Comments on: No more Rosie chickens from Petaluma Farms for me http://www.jeremytoeman.com/no-more-rosie-chickens-from-petaluma-farms-for-me-59/ my personal rant blog Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:57:21 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: jeremy http://www.jeremytoeman.com/no-more-rosie-chickens-from-petaluma-farms-for-me-59/comment-page-1/#comment-240 jeremy Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:57:21 +0000 http://www.jeremytoeman.com/no-more-rosie-chickens-from-petaluma-farms-for-me-59/#comment-240 Renee, First, In the case you have picked, I felt the original commentor was being disrespectful, and so wrote the same back to him. Ultimately, the Internet is a big place and people are welcome to spend their time wherever they like. I'm sorry you find my tone sarcastic, but this is my little corner online, and I have the right to write however I please, and if it costs me readers, so be it - I'm not in this for the money, audience, fame, or anything other than self-expression... Best Jeremy Renee,
First, In the case you have picked, I felt the original commentor was being disrespectful, and so wrote the same back to him. Ultimately, the Internet is a big place and people are welcome to spend their time wherever they like. I’m sorry you find my tone sarcastic, but this is my little corner online, and I have the right to write however I please, and if it costs me readers, so be it – I’m not in this for the money, audience, fame, or anything other than self-expression…
Best
Jeremy

]]> By: Renee http://www.jeremytoeman.com/no-more-rosie-chickens-from-petaluma-farms-for-me-59/comment-page-1/#comment-239 Renee Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:14:35 +0000 http://www.jeremytoeman.com/no-more-rosie-chickens-from-petaluma-farms-for-me-59/#comment-239 found this blog while researching Judys Eggs. I will be calling them direct to ask questions as I can see that there is a difference between the rosie chicken and judys eggs. I agree whole heartedly about animals, poultry, any living creatures right to being treated well. I also know how labeling can misrepresent a product. That is why I will do my own research. However, I do not like the sarcastic tone of this blog and particularly the response to a comment " you honestly need to read the blog you are commenting on." I am sure you hurt this persons feelings, and don't we all skim blogs? The way the information was presented was so distasteful, I really did not want to keep reading, but did so to try to get an overview of what was being expressed. Please try to address your commenters with respect. found this blog while researching Judys Eggs. I will be calling them direct to ask questions as I can see that there is a difference between the rosie chicken and judys eggs. I agree whole heartedly about animals, poultry, any living creatures right to being treated well. I also know how labeling can misrepresent a product. That is why I will do my own research.
However, I do not like the sarcastic tone of this blog and particularly the response to a comment ” you honestly need to read the blog you are commenting on.” I am sure you hurt this persons feelings, and don’t we all skim blogs? The way the information was presented was so distasteful, I really did not want to keep reading, but did so to try to get an overview of what was being expressed. Please try to address your commenters with respect.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.jeremytoeman.com/no-more-rosie-chickens-from-petaluma-farms-for-me-59/comment-page-1/#comment-238 Aaron Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:49:13 +0000 http://www.jeremytoeman.com/no-more-rosie-chickens-from-petaluma-farms-for-me-59/#comment-238 I totally agree! I am reading that book and it's really eye opening. I think BIG organic just doesn't work. I'm 100% for buying local organic farms- I can actually talk about there farming methods in person! I totally agree! I am reading that book and it’s really eye opening. I think BIG organic just doesn’t work. I’m 100% for buying local organic farms- I can actually talk about there farming methods in person!

]]> By: JoEllen Ussery http://www.jeremytoeman.com/no-more-rosie-chickens-from-petaluma-farms-for-me-59/comment-page-1/#comment-237 JoEllen Ussery Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:16:37 +0000 http://www.jeremytoeman.com/no-more-rosie-chickens-from-petaluma-farms-for-me-59/#comment-237 WOW! I just got off the phone with Rocky. I asked what the chickens were fed. A healthy diet of corn and soy? WTF? I am someone who suffers from corn allergies and am trying desperately to rid myself of consuming corn. I will be checking out the farms listed above. This is so messed up... that shit is in everything :^( WOW!
I just got off the phone with Rocky. I asked what the chickens were fed. A healthy diet of corn and soy? WTF?

I am someone who suffers from corn allergies and am trying desperately to rid myself of consuming corn.

I will be checking out the farms listed above.

