To find out why myself and MANY other farm family supporters are deciding to spend our dollars elsewhere, check out Dairy Carrie's latest post DEAR PANERA BREAD COMPANY.
Thursday, July 25, 2013
No more Panera for this girl.... #PluckEZChicken
Oh Panera, why oh why did you have to go and show your pure ignorance about where your food comes from. I sure did enjoy eating there but I guess I will have to find myself a new lunch time establishment. I'm sure I can find a place that supporters hard working American farmers.
To find out why myself and MANY other farm family supporters are deciding to spend our dollars elsewhere, check out Dairy Carrie's latest post DEAR PANERA BREAD COMPANY.
...that's what she said
To find out why myself and MANY other farm family supporters are deciding to spend our dollars elsewhere, check out Dairy Carrie's latest post DEAR PANERA BREAD COMPANY.
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Thank You Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Farmers!
So I always knew I liked Culver's, but after today, its probably a super bad thing that I live 2 minutes from this tasty restaurant.
Today I learned that Culver's has teamed up with the National FFA Organization to thank American farmers and the future of American agriculture, FFA members! In a world where it sometimes seems that hardworking farmers and ranchers are constantly the target of misguided information and radical untruths, to see something as simple as a photo on Facebook being shared and liked thousands of times can put a smile on the face of anyone involved in agriculture.
And beyond the fact that Culver's is proud to shout their support of farmers from the social media roof tops, they are also helping others thank a farmer by sending thank you notes, which in turn Culver's will donate $1 to the National FFA Foundation for every note sent.
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| Click the photo to Thank A Farmer! |
Then after you write your note, head on over to Culver's and divulge your taste buds in a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Concrete Mixer. Well, that's what I did anyway. And let me just take this moment to say thank you to the "Reese's Peanut Butter Cup farmers" for providing me with a tasty relief from my work day. Your Peanut Butter Cup farming is much obliged. :-)
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| Hey brother bears and poppa Lyle, to thank you for being super great farmers, I ate ice cream in your honor. You're welcome :-) |
But before I sign off, I would just like to share a little diddly of information about other restaurants and food services companies that, shall we say, do not support American farmers. These places support groups such as The Humane Society of the United States and have been bullied by this radical anti-agriculture group to eliminate buying products raised by certain methods of production that HSUS does not agree with. Methods that American farmers use to produce the safest and healthiest food products in the most humane and efficient ways possible.
The list of places include:
- McDonald’s
- Wendy’s
- Burger King
- Sonic
- Safeway
- Harris Teeter
- Winn-Dixie
- Carl’s Jr.
- Hardee’s
- Quiznos
- Red Robin Gourmet Burgers
- Chipotle
- Whole Foods
- Wolfgang Puck
- along with many other businesses.
So I guess it looks like my diet from now on will consist of Domino's pizza and Culver's concrete mixers. Well, maybe just today's diet anyway.
...that's what she said
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Where In The World Has Ashley Been?
I just today realized that I have not only not posted anything in almost a month, but I have not even been on here to look in the past month. Can you say FAIL! Don't worry I just slapped my own wrist for that one.
But in my defense I have been rather busy the past couple weeks. I may have jetted off to Nashville TN for a week of fun then as soon as I returned I took off for Valentine NE for our Nebraska Cattlemen Midyear Meeting for a few days and then I have had a few evening meetings and events to cover since then. And I just now realized that tonight is the first night in almost 4 weeks that me and the puppy have sat at home alone on the couch just catching up on some TV time. If you have ever met my pup Peyton, you know that she is as spazy as they come, so the fact that she is just sitting here helping me write this is a testament to how much she has missed me the past few weeks.
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So since me writing about my trip to Nashville and the County Music Festival would probably result in me blabbing on and on and on and you all falling asleep, I will let some pictures explain the awesome epicness that was CMA Fest.
