US invests in protein food chain
In early July, the United States just did this:
Biden-Harris Administration Invests $110 Million in Meat and Poultry Processing to Strengthen Food Supply Chain, Increase Competition, and Lower Food Costs Which is a step in the right direction. Local, sustainable, family farms and co-ops are the best way for everyone to manage this vital element in health. Quote:
I'm from farming, but it did not appeal to me. To many people, though, this is what they want to do. And they should be able to do it. Works better than giant corporations who want to sell us plant-based everything. Despite what our genome might have to say! |
I just had a monthly email from the USDA regarding $60 million going towards grants and loans to bring healthier food to underserved communities (food deserts).
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I tend to get mostly information from the USDA regarding loans, grants and coverage of loss due to natural disasters - this is the first I've seen info from them directly related to improving food access in rural and underserved areas. Quote:
My point in posting this is that the goal of supporting farmers and ranchers is to bring real food to communities that have very limited access to regular grocery stores. The rest of us already have access to healthy food - it's just a matter of choosing to eat real, healthy food, rather than filling up on junk food and fast food. The food deserts desperately need the ability to access real food - this should help greatly with that. I'll be sure to post any other specifics I get about it as time goes by. |
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Thanks, and I'm kind of shocked by someone who described how they pass twenty fast food places on the way to the interchange to get to the grocery store. Also going to help make school lunches healthier, while bringing factory farms under better regulation. |
Fast Food is death. Period.
All of the immediate members of my family can cook. We also process our own lambs and chickens. We cannot sell this meat. I can take them to a licensed processor. For a huge cost. I Had heard the Boys den Admin wanted to see ncrease the number of processors because the US is down to FOUR to handled 80 % of the animals going to market. A few years ago it was 6. These are the huge commercial processors. It also means they control the price paid to the ranchers and the price to the grocery store chains. No competition. Just a monopoly. Chicken production is the same. A monopoly. Its not cheaper to raise my own, as i cant bulk hay and grain st bulk prices. I cant graze government land for pennies. What I do get is cleanish meat. No antibiotics, no filler, no gassing. We need more big processors. And more small companies. Check out your local area, they usually keep a freezer stocked with flash frozen meats, bacon and hams. |
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