Comments on: Prison Food: The Grass-fed Model http://hartkeisonline.com/heroes-of-sustainable-agriculture/prison-food-the-grass-fed-model/ blog about homemaking, food and health Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:46:04 +0000 hourly 1 By: Raw Milk Symposium http://hartkeisonline.com/heroes-of-sustainable-agriculture/prison-food-the-grass-fed-model/#comment-13880 Raw Milk Symposium Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:27:03 +0000 http://hartkeisonline.com/?p=3934#comment-13880 [...] now a WAPF Chapter leader, and wrote a story for this blog which was linked to by Huffington Post, Prison Food, the Grassfed Model. She also is organizing classes, movie screenings and other events to bring these food freedom and [...] [...] now a WAPF Chapter leader, and wrote a story for this blog which was linked to by Huffington Post, Prison Food, the Grassfed Model. She also is organizing classes, movie screenings and other events to bring these food freedom and [...]

]]> By: Kimberly Hartke http://hartkeisonline.com/heroes-of-sustainable-agriculture/prison-food-the-grass-fed-model/#comment-13788 Kimberly Hartke Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:31:50 +0000 http://hartkeisonline.com/?p=3934#comment-13788 Tom--please read this blog post and the comments that follow. http://hartkeisonline.com/2009/11/09/soy-poisoning-happening-in-florida-prisons-too/ We are obligated by our constitution to give prisoners a sustaining diet. It may help them reform and change their ways to receive proper nutrition, as many likely suffered malnutrition before entering a life of crime and misdemeanors. While I understand your frustration, we need to care about even the worst among us to maintain our humanity and charity. Even Jesus reached out to the sinners because they needed him the most. Tom–please read this blog post and the comments that follow.

http://hartkeisonline.com/2009/11/09/soy-poisoning-happening-in-florida-prisons-too/

We are obligated by our constitution to give prisoners a sustaining diet. It may help them reform and change their ways to receive proper nutrition, as many likely suffered malnutrition before entering a life of crime and misdemeanors.

While I understand your frustration, we need to care about even the worst among us to maintain our humanity and charity. Even Jesus reached out to the sinners because they needed him the most.

]]> By: tom http://hartkeisonline.com/heroes-of-sustainable-agriculture/prison-food-the-grass-fed-model/#comment-13769 tom Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:51:14 +0000 http://hartkeisonline.com/?p=3934#comment-13769 Hi, I am somewhat disgusted by what the article by Susan Blanko raises as a solution to poor prison diets. In reading this article I cannot help but become increasingly tired and angered of hearing how prisoners are being treated with all the amenities and consideration of decent people. If you are telling me that the prison system puts the prisoners to work growing their own foods pastured and organically on prison designated land, that would be understandable since so much of my hard earned taxes go to support these criminals, so much so that it is difficult for me and those I love to afford the highest quality pastured food items we desire to consume. Sure they can eat well in prison if they grow it themselves and sell at reduced rates to those who's lives they have impacted and altered due to their various criminal behaviors. This would give decent people a boost and fortify the idea of paying back a debt that is due to a community for their deeds ill received. Otherwise, why should I care what nutrition prisoners have when decent, hardworking, law abiding citizens are struggling to provide for their families while criminals are sitting high and dry on our dollars eating all the best the earth can bare? Give me a break! Perhaps the purpose of public lands should be designated for the use and benefit of law abiding citizens and not for those who disregard the rights of decent people. If more writers would advocate for the decent people and the victoms of crime, they would be speaking to the beliefs of the majority when they write instead of pandering to the lawless who continually challenge our economy and lifestyles. Hi, I am somewhat disgusted by what the article by Susan Blanko raises as a solution to poor prison diets. In reading this article I cannot help but become increasingly tired and angered of hearing how prisoners are being treated with all the amenities and consideration of decent people. If you are telling me that the prison system puts the prisoners to work growing their own foods pastured and organically on prison designated land, that would be understandable since so much of my hard earned taxes go to support these criminals, so much so that it is difficult for me and those I love to afford the highest quality pastured food items we desire to consume. Sure they can eat well in prison if they grow it themselves and sell at reduced rates to those who’s lives they have impacted and altered due to their various criminal behaviors. This would give decent people a boost and fortify the idea of paying back a debt that is due to a community for their deeds ill received. Otherwise, why should I care what nutrition prisoners have when decent, hardworking, law abiding citizens are struggling to provide for their families while criminals are sitting high and dry on our dollars eating all the best the earth can bare? Give me a break! Perhaps the purpose of public lands should be designated for the use and benefit of law abiding citizens and not for those who disregard the rights of decent people. If more writers would advocate for the decent people and the victoms of crime, they would be speaking to the beliefs of the majority when they write instead of pandering to the lawless who continually challenge our economy and lifestyles.

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]]> By: Top Guest Blogs of 2009 on Hartke is Online! | Hartke Is Online! http://hartkeisonline.com/heroes-of-sustainable-agriculture/prison-food-the-grass-fed-model/#comment-7864 Top Guest Blogs of 2009 on Hartke is Online! | Hartke Is Online! Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:35:57 +0000 http://hartkeisonline.com/?p=3934#comment-7864 [...] The first blog story to get a coveted link from Huffington Post is Prison Food–The Grass-fed Model by Susan Blasko. Mike feeding a baby [...] [...] The first blog story to get a coveted link from Huffington Post is Prison Food–The Grass-fed Model by Susan Blasko. Mike feeding a baby [...]

