On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 8:18 PM cob via Lincoln <lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote:
> > 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. > >
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