acting.” According to the article, Halloran is lambasting both the meat industry and the pharmaceutical industry. In 1995, sales of so-called “animal health products” to agricultural operations were already worth a total of $3.3 billion a year by 1995. (that is a lot of sales)
Check out this great video about the campaign done by FixFood’s Robby Kenner (and yes, narrated by Bill Paxton)…
At Country Pleasures Farm “quality control” is taken very seriously, and to assure high standards, there is a certain unique “golden rule” applied to berry picking. As Lori Rice explained to me, in a very matter-of-fact way, “The rule is that you’re supposed to eat every third berry.”
We are stoked to have launched our fourth season of Food Warrior interns! A few weeks ago, 20 Food Warriors began documenting their food communities in Chicago, Denver, Boston, Washington DC, Kauai. Among this diverse and talented bunch, we have several aspiring photographers and documentary filmmakers, the founder and blogger for Tasting Kauai, and a student who considers her spirit animal to be a panther (fierce, powerful, cool and sometimes lazy).
Keep up with the blog to follow the Food Warriors on their adventures to farmers markets, farms and artisanal kitchens over the next few months!
Stay Fresh,
Lindsay Partridge
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Shamba Farms – Culpepper, VA
East Side Farmers’ Market – Madison, WI
Country Pleasures Farm – Middletown, MD
Mulberry Lane Farm – Loda, IL
Great Road Farm – Skillman, NJ
We’re excited to announce we have partnered with Slow Food New York City to help showcase the sourcing of their Snail of Approval Winning Restaurants. The Snail of Approval is awarded to food or beverage providers that serve the NYC community which contribute to the Quality, Authenticity and Sustainability of our food supply.
For starters, the five Snail of Approval winning eateries that are already on Real Time Farms will have their farm linked menu cross posted to their profile page on SFNYC’s website (for example, see Northern Spy Food Co’s page). As we gain more of the 100+ Snail of Approval winning restaurants, we look forward to building a map of all the restaurants and their sources on the SFNYC website.
We work hard to make it easy for eateries to share the story behind their ingredients with their consumers with maps, photos and detailed information about growing practices. One big piece of this is helping the farm linked menu reach consumers not just on our website, but on the restaurant’s own website and facebook page. Extending this reach now to Slow Food New York City’s website for the eateries we have in common to reach a new audience is very exciting.
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Tomales Bay Oyster Company – Marshall, CA
Olana Organic Farm – Kauai, HI
Hole in the Mountain Farm – Kauai, HI
Underground Meats – Madison, WI
(Bonus: their blog has fun videos, like how to make your own Worcestershire sauce)
Immerfrost Farm – Stephenson, MI
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Afton Field Farm – Corvallis, OR
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