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| SO MUCH AWESOMENESS I ABOUT LOST IT! |
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| Lenny Kravitz and Jason Aldean... can you say AWESOME! |
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| Heyyyyyy, its Mountain Mand! |
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| GOLLY JEEPERS he's good lookin |
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| just chillin back stage waiting to go to the front row |
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| Kinda freakin out about going to CHURCH! |
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| He sang straight into my soul!! |
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| Oh hey Craig Campbell |
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| Joe Joe Joe JOE DIFFIE! |
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| Lady A sounds like angels when they sing. Is that weird? |
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| Can you say, HAIR FLIP! Jake Owen |
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| Oh Thomas Rhett, it goes like this... |
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| Hey Handsome, why you gotta be so quiet and shy? |
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| Joe Joe Joe.. Joe Diffie! |
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| Thats right Kieth Urban... |
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| Jon Pardi, or what I like to call...eye candy. |
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| Lenny Kravitz showed up as a surprise! |
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| Holy Jack Daniels, its Eric Church! |
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| The boys of Lady Antebellum playin a little ping pong |
...that's what she said
Ashley
Monday, June 3, 2013
Aw Naw! Its about to get Country Music Crazy!
Country Music Monday
So guess who is going to be spending the next few days in Music City partying it up with country music's finest? Umm, this girl right here! Yes be jealous.
Thank god for having a bestie who lives in good ole Nashville to give me an easy reason to venture off to CMA Music Festival, right? Well Jessica and I have been somewhat game planning for our 4 day music experience and I have decided to come up with my "Bucket List" for this trip. Jessica has not seen this yet, so Jess "if" you read this, get your junk together because I'm on a mission!
1. Upfront and foremost, and the top of every sane person's list... TOUCH ERIC CHURCH!
2. After 1 is complete and security has removed me from his leg, have him sign "These Boots".
3. Shake it with Luke Bryan, or better yet, just have him "Shake It For Me" and I'll just watch.
4. Do the dougie with Blake Shelton and his "Boys 'Round Here".
5. "Get My Shine On" with the Florida Georgia Line boys.
6. Find out "What Liquor Makes My Tooshy Move" with Blackjack Billy!
7. Find Jason Aldean and ask him why he keeps asking me to "Take A Little Ride", I mean seriously, I scream YES! at the radio every time he asks but yet he just keeps asking.
8. Take Lady Antebellum "Downtown" so they stop whining and moaning about how nobody takes them downtown anymore.
9. Buy a shot of patron for Chris Young, because "Aw Naw", you know he just might have to stay then.
10. And finally, take some good ole corn feed Nebraska beef, and throw it at Carrie Underwood!!! nah, I'm just kidding, I have way to much class to wast delicious steak like that. ;-)
...that's what she said
So guess who is going to be spending the next few days in Music City partying it up with country music's finest? Umm, this girl right here! Yes be jealous.
Thank god for having a bestie who lives in good ole Nashville to give me an easy reason to venture off to CMA Music Festival, right? Well Jessica and I have been somewhat game planning for our 4 day music experience and I have decided to come up with my "Bucket List" for this trip. Jessica has not seen this yet, so Jess "if" you read this, get your junk together because I'm on a mission!
1. Upfront and foremost, and the top of every sane person's list... TOUCH ERIC CHURCH!
2. After 1 is complete and security has removed me from his leg, have him sign "These Boots".
3. Shake it with Luke Bryan, or better yet, just have him "Shake It For Me" and I'll just watch.
4. Do the dougie with Blake Shelton and his "Boys 'Round Here".
5. "Get My Shine On" with the Florida Georgia Line boys.
6. Find out "What Liquor Makes My Tooshy Move" with Blackjack Billy!
7. Find Jason Aldean and ask him why he keeps asking me to "Take A Little Ride", I mean seriously, I scream YES! at the radio every time he asks but yet he just keeps asking.
8. Take Lady Antebellum "Downtown" so they stop whining and moaning about how nobody takes them downtown anymore.
9. Buy a shot of patron for Chris Young, because "Aw Naw", you know he just might have to stay then.
10. And finally, take some good ole corn feed Nebraska beef, and throw it at Carrie Underwood!!! nah, I'm just kidding, I have way to much class to wast delicious steak like that. ;-)
...that's what she said
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
March Against Monsanto. Remind me what you're mad about again?
