Comments on: Going global http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/08/06/going-global/ Dada, bring my beer in the living room Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:43:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: mamster http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/08/06/going-global/#comment-23848 mamster Thu, 09 Aug 2007 04:47:44 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/08/06/going-global/#comment-23848 <p>Okay, but if my box only contains hooves, I'm going to complain.</p> Okay, but if my box only contains hooves, I’m going to complain.

]]> By: Lani http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/08/06/going-global/#comment-23846 Lani Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:20:26 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/08/06/going-global/#comment-23846 <p>I think Thundering Hooves does a meat CSA.</p> I think Thundering Hooves does a meat CSA.

]]> By: mamster http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/08/06/going-global/#comment-23835 mamster Tue, 07 Aug 2007 05:07:16 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/08/06/going-global/#comment-23835 <p>Wow, I haven't heard of a meat CSA here at all, though they may exist. Any Seattleites know? I've never sprung for the produce CSA because I enjoy shopping so much, but shopping for meat at the farmers market isn't a lot of fun--poring through coolers, at best.</p> <p>Also, when you say meat in New England, I assume you mean lobster.</p> Wow, I haven’t heard of a meat CSA here at all, though they may exist. Any Seattleites know? I’ve never sprung for the produce CSA because I enjoy shopping so much, but shopping for meat at the farmers market isn’t a lot of fun—poring through coolers, at best.

Also, when you say meat in New England, I assume you mean lobster.

]]> By: Liza http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/08/06/going-global/#comment-23834 Liza Tue, 07 Aug 2007 01:19:30 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/08/06/going-global/#comment-23834 <p>My problem with Polyface farm is the name "Polyface."</p> <p>I don't know if this is covered in the excerpt, but Polyface meats are distributed locally to a handful of farmer's markets, so it isn't the case that Salatin is insisting people drive to his place. However he does say that farmer's markets aren't especially profitable for his business.</p> <p>Meat CSAs have really taken off in New England in the last year, I think in part because our soil is too rocky and the weather too cold for varied vegetable & fruit CSAs (three weeks of radishes, anyone?) Since hardly anyone needs a whole cow, most meat CSAs involve buying shares of animals -- that seems to be a good compromise relative to having 100 separate pickup trucks drive out to Polyface.</p> My problem with Polyface farm is the name “Polyface.”

I don’t know if this is covered in the excerpt, but Polyface meats are distributed locally to a handful of farmer’s markets, so it isn’t the case that Salatin is insisting people drive to his place. However he does say that farmer’s markets aren’t especially profitable for his business.

Meat CSAs have really taken off in New England in the last year, I think in part because our soil is too rocky and the weather too cold for varied vegetable & fruit CSAs (three weeks of radishes, anyone?) Since hardly anyone needs a whole cow, most meat CSAs involve buying shares of animals — that seems to be a good compromise relative to having 100 separate pickup trucks drive out to Polyface.

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