I’m thinking of starting a side business on some land I own. I was thinking about growing organic or specialty type foods there, for sale to gourmet restaurants. I’m looking for suggestions or ideas of what might be good. Things I was thinking of are herbs like basil, rosemary, etc. Possibly greens such as Romaine lettuce or escarole or things like that. Everything grown there would be done so organically.
I am also considering the possibility of making specialty cheeses or raising small livestock, such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, etc.
The climate is temperate year round and is located within 1 hour of a city of 7 million people, so access to a suitable market is readily available.
Thanks for the suggestions.
ZAK’NEFEIN
It’s certified by USDA!
PARKER
http://www.RenegadeHealth.com - Today’s show is about persistence…
We were told that we wouldn’t be able to find organic food in Argentina by many people–even by people who live here.
In fact there’s a strike right now between the government and the farmers that is making it even more difficult.
I wouldn’t take no for an answer. 
KOTO
Although some people would like to go organic and lead a healthier lifestyle, they find themselves stopped by a few things. Among these little stumbling blocks in their paths to going organic, are things like the cost of organic foods, the ready unavailability of organic foods, as well as the little fact that they will also need to find organic food recipes to go with their new lifestyle.
This is in fact a major stumbling block for many people who balk at the thought of not only changing their eating and dietary lifestyles, but of also having to change a lifetime’s worth of cooking experience to accommodate their new healthy lifestyle.
The fact of the matter is that people will go to the trouble of finding organic food suppliers, and of buying their costlier organic meats, dairy and produce, but when they have to actually sit down and find organic food recipes to go along with everything they’ve done thus far, their enthusiasm starts to wane.
This is where people actually tend to go wrong and miss the point. There is no such thing as special organic food recipes just as there is no special method of preparing the foods you buy which are organic.
The whole point is not to have to slog away looking for organic food recipes, replacing the ones you already have and know how to cook well, but to make your entire lifestyle healthier, of which the use of the use of organic foods in your cooking endeavors being a large part.
The trick then to going organic and finding yourself cooking organic food recipes, is to use the same old recipes which you’ve been using thus far and transform them into something other than artery clogging, waistline expanding, sugar level increasing foods.
In other words, now that you’ve gone organic and are using organic foods in your life, you also need to make your cooking style a healthier one as well. This means that if you’re using what amounts to a gallon of fat or oil per day, you might want to cut down on it to almost nothing!
Of course any dietary changes that you make, if they are going to be extensive should be discussed with your physician as you will then be able to get a better picture of what proper changes you need to make. The same advice applies if you have an underlying medical condition which requires you to have a special diet.
Replacing your normal foods with organic foods is fine, but you will need to make sure that when you turn your normal everyday recipes into organic food recipes, that you don’t change your dietary habits in such a radical manner as to be harmful to you. If you’re careful and follow a sensible dietary plan, you won’t really have to make too many food-sacrifices if at all to offset your newly acquired organic food habits.
MAVERICK
I know that there’s not a big difference between non-organic and organic bananas and avocados, as far as the amount of pesticides and carcinogens stored in the food. However, strawberries and milk have a lot of pesticides, hormones, and all kinds of junk. Which foods contain the most junk when they’re not organic?
OZ
Just going through some of my experiences so far with switching over to natural (organic) foods and products. Since this video I have increased the ratio of organic to inorganic food and products. I went back and tried the shampoo again, and what I didn’t notice before is that, while it feels dry and damaged right out of the shower, some how it works to make my hair soft and hydrated when it dried completely. Really weird, but cool. Also, don’t expect a lot of suds. I’m pretty happy with it. The brand is ‘Kiss My Face’.
Still kinda blown away by the Orange Juice. It doesn’t taste anything like conventional common orange juice (even the lots of pulp stuff) which makes me wonder what the hell is in it.
Again, I want to itterate that it has required an increase in food spending and I suspect we will probably need another 50% increase in our food budget to go totally organic. Right now we’re at $100 a week and there are certain things we will only get organic. Milk, cereal, meat, fruits, and vegetables. For organic meat, shop around for butchers and ask where the farm is they get their meat from. If they won’t tell you, don’t buy it. If they do, go see it and don’t be afraid to ask the farmer questions.
KEVINA
I want to have a dog, and I want to feed them right, not with that cheap dog food.
I live in southern california, and I want to feed a yorkshire terrier maybe a mix of the following:
(all organic)
beef meat, grounded up veggies, (somehow…) grounded up bone, and maybe any organs in the cow or something.
I also gotta find out how to grind up bone.
But I want a label besides the USDA to certify they’re organic.
WINFRED
Im alergic to sulphur, and I recently brought a bottle of Wholesome sweeteners organic molasses. It says unsulphured on the label, but the ingredients only say organic molasses. If its unsulphured, does this mean that the natural sulphur is extracted from the molasses as well??? Maybe during the process of obtaining the molasses possibly?? Someone help me with this one.
UBA
I am trying to put together a PowerPoint presentation that requires some organic chemistry structures. Is there an easy way to do this? Maybe some free software?
KEEFER
I have never seen any scientific evidence that organic foods are better. All I see is a lot of hype and a higher price tag.
Remember, I’m looking for scientific evidence, not just what people think.
SANTIAGO
