Walking Backwards

So I didn't post last night; I was tired.

I've been wondering today what food group chicken nuggets fall under. And that if it falls into the group with other meats, is my son not a vegetarian anymore? Nicholas will only eat chicken in nugget form and has great disdain for all other preparations of poultry. He won't even look at beef, pork, or fish. Not that I'm complaining that what is taking me forever to instill in my husband has come naturally to my son, it is just weird. What makes the nugget different? Why is it that nuggets are acceptable and that grilled chicken is something so vile that Nicholas acts as if we are forcing cough syrup down his throat?

Speaking of chicken; if you live in Texas please have a care and write to your legislature about a new law that is going to have a huge impact on small, locally owned farms. This law will require all farm animals to be chipped and given a separate id number. Every illness, death, birth, and movement of these birds must be recorded. This is only going to have a major effect on small farms because larger, factory farms are going to be permitted to record their animals as one lot. Urban farms and people who keep chickens in their backyard can be fined by the day or incident for not complying. This will have little impact on disease control because it will not monitor the places where there are conditions that foster disease. Basically, they are going to be eliminating most of our small local sources of food because they are the people who would be unable to shoulder the cost. For more information, visit the Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association.