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By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:37:48 +0000

Thanks for all the responses, everyone. I got caught up in work and wasn’t able to take the time to reply. Yikes, so sorry. I read every comment and love all the ideas, contributions, good humor, and friendship. Thank you, thank you, thank you! I appreciate every one of you. SO much!

I’ll try to get to these individually soon.

By: Sherri

Sherri — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:27:49 +0000

Your so right about not talking about goals or plans…in my world, it gives away too much of the energy of the idea. I have to keep quiet my ideas and then just DO them and wow everyone! Totally in agreement with you there : )

Thank you for all the info…too!

By: Cid

Cid — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:31:26 +0000

Melissa,

I’m just parachuting in to see how you are and how your projects are going. I can’t grasp the fact that it’s February tomorrow, what happened to the last two months?

It’s always a good reminder to read up on food terminology. In the UK people are often mislead by product advertising, free range etc… that’s one thing but another is how little the average person seems to know about what’s in their food or where it came from. With the rise of cookery tv shows over here you’d think people would be much more savvy about the whole thing but not in my location on the whole. I sometimes notice a glazed look appearing when I talk about recipes and food in general… people only want convenience. Change takes time and in rural towns like mine, perhaps a generation or three.

Hope all is well Melissa, we’re missing you on Miles site so pop by when you have time. Here’s to a great year ahead.

Cid

By: Healthy Sprout

Healthy Sprout — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:30:31 +0000

There are some new terms here I hadnt heard of before. Great list. Locavore is one of them. Its a great idea though, as is the sustainable movement that I have read about in many restaurants.

By: Cesar Hernandez

Cesar Hernandez — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:11:22 +0000

Melissa this posting is amazing. I found your blog through google. I learned so much with the listing of terminology about (farm talk).
You did a great job explaining the definitions. All in one place.
congratulations.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:14:48 +0000

Melissa I have to say I agree, the more I talk about a goal or idea, the more pressure I put on myself to accomplish it and I don’t do well with self-applied pressure I’ve been reading about minerals and their importance in regards to soil and the foods we’re eating. I love that you gave me the term biodynamic to use! I had no idea. And now when I talk to my AMAZING organic farmer, I’ll be able to use a few big words. Thank you so much for spreading the word about real food, and important issues such as this. Together, all of us, we will revolutionize the way people eat. It’s so exciting. Thanks so much for sharing this in the name of The Balanced Platter. xo

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:20:55 +0000

Thanks for the great resource. I am constantly running across these terms when researching food and it is great to have all the definitions in one place. I didn’t know so many of the terms were unregulated.

By: Johnna

Johnna — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:32:09 +0000

This is such a terrific resource! I love that you mentioned multiple times to visit the farm to see where you food is coming from. If we could all see up close how our food is grown/raised, I think it would be easier to make healthy choices. Thank you for this!