A 22 year-old dancer was left paralyzed after eating a tainted burger.  It’s a scary story but it’s one that could happen again.  The purpose of posting this is not to frighten the life out of you (but I’m hoping it does give you a bit of an awakening) but to reconsider your shopping choices.

The articles states:

A single portion of hamburger meat is often an amalgam of various grades of meat from different parts of cows and even from different slaughterhouses. These cuts of meat are particularly vulnerable to E. coli contamination, food experts and officials say.

When you buy from a small farmer who has raised his own beef and wants to take responsibility for what he sells (and feeds his family!) you know where your meal is coming from and that there is only the meat from that cattle being used.

Small farmers produce small orders and, if they are using a reputable packager, that is a traceable order.  Small farms also tend to have healthier animals if they are pastured outdoors and requires less (or no) treatments of antibiotics.

When you make your next purchase ask yourself if you are buying a happy cow (or happy chicken, etc.).  If you don’t know then you are probably buying from the wrong person.

I keep a close eye on my daughter and always know where she’s at.  If I take time to do that, why would I not take that same precaution with the food that I feed her every day?

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