> Coming up on The Nature of things with David Suzuki, 2 show about the
state of agriculture .
here in British colombia , a new law have been passed that oblige any meats
to go thru certified plants ( maning big  killing factory )
till now local butchers were deserving local small farms to handle low
volume of animals guaranteeing quality . the butchering being done
genertally by an old experienced farmer who could recognise by eye any
problem animals . the new butchering will be done by very specialised
factory employee .

that means the last blow on small scale farming as the expenses of having to
makes the animal and the meat travel cannot be absorbed by local farms of
small size .
that means no more selling at the  farm gate of meats .
peoples will have to buy in big scale serviced retail shops .

my local butcher is living 4 kilometres down the road , with this new
regulation i can't even ask him to kill for my own consumption of meat.i
will have to go off island ,drive 30 kilometres,  takes a ferry then drive
again 30 kilometres to reach the closest certified plant that might have to
close  itself due to its small size , because of this new law .
i don't even know where is the big factory .

i will have to go back again  to get my meat one to 3 weeks  after ( not
even sure you will get yours ) , or it will be shipped frozen .( no more
fresh meats , no brain etc...).

i have been servicing other paleo customers with meats and can't do that
anymore meaning that if i kill a cow myself i will have to deal with the all
animal .

basically the corporatisation of the food production is on its way to allow
a few to control the whole food supply and by consequence the peoples who
eat .

i am so sad to hear that paleo eaters are still  relying on commercial meats
to fulfill their needs , the shortsighness of this attitude will be paid by
all the peoples who desire to favorise  health and small scale production of
foods .there is not enough of us as so many people are not willing to give
up the convenience of mass production. Cheap cheap cheap !
jean-claude
>
> Corporate Agriculture: The Hollow Men,
> CBC TV      January 7, 2004 at 7:00 p.m.
>
> Corporate Agriculture: The Hollow Men, examines the growth of
> corporate factory agriculture - an industry that generates severe
> environmental, social and cultural problems. There is a growing
> backlash against a form of agriculture that many believe is
> unsustainable. .
>
> Farming in North America has become a 'cash cow' for a handful of
> multinational corporations. Agri-business has taken the principles of
> the assembly line and applied them to what was traditional animal
> husbandry. Massive and powerful corporations have become enormously
> wealthy at the cost of the environment and rural culture. Dilapidated
> farm buildings keep an eerie watch over the changing landscape.
> ------------------------
>
> Alternative Agriculture: Food For Life
> CBC TV January 14th  - 7:00 p.m.
>
> Alternative Agriculture: Food For Life, looks at alternatives to
> factory farming and the growing demand for nature-based or organic
> foods. Animals, grains, fruits and vegetables are raised to thrive in
> a natural environment - the antithesis of factory farming.
> Increasingly, consumers are looking for food produced without the use
> of chemicals, pesticides, hormones or antibiotics. Even though
> organic food is more expensive to produce, shoppers are willing to
> pay the added cost. They believe that by buying factory food, they
> are supporting a socially and environmentally destructive form of
> agriculture.
>
> Ecological, organic and ethical farming could be a tremendous benefit
> to the environment and help preserve rural society and culture
>
> The extinction of family farms has become a lightning rod issue for
> environmental activist and lawyer Robert Kennedy Jr., who believes,
> "Thomas Jefferson's view of American democracy was rooted in tens of
> thousands of yeoman farms. People who had a stake in our country, who
> controlled the land.these vital commodities. see  corporate farming
> as the final nail in the coffin of that vision. And our landscapes
> are now being occupied by a few pirate multinational corporations who
> care nothing about our country or its losses."