This is so messed up… that shit is in everything :^(

]]> By: Karen http://www.jeremytoeman.com/no-more-rosie-chickens-from-petaluma-farms-for-me-59/comment-page-1/#comment-226 Karen Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:32:42 +0000 http://www.jeremytoeman.com/no-more-rosie-chickens-from-petaluma-farms-for-me-59/#comment-226 I bought what was packaged to LOOK like chicken breast the other day, and it turned out to be back or God only knows what part of the chicken! Paid $10 for what looked like three breasts, and by the time I got the usable meat off of it, I had to throw away about 65% of the package because it was connective tissue or whatever. Rosie's is a rip off. I bought what was packaged to LOOK like chicken breast the other day, and it turned out to be back or God only knows what part of the chicken! Paid $10 for what looked like three breasts, and by the time I got the usable meat off of it, I had to throw away about 65% of the package because it was connective tissue or whatever. Rosie’s is a rip off.

]]> By: pat kanzler http://www.jeremytoeman.com/no-more-rosie-chickens-from-petaluma-farms-for-me-59/comment-page-1/#comment-225 pat kanzler Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:47:10 +0000 http://www.jeremytoeman.com/no-more-rosie-chickens-from-petaluma-farms-for-me-59/#comment-225 I am going to write a letter to Eureka "natural" Foods and tell them what they sell as "free range" Rocky chickens is erroneous, that I will not buy these chickens again and that I will also notify everyone I can in the area of their Rocky chickens. I hope they sell these chickens because they do not know the facts about how the ads for Rocky chickens are a lie; they are "Agri Businesses" for sure and I will try to put them OUT of business with my pocketbook! (and yes I read the"Righteous Porkchop") Pat I am going to write a letter to Eureka “natural” Foods and tell them what they sell as “free range” Rocky chickens is erroneous, that I will not buy these chickens again and that I will also notify everyone I can in the area of their Rocky chickens. I hope they sell these chickens because they do not know the facts about how the ads for Rocky chickens are a lie; they are “Agri Businesses” for sure and I will try to put them OUT of business with my pocketbook! (and yes I read the”Righteous Porkchop”)
Pat

]]> By: Sonya Newlyn http://www.jeremytoeman.com/no-more-rosie-chickens-from-petaluma-farms-for-me-59/comment-page-1/#comment-224 Sonya Newlyn Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:24:12 +0000 http://www.jeremytoeman.com/no-more-rosie-chickens-from-petaluma-farms-for-me-59/#comment-224 Two things: 1. A truly free-range chicken is not a vegetarian but an omnivore, delighting in bugs, as well as plants. I'm thus somewhat disturbed by what I view as misguided attempts by organic chicken breeders and egg suppliers to provide chickens and eggs resulting from a "vegetarian-only" diet. That's just not natural, and it would seem to indicate that the birds aren't truly "cage-free," either--not when their diets have to be so artificially restricted to vegetarianism. 2. Does anyone but me stop to consider what chicken meat and other meat gets packaged in? I was aghast when Smart Chicken started packaging its product on Styrofoam trays. I complained heartily to my natural food store, and they complained enough to get Smart Chicken to switch to something else. Unfortunately, what they switched to--No. 1 PETE (polyethylene) petroleum-based plastic trays--is no better in my community. These, like the Styrofoam trays before them, get diverted into our local landfill. Just great. Not only is the "natural" life of Petaluma's Smart Chicken chickens highly suspect, but so is their true commitment to environmental policy when they package their chicken products in plastic trash that will last practically forever in my local landfill--or, worse, get blown into the nearby Pacific Ocean. Time was when just-slaughtered chickens got packaged in waxed cardboard boxes of ice, shipped via refrigerated truck to the store, where butchers cut them to order and wrapped them in waxed butcher paper tied with string. Yes, by all means read The Omnivore's Dilemma, but also watch Reel Thing Production's documentary about plastic, "Bag It." If that doesn't convince you to take a good, long, hard look at your plastic-consumption habits, nothing will. Consider all of the organically grown food out there that then gets packaged in plastic. Talk about undoing all of that good intent, as far as the earth and public health is concerned. Two things:

1. A truly free-range chicken is not a vegetarian but an omnivore, delighting in bugs, as well as plants. I’m thus somewhat disturbed by what I view as misguided attempts by organic chicken breeders and egg suppliers to provide chickens and eggs resulting from a “vegetarian-only” diet. That’s just not natural, and it would seem to indicate that the birds aren’t truly “cage-free,” either–not when their diets have to be so artificially restricted to vegetarianism.

