you should be "neurotic" and we are off topic

[Dean May]

Speaking of beef, my wife and I have been getting ours from a local Amish
farmer, grass fed all natural (feeding grain to cows chemically alters their
fat content to all the bad stuff). He raises Scottish Highlanders which is a
breed that does exceptionally well on grass. My meat processor is amazed at
how healthy these animals are. 

The average price per pound of actual beef you put in the freezer comes out
to around $3.50 per pound (that's paying the farmer about $1.25 on the
hoof). We just did a rib roast and sliced off our own prime rib. The
difference is amazing, it looks very little like restaurant prime rib,
virtually no fat and all edible. And very delicious. 

We also have purchased cow shares from another Amish farmer and get whole
unprocessed milk. Our delivery of 2 gallons yesterday was rich and creamy,
milked fresh that morning. Homogenizing milk breaks down the fat molecules
and allows them to pass directly into your blood stream. Not good.
Pasteurizing kills the nutrients. We also get cheese and butter.

>From another Amish farmer we get poultry products from range fed chickens
and turkeys. The chicken sausage is wonderful. 

>From another Amish farmer we get seasonal produce. For a flat fee he ships
us a box full of whatever produce is in season. 

I would encourage you all to look for local farmers you can directly
support. You don't have to look too hard to find those that try to use
natural farming methods. Once you try you'll never go back to factory farm
products. The cost is slightly more, but considerably less than today's
health care costs. Treat your body right, it's the only one you got. 

Dean

Dean May             cell 812.239.3359 

PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272 

Terre Haute IN  47802

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Alan Barnard
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 11:23 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: This isn't "neurotic" and I'm not talking 'bout rats !

Mmmmmm ..... beef 

A big juicy cheeseburger with bacon sounds great right now. (I'm actually
allergic to apples.)

Alan Barnard
Carnivorous Omnivore  in Salem, MO