Northcoast Natural Food Co-op

06/23/2010

Northcoast Natural Foods Co-op near Bellevue, OhioI am interested in hearing from interested parties in the Sandusky, Erie, Huron and Seneca County areas of Ohio, who are interested in creating a Co-op for food, fun and anything else that is allowed to do cooperatively. I like: the Bountiful Basket concept, buy a laying hen and receive free range eggs each week, buy ...chicks and rec...eive free range processed chickens when they mature, buy a share of a beef steer, lamb or pig quarter or half, and have it available in weekly portions. I believe the options are endless.

There are local farmers and ag businesses who would sell us vegetables and fruits (Organic and regular) at the same price as they sell to the big box stores and we save by buying in bulk and splitting our own. We have fish, dairy and meat suppliers who will do the same. This can be expanded to dry goods/paper products, etc. I have access to a Mini-farm, centrally located in the Northcoast area where the chickens (layers and meat birds) will be housed and free ranged on grassed pasteur and natural rain water from our two cisterns. I am negotiating with local farmers for produce and garden land, and am establishing agreements with several local ag businesses.

If this seems like something beneficial to you and your family, please contact us via Facebook or phone. Also, check out the following pages for similar groups working in other areas of Ohio and the US. http://www.kentnaturalfoods.org/, http://www.bountifulbaskets.org/, http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=56289, http://shareable.net/blog/how-to-share-a-chickenSee More

Since 1971 The kent natural foods co-op has brought our local community organic foods, produce, organic dairy products, bulk grains, herbs, spices, and fair trade coffee,

06/23/2010

Pastured poultry have 21% less total fat, 30% less saturated fat, and 28% fewer calories vs. conventionally raised. Meat has 50% more vitamin A and 100% more omega3s. *Pastured eggs have 10% less fat, 40% more vitamin A, 400% more omega-3 fatty acids. *
Pastured eggs have 34% less cholesterol. *
Pastured eggs produce positive HDL or good cholesterol and lowers "bad" triglycerides.

06/23/2010

The Benefits of Pastured Poultry
Why Eat Pastured Poultry?Research shows that pastured poultry eggs are better than eggs laid by confined hens:Pastured eggs contain 20 times more omega-3 fatty acids with a ratio of 1 to 1 omega-6 to omega-3. Factory eggs have a top heavy ratio of 20 to 1.
(Ref: New England Journal of Medicine -1989)

06/18/2010

I am interested in hearing from interested parties in the Sandusky, Erie, Huron and Seneca County areas of Ohio, who are interested in creating a Co-op for food, fun and anything else that is allowed to do cooperatively. I like: the Bountiful Basket concept, buy a laying hen and receive free range eggs each week, buy chicks and receive free range processed chickens when they mature, buy a share of a beef steer, lamb or pig quarter or half, and have it available in weekly portions. I believe the options are endless.

There are local farmers and ag businesses who would sell us vegetables and fruits (Organic and regular) at the same price as they sell to the big box stores and we save by buying in bulk and splitting our own. We have fish, dairy and meat suppliers who will do the same. This can be expanded to dry goods/paper products, etc. I have access to a Mini-farm, centrally located in the Northcoast area where the chickens (layers and meat birds) will be housed and free ranged on grassed pasteur and natural rain water from our two cisterns. I am negotiating with local farmers for produce and garden land, and am establishing agreements with several local ag businesses.

If this seems like something beneficial to you and your family, please contact us via Facebook or phone. Also, check out the following pages for similar groups working in other areas of Ohio and the US. http://www.kentnaturalfoods.org, http://www.bountifulbaskets.org/, http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=56289, http://shareable.net/blog/how-to-share-a-chicken

Since 1971 The kent natural foods co-op has brought our local community organic foods, produce, organic dairy products, bulk grains, herbs, spices, and fair trade coffee,