Well, not shockingly we are running behind schedule. But we finally got my studio packed up. A box of metal that has taken me on quite a journey the last few years. May the adventure continue. Also, you may notice my name is spelled with one L. That’s because Lynn marked it and it’s a prerequisite for marrying me. If you ever spelled it with 2 L’s there was no second date.
We just sold homemade superfood chocolate at our first farmer's market. Here's a look at what it was like - and what we learned for successful sales!
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WINE CLUB:
The call every farmer dreads but knows will come someday: your cows are in the road.
I got a few “cholesterol is bad for you” comments on my coconut oil homemade chocolate, so I figured I’d repost this interview with Dr. Makary. When people get a high cholesterol diagnosis, the doctor often says “stay away from high cholesterol foods like eggs.” This doctor is uniformed due to massive corporate food & pharmaceutical spending. When someone has high cholesterol, it is almost always due to eating processed carbs/sugars and other inflammatory items like processed seed oils or glyphosate. The body’s natural healing response to this inflammation is to produce cholesterol. Stress can also cause this reaction. Dietary cholesterol is almost 0% of that # you get from the lab. Our bodies, especially our brains, need cholesterol. The bad medical advice is how we got a country where 1/3 of the entire population is on statins and almost 50% of men over 75 take the drug. According to a study done by UCLA, patients studied with early mild cognitive impairment taking ...
I used to work for ABC Action News. I read this article about raw milk, now as a farmer who produces and drinks it. I’ll let you share your opinions of the reporting before I share mine. Does anyone have a suggestion for a raw milk doctor interview?
https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/state/its-crestfallen-experts-alarmed-by-raw-milk-illnesses-in-florida
This is a very good read. Despite any appeals made to COVID and the scam called "global warming". Because the fleece is in, by Executive Order.
These Are the Plunderers: How Private Equity Runs—and Wrecks—America by Gretchen Morgenson | Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63068853-these-are-the-plunderers
Ultra-processed foods make up nearly half of US grocery purchases, raising public health concerns
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250428/Ultra-processed-foods-make-up-nearly-half-of-US-grocery-purchases-raising-public-health-concerns.aspx
