Comments on: Thoughts on the Ladies: Mama Pigs, Mama Cows, & Mama Hens

By: Jean Johnson

Jean Johnson — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:43:24 +0000

I know. It’s one thing to pick on each other, but mistreating the animals. Too weird. It’s a tough one, though. We’ve gotten so used to the cheap food thing.

By: Jane Manchee

Jane Manchee — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:53:21 +0000

The idea of photos on cartons is a great one. How about on all meat packaging, and for that matter any seafood packaging!?

I don’t smoke, so I don’t know if the packaging is the same here in the US, but in Canada they have photographs on cigarette packages of diseased lungs, hearts,etc. included with large print warnings about what harm smoking can do to a person. Very nasty but I would hope a good deterrent as well. Even as a nonsmoker I certainly don’t enjoy the images.

I would think twice if I saw images of animals being mistreated on my food packaging.

It’s all about the willingness to educate the public and for the public to be willing to be educated. We want low prices but don’t want to know the consequences of those low prices.

As a transplantee, I really appreciate the wealth of food awareness here in Portland.
Thanks, Jane

By: Jean Johnson

Jean Johnson — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:45:55 +0000

Glad my thoughts on the ladies resonated with you, Chris. I see you are in Portland too. Nifty food consciousness rising here, yes?

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:40:41 +0000

Lovely, lovely post, Jean. I especially appreciate your point about paying more for meat but eating less of it. Once again, what’s best for the Earth is best for us (humans and the animals we eat), too.

I wrote last week about our experience raising chickens for meat this year (we also have hens for eggs).
http://lostartskitchen.blogspot.com/2009/07/oregon-raised-maryland-fried-chicken.html