tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5976715113154765266.post3539708995207951831..comments2023-09-09T12:26:58.093-04:00Comments on Holes In My Jeans: The food we eat and the people we meetkpannabecker and jpannabeckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314108316558936642noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5976715113154765266.post-17668954770940288532011-02-05T18:41:32.432-05:002011-02-05T18:41:32.432-05:00I actually turned off the Oprah show because of th...I actually turned off the Oprah show because of the same thoughts. Making food should be a "labor" of love, with thought and intention and care taken in every stage. Maybe we can't do that all the time, but if that is the main pattern we set, that's the thing our children will learn. Animals raised with love and attention, with healthy feed, are much healthier than much "health" food out there. <br /><br />Also, loved what you said about your Goat acting up because you were thinking about selling her. Echo (my pregnant goat) has spent every day since I put her on Craigslist pouting in the goat house. How can I sell her now when she's invoked the power of the pity party? And sell her babies? I don't see how. We're two sad goat merchants, aren't we?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5976715113154765266.post-32144811387493296072011-02-04T14:10:17.875-05:002011-02-04T14:10:17.875-05:00I agree. I watched this episode. It amazed me at h...I agree. I watched this episode. It amazed me at how so many people think that animals should not be used for food. They acted like it was such a crime. Why do they think the Good Lord put them here? As long as they are treated with dignity before being harvested, I see no harm. <br />Also, on a lighter note, thanks so much for letting us come by yesterday! My niece loved all of the animals! She my not have acted like it there, but she talked the whole way home about your farm! It sounds like you were a busy woman yesterday, lots of visitors! <br />Emily~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5976715113154765266.post-43458113206951316392011-02-04T10:27:42.022-05:002011-02-04T10:27:42.022-05:00Another thing that bothered me about the Oprah sce...Another thing that bothered me about the Oprah scene at the grocery store (besides all the packaging material) was its contrast with another comment Kathy Freston had made disparaging "fast food." Most of the things she said she loved and added to the shopping cart was "fast food," already prepared and ready-to-eat. Okay, maybe not quite as "fast" as McDonalds, but still not requiring much preparation. She also didn't come across as encouraging folks to check into what's in that packaged food, or to think about changing the lifestyle that says a meal must be ready in 5-10 minutes. Maybe her book treats these things differently, more like Barbara Kingsolver's "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" -- but her presentation on Oprah didn't make me want to read her book.James Pannabeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10198245621604488008noreply@blogger.com