]]> By: Kimberly Hartke http://hartkeisonline.com/heroes-of-sustainable-agriculture/prison-food-the-grass-fed-model/#comment-6518 Kimberly Hartke Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:53:11 +0000 http://hartkeisonline.com/?p=3934#comment-6518 Wow, Barb, thanks for the history! The new Illinois governor is working toward more local foods farm jobs, hopefully he will reverse the situation. Wow, Barb, thanks for the history! The new Illinois governor is working toward more local foods farm jobs, hopefully he will reverse the situation.

]]> By: BARB MUELLER, CARLYLE IL http://hartkeisonline.com/heroes-of-sustainable-agriculture/prison-food-the-grass-fed-model/#comment-6502 BARB MUELLER, CARLYLE IL Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:01:59 +0000 http://hartkeisonline.com/?p=3934#comment-6502 PRISON FOOD REMARKS I LIVE IN IL AND AT ONE TIME ONE OF THE PRISON IN VANDALIA IL ONCE GREW THEIR OWN PRODUCE, AND PRODUCED THEIR OWN LIVESTOCK FOR FOOD. BUT OUR REAL SMART GOVENOR DECIDED THAT IT SHOULD STOP. THEY WERE SELF SUPPORTIVE AND ALSO SOLD THE ITEMS TO OTHER PRISONS TO HELP SAVE IL MONEY. SO IT CAN WORK. GIVES PEOPLE THE FOOD THEY NEED, AND HELPS SUPPORT THE STATE AND GIVE INMATES A GOOD TRADE. SO LEAVE IT TO OUR GOVERNMENT TO MAKE CHANGES. THANKS FOR LETTING ME EXPRESS MYSELF. PRISON FOOD REMARKS
I LIVE IN IL AND AT ONE TIME ONE OF THE PRISON IN VANDALIA IL ONCE
GREW THEIR OWN PRODUCE, AND PRODUCED THEIR OWN LIVESTOCK FOR FOOD. BUT OUR REAL SMART GOVENOR DECIDED THAT IT SHOULD STOP. THEY WERE SELF SUPPORTIVE AND ALSO SOLD THE ITEMS TO OTHER PRISONS TO HELP SAVE IL MONEY. SO IT CAN WORK. GIVES PEOPLE THE FOOD THEY NEED, AND HELPS SUPPORT THE STATE AND GIVE INMATES A GOOD TRADE. SO LEAVE IT TO OUR GOVERNMENT TO MAKE CHANGES.
THANKS FOR LETTING ME EXPRESS MYSELF.

]]> By: Mike Hare http://hartkeisonline.com/heroes-of-sustainable-agriculture/prison-food-the-grass-fed-model/#comment-6432 Mike Hare Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:14:43 +0000 http://hartkeisonline.com/?p=3934#comment-6432 Little upset that to get grass fed beef my options are to pay $2 or 3 dollars and OZ. via mail order or steal a car in Virginia. What really amazes me is that USDA has anything to do with a program that is about something that makes sense. Their usual business model is more often, whatever the lobbyists want. Little upset that to get grass fed beef my options are to pay $2 or 3 dollars and OZ. via mail order or steal a car in Virginia. What really amazes me is that USDA has anything to do with a program that is about something that makes sense. Their usual business model is more often, whatever the lobbyists want.

]]> By: Nia http://hartkeisonline.com/heroes-of-sustainable-agriculture/prison-food-the-grass-fed-model/#comment-6402 Nia Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:56:35 +0000 http://hartkeisonline.com/?p=3934#comment-6402 Oh wow, you made it to HuffPo. That would explain the nutty vegan comments that u don't normally get. But that's HuffPo, they don't give much play to the GF consumer, my main "beef" with them. Hopefully more of ur posts will make it on and we can be fully repped in the media. Oh wow, you made it to HuffPo.
That would explain the nutty vegan comments that u don’t normally get.
But that’s HuffPo, they don’t give much play to the GF consumer, my main “beef” with them. Hopefully more of ur posts will make it on and we can be fully repped in the media.

]]> By: Lex http://hartkeisonline.com/heroes-of-sustainable-agriculture/prison-food-the-grass-fed-model/#comment-6379 Lex Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:04:03 +0000 http://hartkeisonline.com/?p=3934#comment-6379 Impressive! To the vegetarians and vegans: i'm sorry, but what you see here is real, organic agriculture. That pasture land never needs to be turned, so it continually sequesters CO2 in the soil. No inputs are necessary, as the cattle (and presumably other livestock) feed the grasses everything they need. Little to no mechanization is necessary because the cows replace combines, tractors, manure spreaders, etc. And the cattle, eating the correct diet do not produce methane levels generally associated with livestock production in industrial situations. This is closed loop, ecologically beneficial and far more sustainable than organic produce gardening/farming. (And i say this as an organic gardener and a professional horticulturist.) Impressive!

To the vegetarians and vegans: i’m sorry, but what you see here is real, organic agriculture. That pasture land never needs to be turned, so it continually sequesters CO2 in the soil. No inputs are necessary, as the cattle (and presumably other livestock) feed the grasses everything they need. Little to no mechanization is necessary because the cows replace combines, tractors, manure spreaders, etc. And the cattle, eating the correct diet do not produce methane levels generally associated with livestock production in industrial situations.

This is closed loop, ecologically beneficial and far more sustainable than organic produce gardening/farming. (And i say this as an organic gardener and a professional horticulturist.)

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