Annotated Bibliography
Below you will find all the sources, ranging from online articles to the interviews that we conducted ourselves, which contributed to our overall research.
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Alexander, C. (2011, June 13). 5 benefits of raising your own meat. Retrieved from http://naturalhealthezine.com/5-benefits-of-raising-your-own-meat/
5 Benefits of Raising Your Own Meat is an article that breaks down the five different benefits of raising your own meat. These benefits include: you know what they’ve been fed, you get to keep all the parts, you get exercise and joy in caring for the animals, our children learn many things, and you produce your own garden fertilizer.
Bill, Sam. Personal Interview. April 22, 2012
Sam Bill is a dispatcher for a land clearing company and a truck driver for a company that delivers milk to the bottling companies. He is a market hog raiser who has grown up around the farming industry.
Bill, Victoria. Personal Interview. April 16, 2012.
Victoria Bill is a twelve year old, 6th grade student, who has raised market hogs for six years. She is a member of a local 4-H program that educates the children on how to raise and care for their animals.
Food, Inc.. Dir. Robert Kenner. Perf. Gary Hirshberg, Barbara Kowalyck, Michael Pollan, etc.. Magnolia Home Entertainment, 2009. DVD.
Food Inc. is a documentary film following the industrialization of food in America. The film covers everything from Fast Food and its success to where the food that is used comes from and the horrifying strides that companies take to rule the food world. It is about the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Foote, Mike. Personal Interview. April 22, 2012
Mike Foote is a local farmer who has been raised up around the farming industry. He has raised goats for a number of years. When he raises his animals he raises anywhere from 45 to 90 goats at a time.
McDonald, Danny. Personal Interview. April 16, 2012.
Danny McDonald is a thirteen year old, 7th grade student, who has raised market hogs for three years. He is a member of a local 4-H program who raises his market hog as a hobby.
Mother Earth News. (2002, April/May). Backyard beef. Retrieved from http://www.motherearthnews.com/Sustainable-Farming/2002-04-01/Backyard-Beef.aspx.
Backyard Beef is an article that describes the process of raising healthy beef. The article gives relays great information for those who are interested in raising their own beef. A few quotes from this article were found useful to incorporate in our final documentary.
Purser, J. (2011, June). Raising your own pork. Retrieved from http://www.uaf.edu/files/ces/publications-db/catalog/anr/LPM-00346.pdf
Raising Your Own Pork is an article that lists advantages of raising pork. The article discusses what size pigs you should buy, what you should feed the pig, and what equipment is needed. This along with the other articles regarding livestock gave us an idea of what responsibilities come with raising your own livestock
Thomas, Craig. Personal Interview. April 22, 2012.
Craig Thomas is a stock handler and a farmer. He has grown up around livestock since he was born. Craig now grows his own steers for tax purposes. His input was able to give us a clear understanding of the benefits of raising his own livestock for his own personal reasons. It will be featured in our final documentary along with the other interviews.
Thomas, Gerald. Personal Interview. April 22, 2012.
Gerald Thomas is a butcher and a farmer. Growing up he has raised everything from ducks and chickens to hogs and steers. He believes that the benefit of raising and slaughtering your own animals is that you know what the animal is being fed and that the meat is fresh. his personal interview will help us when creating our final video documentary piece.
Travis, P. (2012). Benefits of raising beef cattle. Retrieved from http://producertravis.hubpages.com/hub/Benefits-of-Raising-Beef-Cattle
Benefits of Raising Cattle is an article that states the benefits of raising your own cattle, just as it is stated in the title. The author gives his perspective of having the experience to grow up on a livestock farm. He also gets into the technical aspects of raising your own livestock such as: how many acres you need per cow, feeding procedures, money needed/used, and the transportation of the cows for sale.
Wolfe, K. (1998). Raising your own backyard pig. Retrieved from http://www.countrysidemag.com/issues/90/90-4/Kay_Wolfe.html
Raising your own backyard pig makes it aware that raising your own pig can be very rewarding. It is stated that farm raised pig tastes better and it is guaranteed free from drug residue. This article helped us gain a better understanding of the benefits mentioned in the previous sentence, and it also related to the topic of the interviews featuring Danny McDonald and Victoria Bill.