tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post4601376497286864305..comments2023-12-15T02:04:08.213-08:00Comments on meat: Natures harmony farm stops podcastingBruce Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-17263269782312682452011-12-14T18:30:51.247-08:002011-12-14T18:30:51.247-08:00I agree with you, Rich. Here's what I said ab...I agree with you, Rich. Here's what I said about Thundering hooves: <br /><br />""Sustainable"<br />Want to know what I consider to be a sustainable farm? Very simple: One that stays in business. It's fine and good to be for the environment, and all farmers I know care very much about their land, but you can't save the world unless you're a going concern. If you, dear reader, are interested in farming to improve the environment, please do consider this point carefully. Whatever good practices Thundering Hooves had been promoting are now moot. It makes great public relations, and newspapers love writing feel-good stories about it, but the bottom line is... well, the bottom line. Make a profit. Keep going.<br /><br />By this measure, Thundering Hooves was not a sustainable farm. "<br /><br />I think that natures harmony, as a supplier of animals for food, wasn't sustainable. Curious if they'll make a go of the cheese venture. maybe they can do a sustainable cheese farm. <br /><br />Thundering hooves writeup:<br /> <br />http://ebeyfarm.blogspot.com/2011/04/thundering-hooves-postmortem.htmlBruce Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-58410093512598813082011-12-14T14:41:44.222-08:002011-12-14T14:41:44.222-08:00I wonder how the people they convinced to be inter...I wonder how the people they convinced to be interns on their farm are doing now? <br /><br />Did they learn that after a few years of "experience" you should find some interns, host a bunch of farm tours, run farm classes to teach people how to be "sustainable farmers", write a book, and then shut down most of the farm operations? <br /><br />You would think that if you had managed to build "One of America's Most Sustainable Farms", all the bugs would have been worked out by the third year and would then have an efficient, productive, and profitable farm operation for years to come.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412944120622315804noreply@blogger.com