Monday, August 01, 2016

"Morning Papers" 

The Rooster

"Okeydoke"

Pennsylvania was named for William Penn. (click here) William Penn identified refugees in the colony that was the 13 united states. He dedicated land to protect religious refugees. He identified liberty out of the suffering of others.

Almost 70% of Pennsylvania's agricultural (click here) income is generated by livestock and livestock products. Milk is the state's most important livestock product and Pennsylvania is a leading state in the production of milk.
Beef cattle rank second among the state's products in this sector.
Chcken eggs, broilers (young chickens), and hogs are also valuable livestock products generating revenues in the state. Pennsylvania is a leading egg-producing state.
Some turkeys are raised in the state and there is some activity in aquaculture and in raising sheep and lambs....

Local economies are extremely valuable to cities. Cities don't have enough land to do it's own farming. The beautiful part of local economies is that the shipping into the city is minimal. Definitely do this thing!

Locally grown,  harvested, raised, roasted, baked, and brewed products have pride of place in our stores, not only for their quality and integrity of materials, but also because the true value of being a community market is in making contributions to the lives of our neighbors and the local economy. We carry local products on many of our shelves and work with over 100 local producers in the Greater Philadelphia area....