Jeff & Linda Mannix of Santa Rita Ranch talk about the huge feedlots and the dirty secrets of industrial farms, and growth hormones in our food supply.
Archive for the ‘Health’ Category
Your Food Supply #19: Selling Toasters or Food
21/08/2010Your Food Supply #18: Organic Beef
21/08/2010Meet Linda & Jeff Mannix of Durango, Colorado. They’re Texas Longhorn cattle ranchers and suppliers of good organic beef. They own The Santa Rita Ranch. According to their website, they “raise a reputation herd of full-blood, registered Texas Longhorn cattle on their Santa Rita Ranch near Durango, Colorado. They range free in lush mountain meadows in the spring, summer and fall, and are fed locally-grown hay during the winter months. Market steers are finished at the ranch on the Animas River with hay, vitamins and minerals, and nutrient-rich, local brewer’s grain”
I shot this footage at the Durango Farmer’s Market. I think you’ll like it.
Your Food Supply #16: Making A Change
20/08/2010Two local farmers, Linda, and Amanda discuss how to make a change in your own lifestyle to support your health and organic farming in your area.
Your Food Supply #15: Raising Chickens/Eggs
19/08/2010What has it taken for Jason to raise and sell eggs and chickens? It hasn’t been an easy journey. Learn more…
Your Food Supply #14: Agri-Business vs Local
16/08/2010Your Food Supply #13: A Food Revolution
16/08/2010Your Food Supply #12
11/08/2010Have you ever heard of a Squash Blossom Tamale? Also, how old do you think the eggs are in a regular supermarket? (!)
Your Food Supply #11
09/08/2010Question: A single pound of industrially produced ground beef contains how many different strands of DNA? Find out below:
Your Food Supply #9
08/08/2010Obesity in Mexico is a huge problem – more so than in the U.S. Find out why:
Grand Canyon Tourists & Nature
05/08/20105 million people visit the Grand Canyon every year
This staggering figure is a cross section of a world population which doesn’t get out into nature as much as in generations past. (See Richard Louv’s book Last Child in the Woods which addresses nature deficit disorder) Yet, our observations of the people seen on the North Rim this day, people are enthralled with not only the Canyon, but the flora and fauna on the canyon rim. We saw people taking the time to read about the plants and animals, and in most cases, sit in nature, if even for a while. Man, and Woman’s internal compass designed is to gravitate back to nature, despite the lure of technology. Mountain Spirit’s goal is to facilitate this process.
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