>Christiane,
>
>To get away from potentially chemically-tainted meat, I became a
vegetarian.
>Occasionally I buy free-range poultry for my husband, but I consume
veggies,
>grains and beans --all grown by the organic method.
>
>When I occasionally eat chemically produced crops, I get an immediate sore
>throat.. In addition, they just don't compare in flavor which is why I
suspect
>the insects won't eat them either!!! Nothing compares with organically
>produced agriculture!!
>
>Bunny Snow
>----------------------------------------------------------
>
>Christiane Hitchcock wrote:
>
>> Haven't found but one or two people concerned about all the chemicals or
>> meat by-products in their meat here in our discussions with John Q Public
>> about ostrich meat and why we don't give our birds hormones, steroids,
>> antibiotics, or animal by-products in their feed. I'm not sure the
average
>> farmer can make any living raising healthy food.
>> Chris
>> JC Ostrich Ranch
>> www.jcranch.com
>>
>> > Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 15:15:54 -0400 (EDT)
>> > From: Kate Smith <katesmith_007@yahoo.com>
>> > Subject: australian consumer
>> >
>> > Howdy SANETeers,
>> > A study reported in "Retail World", Australia's own
>> > supermarket newsmagazine, Vol. 52, No. 12, June 21-July 2,
>> > 1999 has some revealing statistics about consumer
>> > preferences.
>> >
>> > The study involved 800 people and was commissioned by
>> > Murdock Magazines.
>> >
>> > Eighty-eight percent of those responding were concerned
>> > about the integrity of their food. Chemicals were the
>> > major worry with 65% of those resonding indicating concern.
>> > Forty percent were anxious about genetic engineering.
>> > Nearly half said they were willing to pay more for food
>> > raised by purely natural methods.
>> >
>> > I wonder how the U.S. consumer would compare.
>> >
>> > kate
>> >
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