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GrassRoots Meats Newsletter
March 2007
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in this issue
-- Beautiful Winter
-- Price Changes
-- New Cuts and Newsletter Discount
-- Watch Those Labels! -- Meat Supplies -- In Closing...
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Beautiful Winter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It has been the most beautiful winter here in
Pagosa Springs. While the snow presents its
share of problems, the beauty of God's
creation is spectacular. Allan took these
pictures last month. Wish we could say they
are pictures of our ranch, but unfortunately
they are not. If wishin' could make it happen...
Hope you are having a good winter too. We used to ski in our younger days, but haven't attempted it for a few years. Our kids and grandkids love it, but find that sledding is a lot more affordable.
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Price Changes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Allan and I hate price changes, but
unfortunately we are forced to make a few
adjustments on the beef prices. We have not
had an overall price increase since we
started - although we have had a few
adjustments here and there. We find this
increase is necessary as costs increase. Most
of the prices are increasing just a little, while
some have not increased at all.
We hope that in making these changes we will not lose you as customers. To remain in business we must make a profit, which means we must occasionally adjust prices, but we also realize that to stay in business we must stay competitive. The line we walk is very tough and we want you to know how very much we appreciate your continued support.
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New Cuts and Newsletter Discount ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We have added some new cuts to our beef
list. Due to popular request we will now have
London Broil, Chuck Steak and Skirt Steak.
Kind of fun to add something new and hope
you all enjoy the new choices.
For all of you folks receiving this newsletter we will hold the old prices throughout the month of March. So order now and tell us that you receive the newsletter and want the old prices, and we will honor that. All of the new pricing has been posted to our website already. If you can't remember the old price just give us a call or send an email.
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Watch Those Labels! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
John Erb made an amazing discovery while
going through scientific journals (see link
below) for a book he was writing called "The
Slow Poisoning of America". In hundreds of
studies around the world, scientists were using
MSG to create obese mice and rats to use in
diet and diabetes test studies. No strain of rat
or mice is naturally obese, so the
scientists have to create them. They make
these morbidly obese creatures by injecting
them with MSG when they are first born. The
MSG triples the amount of insulin the
pancreas creates, causing rats (and
humans?) to become obese.
It is shocking to see how much MSG, or Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, is in the foods we feed our children and ourselves everyday. It has an addictive effect on the human body which is why you find it in so many foods. Go to your pantry and refrigerator and check it out. I was shocked myself. The number of restaurants that routinely use it in their food preparation in appalling. Click on the link below and do a search on "MSG Obese" to see how MSG is being used in obesity studies. Click on the individual studies to see the research yourself. If you are like me you will be mad but better informed. And more careful. Watch those labels! |
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Meat Supplies ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We were out of all of our beef steaks for
awhile, but we have some animals being
processed right now and should have a pretty
good supply for awhile. While we have faced
some challenges with our lamb supply over
the past year we feel we have that problem
solved for this year. All of our animals seem
to be coming through the winter just fine, so it
should be a very good year for us.
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In Closing... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thanks again for all your support and for
hanging with us in spite of the price increase.
Please know that we are doing all we can to
hold prices down while giving you the best
product we possibly can. God bless you all.
Lois & Allan
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Quick Links... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Contact Information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Email:
grassroots@centurytel.net
Phone:
970-731-1471; 800-681-2260
Website:
http://www.grassrootsmeats.com
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