[Fishhugger] Oct/Nov Update

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Greetings Fishhuggers!  This is a busy time for our family as we are
preparing to travel to Phoenix for the winter.  Our last 2 New Mexico
markets for this season are:

Saturday, Oct 28   8-11am
Los Ranchos Growers Market
6718 Rio Grande Blvd, Los Ranchos NM

Sunday, Oct 29     9am-12noon
Corrales Growers Market
500 Jones Rd, Corrales NM

We will have a large variety on hand including Ground Beef, Beef Rib &
Strip Steaks, Sockeye Salmon fillets, Sockeye Salmon Bacon, King Salmon
Steaks (Red & White), smoked Sockeye & King Salmon, Silver Salmon Roe,
Halibut Fillet, Halibut Cheeks, Black Cod.

There is still seating available for our Perfectly Paired Dinner:

Sunday, Oct 29   5:00pm
St. Clair Winery & Bistro
901 Rio Grande Blvd NW
Albuquerque NM  87104
505.243.9916

Featuring Fishhugger Wild Alaska Sockeye Salmon and New Mexico Heirloom
Beef, St. Clair select wines and produce from Los Poblanos Organics.  3
courses and wine flight for $26.95 plus tax and gratuity.  This will be a
fun casual evening with "Iron Chef" W. James Duke preparing a Surf N' Turf
dinner. Call St. Clair Winery & Bistro for your reservations 505.243.9916.

We will begin the Phoenix farmers market season at the Roadrunner Park
Market (Cactus Rd & 32nd St, just East of SR51) on Saturday, November 4,
8-12noon.  Check our calendar page for a complete list of markets and
events  http://www.fishhugger.com/calendar.html
We are looking forward to feeding Phoenix again soon!

Kenny's Wild Sockeye Salmon is now being served by Chef Lane Warner at the
historic La Fonda on the Plaza in Santa Fe, NM.


True Food News of the Week:  On October 13, 2006 the Michigan Department
of Agriculture (MDA) executed a sting operation against Richard Hebron and
the Family Farms Coop (FFC), a private membership farm cooperative with
about 1,000 members in Michigan and Illinois.  Michigan state police and
MDA agents pulled Hebron over on his way to his weekly Ann Arbor
distribution site and served him a search warrant for the contents of his
truck.  Agents seized 450 gallons of raw milk, 29 quarts of fresh cream,
11 quarts of kefir, 4 quarts of buttermilk, 9 quarts of yogurt, and 29
pounds of butter, Hebron's cell phone, and invoices for that day's
distributions.  Agents refused Hebron any calls during the four hours he
was in their custody.

At the same time Hebron was stopped on the road, officers served Hebron's
wife Annette with a search warrant on their farm and seized their
computer, all cow share records, cow herd release agreements, rolodex,
invoices, current order sheets, product sheets, delivery schedules, and
all raw dairy products in storage on the farm.

An instance of illness among children of one of the member families was
documented as impetus for the investigation.  The illness occurred six
months prior, but did not actually involve consumption of raw milk at all.
 The family had missed the previous week's milk delivery and had purchased
commercial milk from a grocery store.  Three days later all children had
become violently ill with gastrointestinal symptoms.  The mother's casual
remark to their doctor about the family also drinking raw milk led to the
notification of the county health department, and then the department of
agriculture.  No investigation into the actual cause of the children's
illness has ever been made.  http://www.westonarpice.org

We support, prefer and enjoy raw dairy of all kinds - milk, butter,
cheese, cream, yogurt, and kefir.

Let's work to promote a fair and just food system for our children. 
Thanks Albuquerque for consuming just over 1 TON of sockeye salmon and
seafood and 2 whole beeves this season!

Eat Well,
Kenny & Brenna Aschbacher~The Fishhuggers
http://www.fishhugger.com
505.385.9480
602.286.9233

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