2. Does anyone but me stop to consider what chicken meat and other meat gets packaged in? I was aghast when Smart Chicken started packaging its product on Styrofoam trays. I complained heartily to my natural food store, and they complained enough to get Smart Chicken to switch to something else. Unfortunately, what they switched to–No. 1 PETE (polyethylene) petroleum-based plastic trays–is no better in my community. These, like the Styrofoam trays before them, get diverted into our local landfill. Just great. Not only is the “natural” life of Petaluma’s Smart Chicken chickens highly suspect, but so is their true commitment to environmental policy when they package their chicken products in plastic trash that will last practically forever in my local landfill–or, worse, get blown into the nearby Pacific Ocean. Time was when just-slaughtered chickens got packaged in waxed cardboard boxes of ice, shipped via refrigerated truck to the store, where butchers cut them to order and wrapped them in waxed butcher paper tied with string. Yes, by all means read The Omnivore’s Dilemma, but also watch Reel Thing Production’s documentary about plastic, “Bag It.” If that doesn’t convince you to take a good, long, hard look at your plastic-consumption habits, nothing will. Consider all of the organically grown food out there that then gets packaged in plastic. Talk about undoing all of that good intent, as far as the earth and public health is concerned.

]]> By: ann http://www.jeremytoeman.com/no-more-rosie-chickens-from-petaluma-farms-for-me-59/comment-page-1/#comment-222 ann Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:24:10 +0000 http://www.jeremytoeman.com/no-more-rosie-chickens-from-petaluma-farms-for-me-59/#comment-222 Gosh, it sounds like we're headed for a revolution, and it sounds good-to-me!!! You can count me in. I just watched food, Inc. and was sickened by the corruption, greed, deception, cruelty, and abuse we are all experiencing as a result of the Big Boys running the show. You want to talk about cancer, diabetes and all of the other health issues this country is facing? I am revolted by the way God's living creatures are being treated, and we are eating them! We are eating them. How disgusting that we are allowing abuse to this magnitude, and we are eating them!!! We are to be good STEWARDS to our planet, our fellow humans, all living creatures and treat all living things with respect. This is not happening, and guess what? That's why we and our world is in its current state. How can we continue to live with our heads in the sand pretending this is not happening. They have taken total control of us and it is getting, and going to continue to get worse until we are so sick and weak we cannot fight, or think or do anything but continue to sit on our big, fat McDonald's asses. They have total control over our food, and shove the lies down our throats and tell us we WILL eat it and like it. "RISE UP, AND WAKE UP AMERICA" Seriously, we have another tobacco issue here, only this time its in the form of our food. WHOLE FOODS, WAL-MART???? LIARS, BIG BOX, BIG FAT, GREEDY, LIARS TRYING TO TAKE OUR HARD EARNED MONEY AND KILL US AS THEY ARE DOING IT!!!!! CHECK OUT THE SIZE OF THE ASSES THAT WADDLE IN AND OUT OF THESE SUPPOSED PREVAYERS OF HEALTHY, WHOLE FOODS, TO BUY HEALTHY FOOD....That's not health and good stewardship. Get local stay local and kill the BIG BOX, BECAUSE THEY'RE KILLING US, AND THEY ARE CRUEL AND ABUSIVE TO GODS CREATURES. THE ANIMALS DON'T HAVE A VOICE BUT WE DO AND THEY NEED US AND WE NEED THEM. If we don't start turning this rig around fast, the world, God, and Mother Nature will shake us off her like water off a wet dogs back. Not to get on the God squad factor, but I have to bring it down. God-Mother Nature whatever you like to call it will not tolerate it, and there will be a day of reckoning. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL FARMER, WILD, ORGANIC, LOCAL. IF YOU ARE IN PETALUMA CA., ONE TO TRY GREEN-STRING FARMS. IT'S YOUR LIFE, IT'S OUR PLANET. Gosh, it sounds like we’re headed for a revolution, and it sounds good-to-me!!! You can count me in. I just watched food, Inc. and was sickened by the corruption, greed, deception, cruelty, and abuse we are all experiencing as a result of the Big Boys running the show. You want to talk about cancer, diabetes and all of the other health issues this country is facing? I am revolted by the way God’s living creatures are being treated, and we are eating them! We are eating them. How disgusting that we are allowing abuse to this magnitude, and we are eating them!!! We are to be good STEWARDS to our planet, our fellow humans, all living creatures and treat all living things with respect. This is not happening, and guess what? That’s why we and our world is in its current state. How can we continue to live with our heads in the sand pretending this is not happening. They have taken total control of us and it is getting, and going to continue to get worse until we are so sick and weak we cannot fight, or think or do anything but continue to sit on our big, fat McDonald’s asses.

