Fwd: “Say (Organic) Cheese…“

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> Wednesday, March 29, 2006

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> Today's Daily Tip: “Say (Organic) Cheese…“

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> Do your friends accuse you about being the cheesiest

> person they know?

>

> The Bite:

> (If you are anything like Jen, they do). But check

> out that cheese

> you love so much - chances are the cheddar in your

> fridge is not

> organic and probably came from a factory farm.

> Support local,

> small-scale, humane farms, keep cows and your family

> safe, and delight

> in sustainably-farmed cheese.

>

>

> The Benefits:

> - More nutritious. Cheese produced from grass-fed

> pasture-raised

> cattle has more beta-carotene, 4 times more Omega 3s

> and 5 times more

> CLA (conjugated linoleic acid, which may reduce

> cancer risk and

> contribute to weight loss) than cheese produced by

> grain-fed bovines.

> - Help end the antibiotic addiction. Last year

> alone, overuse of

> antibiotics on livestock totaled more than 20

> million lbs.

> - Don’t support horrendous factory farms where cows

> are crammed

> together in nastiness.

> - Distinct taste. Small dairy farm artisanal cheeses

> taste worlds

> better than mass-produced, processed cheeses.

>

>

> Personally Speaking

> Last time Jen was in NY, Heather had to tackle her

> to pry her away

> from the organic goat’s cheese she had bought at

> Murray’s. Things got

> messy. (http://www.murrayscheese.com/)

>

>

> Wanna Try?

> Warning: ordering cheese online can come with pricey

> shipping costs

> (not included below) for you and carbon emissions

> from the transport.

> Scout out local farms whenever possible for your

> cheese fix.

>

> - Cowgirl Creamery Collection – trio of gourmet

> organic cow milk

> cheeses ($55/2 lbs).

>

(http://www.cowgirlcreamery.com/unistore/product-info.fsp?fsp:unistore:product-i\

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> - Meadow Creek Dairy Mountaineer Cheese –

> cellar-aged, alpine,

> semi-hard cheese with nutty and sweet notes; made

> from grass-fed,

> well-cared for cattle ($5.25/0.5 lb).

> (http://meadowcreekdairy.com/)

> - Bobolink Dairy Cheeses Sampler – artisanal, aged

> cheese made from

> the raw milk of grass-fed herds ($28/1.5 lbs).

>

(http://shop.cowsoutside.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD & ProdID=180)

> - Organic Valley - find organic and raw milk cheese

> close to home.

> - Horizon Organic – variety of easy-to-find sliced,

> shredded, stick

> and cream cheese.

> (http://www.horizonorganic.com/stores/index.html)

> - Eat Well Guide - search by zip code to locate

> sustainable dairy,

> poultry and meat at farms, stores, and restaurants

> in your area.

> (http://www.eatwellguide.org/)

> - Cheese Diaries blog – for passionate cheese

> connoisseurs; directory

> with local artisan cheese producers.

> (http://www.cheesediaries.com/buying_cheese.shtml)

>

>

> Bang for the Bite

> Rating: 3 Apples (out of 5)

> 10,000 Biters serving locally produced cheese

> (instead of far-flung

> shipped) at their next party has the same

> environmental impact of

> taking 265 Hummers off the road for one year.

>

> Cocktail Factoid

> In 2001, Americans consumed 8 times more cheese than

> they did in 1909

> and twice as much as in 1975.

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