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<blockquote data-quote="haulmblower" data-source="post: 4916012" data-attributes="member: 11781"><p>I'm sure what you say would work, but ...</p><p></p><p>If you look on their facebook page comments, people are buying from them rather than conventional dairy farms for ethical reasons.</p><p></p><p>You need pet Jersey cows and have to milk one at a time sometimes with an audience, adults and children watching.</p><p></p><p>Am I selling it so far?</p><p></p><p>It's my personal view now, I've no evidence to back this up just a feeling.</p><p></p><p>Being more of a townie than a farmer wearing my rose tinted glasses and pedalling hell for leather along memory lane to the little hamlet of Nostalgia! This is what I think.</p><p></p><p>To me this is a chance for farming to stand tall and answer its critics. Ethical, sustainable and regenerative all on one small farm, the opportunity to prove farmers care more for their stock than people give them credit for.</p><p></p><p>I genuinely believe if more of these farms existed the vegetarian argument would have less impact. However misinformed they may be the thought of 'snatching' the calf soon after birth is causing a lot to reject diary.</p><p>The same with beef large numbers of cattle in big sheds then hauled off to a killing plant waiting in line to die just to satisfy our meat eating diet kind of puts some folks off.</p><p></p><p>If however, they are told the truth and can see for themselves the calves have a natural life in a herd behaving as nature intended then the justification for our killing and eating it is more valid.</p><p>I'm not really happy with the last paragraph, it doesn't really convey what I'm trying to say.</p><p></p><p>Anyway I've said enough now, no doubt someone will be along to rip into what I've said but I stand by it. Perhaps I'm just too naive.</p><p></p><p>I wish you well if you decide to try this method and hope it works for you.</p><p>Hell fire if we were closer i would give you some free help to get started.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="haulmblower, post: 4916012, member: 11781"] I'm sure what you say would work, but ... If you look on their facebook page comments, people are buying from them rather than conventional dairy farms for ethical reasons. You need pet Jersey cows and have to milk one at a time sometimes with an audience, adults and children watching. Am I selling it so far? It's my personal view now, I've no evidence to back this up just a feeling. Being more of a townie than a farmer wearing my rose tinted glasses and pedalling hell for leather along memory lane to the little hamlet of Nostalgia! This is what I think. To me this is a chance for farming to stand tall and answer its critics. Ethical, sustainable and regenerative all on one small farm, the opportunity to prove farmers care more for their stock than people give them credit for. I genuinely believe if more of these farms existed the vegetarian argument would have less impact. However misinformed they may be the thought of 'snatching' the calf soon after birth is causing a lot to reject diary. The same with beef large numbers of cattle in big sheds then hauled off to a killing plant waiting in line to die just to satisfy our meat eating diet kind of puts some folks off. If however, they are told the truth and can see for themselves the calves have a natural life in a herd behaving as nature intended then the justification for our killing and eating it is more valid. I'm not really happy with the last paragraph, it doesn't really convey what I'm trying to say. Anyway I've said enough now, no doubt someone will be along to rip into what I've said but I stand by it. Perhaps I'm just too naive. I wish you well if you decide to try this method and hope it works for you. Hell fire if we were closer i would give you some free help to get started. [/QUOTE]
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