The other day I was at our local farmers market and I overheard a conversation between the leaders of our buy local foods groups talking about the recent March Against Monsanto. Now after about 15 seconds of hearing what she was saying, lets just say my blood was boiling. But before I go on, let me clarify, I have no beef with people who choose to raise or consume organic, grass feed, antibiotic free, etc etc. types of food products, we need selection and choices for all types of consumers, but what I do have a problem with is people who choose to attack and create criticism off of false claims that hinder others from making educated decisions. My ultimate wish in life is that we would have a culture full of educated consumers who had the freedom to dictate their buying habits off of educated research, but because of ridiculous activist formations like "March Against Monsanto" I don't think that is happening anytime soon.
On Saturday May 25, thousands of people across the globe organized a March Against Monsanto. The group claims that GMO foods are not sustainable and cause harm through causing cancer tumors, infertility, and birth defects. The group believes that chemicals produced by Monsanto are poisoning our environment and they strongly dislike government and FDA support and approval of GMO foods. This group also says they want to unveil the truth about GMOs, boycott Monsanto, and increase research on the harm caused by consuming GMO foods.
So after reading all their claims and missions, I still ask "So you're mad about what again?"
All of the things they are yelling and chanting about, science has conclusively refuted consistently over the past several decades that companies like Monsanto have been submitting these products for approval by the USDA and FDA. So even though these foods have been proven safe and healthy time and time again, people still find a reason to stand up and make a scene.
Since this group is so steaming mad about...well I'm still not sure what exactly, let me walk you through alittle thing I like to call "Farmer Logic".
My dad is a farmer, my uncles are farmers, my brothers are farmers, my friends are farmers, all of these people plant seeds that are GMOs. The leader of March Against Monsanto claims she was inspired to start the movement to protect her two daughters. She was quoted saying "I feel Monsanto threatens their generations health, fertility and longevity."
So "Ms. I'm Steaming Mad And I Don't Know Why", your daughters and myself consume the same GMO foods that my dad is raising and you are saying that he is causing me to be unhealthy, infertile, and live a short life? Well lets think about this, I'm pretty sure my dad loves me just as you do your daughters, so do you really think that he would raise crops that are going to kill me? You are not the only ones who consume these products that farmers are raising. Farmers and their families eat from the same table you do so do you honestly believe that farmers would produce foods that are unsafe for their own family? No, they would not, it's simple "Farmer Logic".
...that's what she said
On Saturday May 25, thousands of people across the globe organized a March Against Monsanto. The group claims that GMO foods are not sustainable and cause harm through causing cancer tumors, infertility, and birth defects. The group believes that chemicals produced by Monsanto are poisoning our environment and they strongly dislike government and FDA support and approval of GMO foods. This group also says they want to unveil the truth about GMOs, boycott Monsanto, and increase research on the harm caused by consuming GMO foods.
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| http://erinehnle.com/blog/ |
So after reading all their claims and missions, I still ask "So you're mad about what again?"
All of the things they are yelling and chanting about, science has conclusively refuted consistently over the past several decades that companies like Monsanto have been submitting these products for approval by the USDA and FDA. So even though these foods have been proven safe and healthy time and time again, people still find a reason to stand up and make a scene.
Since this group is so steaming mad about...well I'm still not sure what exactly, let me walk you through alittle thing I like to call "Farmer Logic".
My dad is a farmer, my uncles are farmers, my brothers are farmers, my friends are farmers, all of these people plant seeds that are GMOs. The leader of March Against Monsanto claims she was inspired to start the movement to protect her two daughters. She was quoted saying "I feel Monsanto threatens their generations health, fertility and longevity."
So "Ms. I'm Steaming Mad And I Don't Know Why", your daughters and myself consume the same GMO foods that my dad is raising and you are saying that he is causing me to be unhealthy, infertile, and live a short life? Well lets think about this, I'm pretty sure my dad loves me just as you do your daughters, so do you really think that he would raise crops that are going to kill me? You are not the only ones who consume these products that farmers are raising. Farmers and their families eat from the same table you do so do you honestly believe that farmers would produce foods that are unsafe for their own family? No, they would not, it's simple "Farmer Logic".
...that's what she said
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