Gail Nickel-Kailing, November 21st, 2012 
All turkeys – wild turkeys and the broad-breasted white or the dozen or so “heritage” breeds grown domestically today – are the same species (Meleagris gallopavo). Consumers who want pasture-raised heritage breed turkeys are looking for birds that are well cared for, grow slowly, and have flavorful meat. We can support our small, local farmers who are doing their best to raise a good bird and sell it at a reasonable price.
Read more: Thanksgiving – Give Thanks for Your Local Farmer
Today, we’re on site with Crown S Ranch, Winthrop WA, and it’s spring. That means baby animals everywhere. Listen – you can hear miracles… Muffled peeps are a clue that something special is happening. And the sounds get louder and louder, until… there are chicks!
Read more: On the Road: Chicks are Hatching
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Griz Read 2017:
Lentil Underground
Free and Open to the Public
September 21, 2017
University of Montana, Missoula
The purpose of the Griz Read is to provide new students with a common connection through a thought-provoking book. This year, a committee of faculty, staff, and students selected Lentil Underground, by Liz Carlisle.
Journalist and native Montanan Liz Carlisle weaves an eye-opening and richly reported narrative that will be welcomed by readers of food and farm memoirs, as well as everyone concerned with the future of American agriculture and natural food in an increasingly uncertain world.
Details here.
A Video You Don't Want to Miss!
This one comes recommended by Gabe Brown, expert in Regenerative Agriculture and Holistic Management!
Gabe Brown, will a keynote speaker at the AERO 2017 Expo,
Oct. 20-22, Butte MT.
Book of the Month
Big Hunger: The Unholy Alliance between Corporate America and Anti-Hunger Groups
By Andrew Fisher
Food banks and food pantries have proliferated in response to an economic emergency. This was meant to be a stopgap measure, but the jobs never came back, and the “emergency food system” became an industry.
But there is reason for hope that we can end hunger, not just manage it. Read on...
LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW YOUR FOOD GETS TO YOUR PLATE
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