Completely agree. Anne Warner - Sent from iPhone. Typed by thumb. Excuse misspellings!
> On Jul 14, 2021, at 8:22 PM, kliattaudi--- via Lincoln > <lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote: > > > thank you Cheryl for your honesty! agree. > Jean Palmer > > > -----Original Message----- > From: cob via Lincoln <lincoln@lincolntalk.org> > To: samat...@gmail.com; bmwkbi...@gmail.com > Cc: lincoln@lincolntalk.org > Sent: Wed, Jul 14, 2021 8:18 pm > Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] Why are codman farm goods so expensive > > > I grew up in Lincoln, and still have a property there.. I'm stunned and not, > by the the comments on this thread, how privilege you are, questioning a > cucumber to chicken prices, organic or not. My dad invested and had chickens > on Codman farm, 4 decades ago. He did not have the stomach to kill chickens, > so he opted out. > I volunteer for a non-profit to bring food to families that have no choices, > and yet we struggle to bring them fresh foods from farms to families,so they > can eat as healthy as the Lincolnites.. > No need to respond, just trying to keep Lincoln less snotty, then these > emails appear. Might be too late. > > Cheryl > In a message dated 7/14/2021 5:32:22 PM Eastern Standard Time, > samat...@gmail.com writes: > > If on checks the labels and notes who is the producer, and then looks at > websites, it is usually not hard to figure out. > > A casual Google search can show you images of organic “factory” farms. > Here is an article touting the qualities of just such a farm. > Judge for yourself. > And as for the difference in cost of a chicken raised in one of these > facilities and roaming around the Codman North fields…well, a picture says a > thousand words: > https://www.agdaily.com/insights/farm-babe-take-look-inside-organic-factory-farm/ > > > Here a link to one of the many organizations that rates organic producers and > their products. > You mights have to toggle around on the website to learn how they actually > grade, but the info is there. > https://www.cornucopia.org > > We are lucky to have the choices we do, and we are lucky to have had town > folks who, decades ago, saw the value in preserving our agricultural heritage > and esp, and acted through the town’s purchase and preservation of Codman > Community Farm. > > Best, > Sara > > > > On Jul 14, 2021, at 3:42 PM, V Saleme <bmwkbi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > OK, seeking specificity to your’ assurances such that I can make an informed > decision on where I purchase, cheers and thank you! > —- > > On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 3:36 PM Sasha Golden <sashagol...@gmail.com> wrote: > I can assure you that these are factory-farmed. You want to support an > industry that barely allows chickens to move before they die so you can save > a couple of bucks? Go ahead. > > > On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 1:01 PM AWH <awhule...@gmail.com> wrote: > For some cost comparisons, here are some prices for organic boneless chicken > breasts: > Whole Foods 365 - > Tray $7.99 > Value pack $6.99 > Lincoln Donelans Bell and Evans - > Tray $12.99 > > What are the actual prices for Codman chicken? > > On Jul 14, 2021, at 9:24 AM, Joan Kimball <selene...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Yes, but Whole Foods can price lower because of quantity. You can see it in > food and flower prices. They are a national chain. Codman and local farmers > have locally grown food. Farm staff need to be paid fairly for this labor > intensive food. And so we can choose, as Sara says. > > > > On Wed, Jul 14, 2021, 9:16 AM Anne Warner <warneran...@gmail.com> wrote: > Stepping back from the commentary for a moment: my sister was up visiting me > in Lincoln recently, and I took her by Codman Farms. She looked at the > pricing, and was actually pretty shocked. The prices were so much higher > than even the most expensive of the local markets (Whole Foods) for identical > foods, including organic items. Her comment was "I guess I shouldn't be > surprised. This is Lincoln, after all." Really gave me pause.... > > On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 9:10 AM Margaret Olson <s...@margaretolson.com> wrote: > Out of curiosity, I looked at images of chicken for sale at butcher shops in > the early 40s (pre-factory farmed chicken). Then I compared 1940 prices to > current prices...and discovered that Codman Farm chicken is almost exactly > the same price as chicken was in the 1940s. > > Chicken was once Sunday dinner food. It was, like Codman's chicken, flavorful > and delicious. I looked and looked for pasture raised chicken and used to buy > it from Whole Foods when they occasionally had it. I am SOOO happy that > Codman has real chicken almost all the time. I strongly urge you all to try > it, and just stop buying factory chicken. If you want a bland protein on > which to impart other flavors use tofu. It is expensive - a problem we solved > by eating much less meat. Better for our health, better for the environment, > and the chickens lead a natural chicken life. If you care at all about the > treatment of animals that alone is a reason to avoid anything except pasture > raised chicken. > > "Organic" chicken is factory chicken that has been fed organic feed. One of > the Michael Pollan books (apologies, I forget which one) described an > "organic" chicken farm. It wasn't pretty - basically treating the building > like a clean room. > > On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 8:44 AM Lincoln Historical Society > <lincolnmahistoricalsoci...@gmail.com> wrote: > Given all Adam has described, yes indeed! > > You have many choices - meat and chicken produced at large, factory farms, > will of course be cheaper. > Any meat/chicken sold through chain stores will be cheaper. > You have that choice -it is locally available at Donelans, Market Basket, > Costco. > It is your choice. > > You get what you pay for. > > Sara > > > On Jul 13, 2021, at 8:58 AM, garrick niemiec <gniem...@illinoisalumni.org> > > wrote: > > > > Adam > > > > What about the frozen chicken and beef...reasonable? > > -- > > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > > Change your subscription settings at > > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > > > -- > Anne Taubes Warner > warneran...@gmail.com > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > > > -- > Sasha Golden > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >
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