Comments on: Cottage Industry Farm Bill http://pluckandfeather.com/cottage-industry-farm-bill.html A blog about urban farm life Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:47:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lisa http://pluckandfeather.com/cottage-industry-farm-bill.html/comment-page-1#comment-654 Lisa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:35:13 +0000 http://pluckandfeather.com/?p=1164#comment-654 This article from Cornell was pretty interesting. http://www.milkfacts.info/Milk%20Processing/Heat%20Treatments%20and%20Pasteurization.htm I keep wishing that the people selling goat's milk in the Bay Area weren't selling it at such a high price. I guess that's the cost of land, but I can't justify spending so much money... This article from Cornell was pretty interesting.

http://www.milkfacts.info/Milk%20Processing/Heat%20Treatments%20and%20Pasteurization.htm

I keep wishing that the people selling goat’s milk in the Bay Area weren’t selling it at such a high price. I guess that’s the cost of land, but I can’t justify spending so much money…

]]> By: wmg http://pluckandfeather.com/cottage-industry-farm-bill.html/comment-page-1#comment-645 wmg Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:05:02 +0000 http://pluckandfeather.com/?p=1164#comment-645 The regulations started when they connected cattle to tuberculosis. At the time it was sound public policy. Times change, but the principle of disease prevention is still valid. The regulations started when they connected cattle to tuberculosis.
At the time it was sound public policy.
Times change, but the principle of disease prevention is still valid.

]]> By: esperanza http://pluckandfeather.com/cottage-industry-farm-bill.html/comment-page-1#comment-644 esperanza Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:51:42 +0000 http://pluckandfeather.com/?p=1164#comment-644 El: I will definitely check out the books. I had a feeling there might be a milk book. I have a book called Salt. Fascinating. Stefaneener: Be careful what you wish for. :) El: I will definitely check out the books. I had a feeling there might be a milk book. I have a book called Salt. Fascinating.

Stefaneener: Be careful what you wish for. :)

]]> By: stefaneener http://pluckandfeather.com/cottage-industry-farm-bill.html/comment-page-1#comment-641 stefaneener Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:21:19 +0000 http://pluckandfeather.com/?p=1164#comment-641 I can't wait to hear about your final analysis. Think we'll ever get to have a cow here? I'd love a Jersey. I can’t wait to hear about your final analysis. Think we’ll ever get to have a cow here? I’d love a Jersey.

]]> By: El http://pluckandfeather.com/cottage-industry-farm-bill.html/comment-page-1#comment-640 El Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:27:32 +0000 http://pluckandfeather.com/?p=1164#comment-640 Dairy products laws are terribly complicated. For some good history on the subject (biased history but still good reads) you should look into two good books: Milk by Anne Mendelsohn and Real Food by Nina Planck. Short story: It is only recently (last 100 years) that fluid milk became a huge commodity item, drunk by all. It behooves dairies to have stringent controls of production so that they can therefore adulterate the finished product, squeezing as much cash out of it as possible. Thus, all the rules. Dairy products laws are terribly complicated. For some good history on the subject (biased history but still good reads) you should look into two good books: Milk by Anne Mendelsohn and Real Food by Nina Planck. Short story: It is only recently (last 100 years) that fluid milk became a huge commodity item, drunk by all. It behooves dairies to have stringent controls of production so that they can therefore adulterate the finished product, squeezing as much cash out of it as possible. Thus, all the rules.

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