{"id":785,"date":"2008-02-21T16:08:44","date_gmt":"2008-02-21T16:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/voteforjoe.com\/wheresjoe\/?p=220"},"modified":"2008-02-21T16:08:44","modified_gmt":"2008-02-21T16:08:44","slug":"22108","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voteforjoeblog.com\/?p=785","title":{"rendered":"2\/21\/08"},"content":{"rendered":"

Buckeye Back Road Tour:<\/strong> \u00a0 We headed west out of Columbus stopping at Dan Kremer’s Eat Food For Life Farm<\/em><\/strong> in Yorkshire, Ohio. \u00a0 Mr. Kremer is an absolute evangelist when it comes to organic farming. \u00a0 His orientation is \u00a0that farming could well be considered a pro-Life issue. \u00a0 \u00a0That is, \u00a0with modern farmers \u00a0using toxic herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers, the soil is being tremendously depleted. \u00a0 In turn, \u00a0a given \u00a0crop’s nutritional value diminishes in kind. \u00a0 What’s more, some of the toxins get into the food creating ‘chemical cocktails’ in the consumer — that can, ultimately, \u00a0cause cancer and other disorders. \u00a0 (During an Election 2004 campaign swing through Ohio, I told the Bellefountaine News<\/em> that because of these modern agricultural practices, we have become our own worst enemy when it comes to: chemical warfare.) \u00a0 Mr. Kremer looks at farming as a vocation and \u00a0adheres closely to Catholic Rural Life principles. All his crops are organic, his chickens are free range and his cattle are grass fed. \u00a0 \u00a0And he carries other local farmers’ organic products (honey, nuts…) at his Farm Store on the property as well. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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