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  • A high five to the prize sponsors!

      28 May 2009
    Posted by: Givealittle Admin

    Support the great sponors! ""http://www.freedomfarms.co.nz"">www.freedomfarms.co.nz http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3410/3572584600_463cb9f252_m.jpg"" Well it's not just about crisp bacon and happy piggies... but that's what we do so far... Actually it's all about naturally farmed foods, bringing back quality,and challenging what's been going on in farming worldwide. Today farming is becoming more and more about producing...at all cost...cheaper and cheaper (and often lower quality) food using more and more intensive systems. It's often called farming with... ""chemicals and cages""... and the result ? Frankly we know there is a better way.... We know more and more Kiwis (and people worldwide) care about the quality of their food... and about where their food comes from... ... and want to know that their farm animals are being raised more naturally and humanely and ... want to know what they are being fed and ... want to be sure they are not loaded up with chemicals and growth hormones. ... and want to be sure the farmers they support are trying hard to minimise their impact on our environment and operate sustainably.. So we started Freedom Farms... because we figured someone had to bring back a more natural way... http://www.naturallyorganic.co.nz"">www.naturallyorganic.co.nz ?Karen and Neil Thomas- the owners of Naturally Organic believe that as well as Healthy Foods & Groceries, service and friendly helpful Staff is the key to this successful business. Our Shop Staff; Linda Melanie, Donna, Alesha are friendly and helpful. Students Michael, Aline, Andres, William, Jordan & Sohie help out after school and on Saturdays. Naturally Organic started by offering Organic Fruit & Veg baskets from a Warehouse in Albany in 1998 to a retail store, now bursting at the seams,in Rosedale Plaza Albany. Old fashioned service is what to get when you visit our store, we will even take your groceries to your car! Our Internet staff; Lesley, Hayley & Jasmine work extremely hard to offer you a sameday delivery service. They are available between 6.30am to 3pm daily. In our Accounts dept is Leanne & Anita who keep our accounts tidy and helps with anything that goes. Find us using this map. Naturally Organic ? Rosedale Plaza, 215 Rosedale Road ? Albany (cnr Henry Rose Place, opposite Heli Trans) Phone: 09 914 2026 ? Fax: 09 914 2027 ? E-mail: info@naturallyorganic.co.nz

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  • Freedom Farms piggies

      27 May 2009
    Posted by: Givealittle Admin
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  • Media Release 18 May

      26 May 2009
    Posted by: Guest donor

    ROYAL NEW ZEALAND SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS 18 May 2009 SPCA CALLS FOR SPEEDY BAN ON SOW STALLS AND FARROWING CRATES Consumers urged to look for SPCA-approved logo when purchasing pork or bacon The Royal New Zealand SPCA has renewed its call for a ban on sow stalls and farrowing crates, following last night's screening by TVNZ's 'Sunday' Programme of footage of pigs subjected to these extreme forms of confinement. ""We call on Agriculture Minister David Carter to ensure that the Animal Welfare Code for Pigs is altered, as soon as possible, to ban these cruel practices,"" says the SPCA's National Chief Executive, Robyn Kippenberger. ""It is total nonsense for a code that is meant to reflect the humane principles of the 1999 Animal Welfare Act, to allow pigs to be kept for most of their lives in such tight conditions that they can't even turn round. Pigs are an intelligent and sensitive species and there is considerable evidence that this type of ongoing cruelty can lead to demented behaviour, such as biting their cage bars. ""Those pig farmers who continue to use sow stall and farrowing crates are behaving in a totally inhumane and unacceptable way, for the sake of short-term profit. The industry as a whole does itself no favours by continuing to protect and support these farming methods, which are banned in the United Kingdom and much of the rest of the European Union. ""By staying woefully behind international best practice on this issue, the industry is jeopardising our standing as a humane and responsible food producing nation. Given the challenge to our food exports already posed by recession and by concerns over 'food miles', it is irresponsible in the extreme, for pig farmers to further endanger our global reputation in this way,"" she says. Robyn Kippenberger adds that there is a widespread misconception that only imported pork and bacon is produced in inhumane conditions. ""We hope that this misconception has been totally scotched by last night's programme. The team from 'Sunday' should be congratulated for revealing the awful conditions in which so many of New Zealand's pigs are kept, as should Mike King , the former 'face' of television pork commercials, for following his conscience and contributing so eloquently to the programme. ""The only way to avoid eating pork or bacon produced in grossly inhumane conditions is to purchase meat labelled 'free farmed' or 'free range'. And to be absolutely sure, it's best to look for bacon or pork that bears the blue and white 'SPCA Approved' logo on its packaging. This logo can only be used by producers that have met our own rigorous standards of animal welfare at every stage of production,"" she says. For further information, please contact: Robyn Kippenberger National Chief Executive Royal New Zealand SPCA?

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