"Here at the farm we believe in healthy eating as the first
and foremost preventative to many illnesses that are a result of a relience on convenience and processed foods."
- Elaine Boland
* Home Delivery is Expanding!" ...
Fields of Athenry is expanding its Home Delivery locales. This is in addition to our convenient Farm Drop
locations. For more information, click on Sushi, to the left.
*"Tails" from the Barnyard Continues
... *
The hot summer weather has not even put a dent in Sushi's writing ability. He is faithfully reporting
on the recent Loudoun County Fair, happenings here at the farm, and more. For his latest musings, go to www.BRLeader.com.
* Some Information We'd Like to Pass On ... *
Fields of Athenry is 100% committed to bringing you
the freshest and healthiest local meats, cheeses and more. From beef, pork and lamb that is free of hormones, pesticides
and antibiotics, to lunch meats free of nitrates and gluten, we have strict and specific standards for how the meats we
help put on your table is raised, slaughtered and processed. We are not just a local business, but a local business with
a mission. And, in the pursuit of both we keep an ear to the ground for any news studies, findings and the like which can
help inform both us and our customers.
An article recently published by HealthDay News (and picked up on by CNN
and other news outlets) reports again that “the onset of puberty is continuing to drop among American girls, with
many girls as young as 7 and 8 now showing the beginnings of breast development ...” (See the link at: http://news.health.com/2010/08/09/many-girls-now-begin-puberty-at-age-7-8/)
The Weston A. Price Foundation – which is, in my mind, the authoritative source with regards to the link
between what we eat/how we raise our food and human health – has followed this issue for decades.
A 2002
article on their website (http://www.westonaprice.org/soy-alert/714-teens-before-their-time.html) discussed a feature article in Time Magazine reporting on the disturbing increase in early puberty in girls, and noted
that “... in their discussion of the possible causes, Time's reporters speculate on the role of environmental estrogens
such as PCBs and DDE (a breakdown product of DDT), which have been shown to cause similar effects in animals. Meat and milk
are also fingered as possible sources of dietary hormones.”
We thought links to both articles might be
of interest to you.
Also...don't forget your pre-orders in every week by Sunday evening...school will be starting soon and you'll
want to be prepared!
*Please Note* All pre-orders must be submitted
by Sunday at midnight.
All
orders received Monday through Wednesday for same week pickup will not be processed.
