tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790327154193097194.post8067625552638466371..comments2024-03-15T17:19:43.362-05:00Comments on Crystal Cattle: Home raised beef, and that's about it.Crystal Cattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03510248725846780674noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790327154193097194.post-15451647819300502192010-08-16T14:37:13.784-05:002010-08-16T14:37:13.784-05:00Crystal, I have found this misconception to be tru...Crystal, I have found this misconception to be true in my travels also. I live in the heart of agriculture. But we have brutal winters and I buy a majority of our food even though the farmers around me including my family farm help feed the world's population. Thanks for sharing your insight!<br>KatieKatie @Pinke Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11979813260204128944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790327154193097194.post-58419337132994498332010-08-17T10:20:41.935-05:002010-08-17T10:20:41.935-05:00This is great! Where I grew up we have 70+/- frost...This is great! Where I grew up we have 70+/- frost free days a year. Poeple don't understand the complexities of growing food. I need people in the central valley of California to raise dairy animals for my milk, just as I need my friends in Florida for oranges. A 100% local diet is near impossible anywhere. It's so hard for people to understand.The Lucky Cowgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08351361602644507069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790327154193097194.post-47343241855069471072010-08-17T10:51:14.484-05:002010-08-17T10:51:14.484-05:00Great post! I'm surprised people think this, b...Great post! I'm surprised people think this, but I guess it does kind of go along with the 'picturesque' family farm so many people imagine. We have pigs and sheep, and I love working with livestock, but I will admit that I despise gardening. I'm just not patient enough! I also can't drive a tractor to save my life (yes, I am a country girl but I cannot get the hang of shifting gears no matter how many people teach me!) All of those facts just make me even more thankful that we have so many growers and producers who raise the things I don't have time for or no interest in. That's one of the best parts about agriculture being so diverse--there's something for everyone!Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02668042922894511083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790327154193097194.post-22703140647970600792010-08-17T14:39:16.289-05:002010-08-17T14:39:16.289-05:00Excellent thoughts. Thanks for sharing. We're ...Excellent thoughts. Thanks for sharing. We're farmers, but not gardeners, too! :) New follower, would love you to stop by to visit sometime: goingjane.blogspot.com<br><br>:)Jane @ Going Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803619603267053890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790327154193097194.post-28930361149951675072010-08-17T17:13:30.476-05:002010-08-17T17:13:30.476-05:00Thanks so much for all your comments. It sounds li...Thanks so much for all your comments. It sounds like many of you are in the same position that I am. It is important that we let the consumer know this.crystal.cattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06186009489091257926noreply@blogger.com