Possible reform of CA farm laws

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Animal lovers, unite.

I love to eat animals. But I'm seriously not ok with us torturing them first. Hopefully, this will ease our karmic debt.

[BarTopDancer]

To save Kevy the trouble - I'm not opening the link

I agree with CP though.

[Disneyphile]

Awesome news!

We started buying only cage-free grain-fed eggs last year, and I refuse to switch back. And, surprisingly, they're really not any more expensive than industrial eggs, and even sometimes cheaper.

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by Disneyphile

Awesome news!

We started buying only cage-free grain-fed eggs last year, and I refuse to switch back. And, surprisingly, they're really not any more expensive than industrial eggs, and even sometimes cheaper.

I buy the same, mostly at Trader Joe's. I buy Horizons organic milk (newest containers expire in the middle of September too).

I also try to only buy Kosher meat, the animals are treated more humanely, but I'm fairly close to going back to vegetarian again.

[Disneyphile]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

I buy Horizons organic milk (newest containers expire in the middle of September too).

We just bought that and love it, especially the later expiration dates. We used to waste milk, because we usually only use it in cooking and baking and then it would expire too quickly. But, now, it will actually save us money.

[Kevy Baby]

I have found that beef is a little tastier if the animals are tortured before the slaughter. Not sure why.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

I have found that beef is a little tastier if the animals are tortured before the slaughter. Not sure why.

This may be funny, but it's also true

[Alex]

Not sure if you are thinking it is related, but the longer shelf life does not have anything to do with being organic, it is all dependent on the type of pasteurization used.

Pasteurize it in the right way store it correctly and you can get the 9 month shelf life of vacuum packed milk common in Europe.

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by Alex

Not sure if you are thinking it is related, but the longer shelf life does not have anything to do with being organic, it is all dependent on the type of pasteurization used.

Pasteurize it in the right way store it correctly and you can get the 9 month shelf life of vacuum packed milk common in Europe.

I did not know that. I only thought it was related because it was organic it was also uber pasteurized.

I buy it for 2 reasons: the expiration dates and I hate milk. The whole concept of it skeeves me out. But I can't drink soy or other types of non-diary milk, so I compromise and buy the organic. Dry cereal is gross and you can't make mac and cheese with milk alternatives.

[Alex]

I have to buy the lactose free milk and it also has very long expiration dates (but tastes sweeter than regular milk so it isn't good, in my opinion, for just drinking or cooking; purely for cereal).