They have total control over our food, and shove the lies down our throats and tell us we WILL eat it and like it. “RISE UP, AND WAKE UP AMERICA” Seriously, we have another tobacco issue here, only this time its in the form of our food. WHOLE FOODS, WAL-MART???? LIARS, BIG BOX, BIG FAT, GREEDY, LIARS TRYING TO TAKE OUR HARD EARNED MONEY AND KILL US AS THEY ARE DOING IT!!!!! CHECK OUT THE SIZE OF THE ASSES THAT WADDLE IN AND OUT OF THESE SUPPOSED PREVAYERS OF HEALTHY, WHOLE FOODS, TO BUY HEALTHY FOOD….That’s not health and good stewardship. Get local stay local and kill the BIG BOX, BECAUSE THEY’RE KILLING US, AND THEY ARE CRUEL AND ABUSIVE TO GODS CREATURES. THE ANIMALS DON’T HAVE A VOICE BUT WE DO AND THEY NEED US AND WE NEED THEM. If we don’t start turning this rig around fast, the world, God, and Mother Nature will shake us off her like water off a wet dogs back. Not to get on the God squad factor, but I have to bring it down. God-Mother Nature whatever you like to call it will not tolerate it, and there will be a day of reckoning. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL FARMER, WILD, ORGANIC, LOCAL. IF YOU ARE IN PETALUMA CA., ONE TO TRY GREEN-STRING FARMS. IT’S YOUR LIFE, IT’S OUR PLANET.

]]> By: Celiene http://www.jeremytoeman.com/no-more-rosie-chickens-from-petaluma-farms-for-me-59/comment-page-1/#comment-212 Celiene Mon, 04 Oct 2010 20:41:30 +0000 http://www.jeremytoeman.com/no-more-rosie-chickens-from-petaluma-farms-for-me-59/#comment-212 I always wondered why Rosie's & Rocky's were so FAT! They are fed soybean meal - which is HORRIBLE for them and people. I do not eat any soy. The soy they feed them is probably GMO, too! Swearing off Petaluma Farms products - including their eggs sold under Judy's Family Farm - what a CROCK! I found The Cornucopia Institute's website (http://www.cornucopia.org/) about Organic Eggs and rating the farms etc. - and ratings and saw Judy's has a bad rating - BARELY organic. I always wondered why Rosie’s & Rocky’s were so FAT! They are fed soybean meal – which is HORRIBLE for them and people. I do not eat any soy. The soy they feed them is probably GMO, too! Swearing off Petaluma Farms products – including their eggs sold under Judy’s Family Farm – what a CROCK! I found The Cornucopia Institute’s website (http://www.cornucopia.org/) about Organic Eggs and rating the farms etc. – and ratings and saw Judy’s has a bad rating – BARELY organic.

]]> By: lp http://www.jeremytoeman.com/no-more-rosie-chickens-from-petaluma-farms-for-me-59/comment-page-1/#comment-207 lp Mon, 13 Sep 2010 23:05:21 +0000 http://www.jeremytoeman.com/no-more-rosie-chickens-from-petaluma-farms-for-me-59/#comment-207 I have been doing a little chicken & rggs research of late & have found that Petaluma Farms (home of Judy's Eggs) is different from Petaluma Poultry where the (Rosie) is raised. I think we all need to be more aware of the conditions our food is raised under. Thanks Jeremy, for this post. I have been doing a little chicken & rggs research of late & have found that Petaluma Farms (home of Judy’s Eggs) is different from Petaluma Poultry where the (Rosie) is raised. I think we all need to be more aware of the conditions our food is raised under. Thanks Jeremy, for this post.

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