I was most interested in the MOO Milk Stand. Jasmine, a girl from the stand asked me if i wanted a shot of Chocolate milk. I agreed and she told me that MOO Milk is one of very few Farms that does not Ultra Pasteurized their milk. This means, she continued to tell me, that the chocolate milk I just drank has active ingredients. I was happy to learn of this, I think the antibodies that come in milk is a very useful thing. I began this class NMD200 with the first idea of locating milk farms in Maine, because I thought it was difficult to find Milk that contained active ingredients. I had recently taken antibiotics and wanted to replenish the good bacteria the medicine potentially was killing off.<\/p>
so this is MOO Milk’s site:<\/p>
http:\/\/www.moomilkco.com\/<\/p>
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Below are some notes i took during the Food Summit.<\/p>
Mainly focuses on Climate Change, Sustainable Aquaculture<\/p>
GREEN CRAB INITIATIVE: December 16th 2013<\/p>
Wells Confrence Center<\/p>
http:\/\/www.seagrant.umaine.edu\/green-crab-summit<\/p>
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December 6th<\/sup>, 2013<\/p> First Guest Speaker:<\/i> IVAN<\/p> CLIMATE CHANGE<\/p> TRENDS:<\/p> Warming temps<\/p> Increased storm intensity + precipitation<\/p> Melting glaciers<\/p> Warming sea tempertures<\/p> Rising sea levels<\/p> Ocean acidification<\/p> <\/p> EVENTS: Hurricane Sandy<\/p> <\/p> complexities:<\/p> extreme climate change<\/p> abrupt climate change<\/p> tipping points and Thresholds: methane ignite, release of carbon dioxide(contributing)<\/p> *us global climate change program, features maps of evident climate change.<\/p> Warming in Maine, yes.<\/p> 74% precipitation<\/p> sea level is rising<\/p> <\/p> SECTORS:<\/p> Human Health (Lyme Disease, Heat Stress, Respiratory, Allergies)<\/p> Towns and Cities (disaster)<\/p> Biodiversity (Mountains suffer)<\/p> TOPIC:<\/p> Agriculture (longer growing system)<\/p> Earlier Springs, Late growing system Frost.<\/p> Warmer winters: Pests surviving.<\/p> Phenology: Altered growing period.<\/p> August is dry. Difficulties managing moisture.<\/p> Grain prices go up, Dairy Farms suffer.<\/p> <\/p> MARINE RESOURCES: warming waters, timing of lobster, shrimp closed, green crab pests, storm surges, rising seas, crowed around coast, saltwater intrusion, estuaries at risk.<\/p> WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT IT?<\/p> STRATEGIES: \u201cClimate Planning\u201d<\/p> Maine\u2019s Climate future.<\/p> Adaptation, Climate change could be good. Department of Defense has a view.<\/p> One Governor LePage joke.<\/p> <\/p> Guest Speaker 2-<\/i><\/p> SEA SURFACE TEMPERTURE:<\/p> +Food security, population increase,<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> AGRICULTURAL VIEWPONT: better drainage, better health<\/p> <\/p> Third Guest: Community Development, Tourism, Climate<\/p> 60% of people that come to Maine come to the coast.<\/p> OXYGEN LOSS<\/p> early shed: Shedders dying, no processing<\/p> <\/p> OYSTERS: Warmer waters Oysters doing well.<\/p> Ocean acidification.<\/p> Social Fabric: lobster-fishermen are very in tuned with their environment. The industry cannot go away, it is our community.<\/p> <\/p> Interview Lobstermen and local officials.<\/p> Facilitated Dialogue. Mapped out conversations.<\/p> Systems Dynamic Model: Temperature, lobster density, number of traps, location.<\/p> Putting Air-raiders in tanks.<\/p> PHYTOPLANKTON: make their own food, supply half all oxygen on earth.<\/p> WHAT ABOUT HERRING? BAIT?<\/p> 2100 we are in a low aragonite saturation. \u201cRed is bad, that\u2019s where we are.\u201d<\/p> pH Levels have dropped. \u201cJump up and down, freak out about this.\u201d<\/p> Shellfish Harvesters being plagued by acidic \u201cdead muds.\u201d<\/p> Kills off clam larvae. Leaving shells on premise.<\/p> <\/p> FUNDING:<\/p> State of Science: research pH levels.<\/p> Q: Aluminum? How much available Aluminum? This hurts crop production.<\/p> Cruise ships?<\/p> WHAT PLANTS SURIVIVE ACIDIC SOIL?<\/p> *-Azaleas<\/p> *-Rhododendrons<\/p> *-Blueberries<\/p> *-Clethra<\/p> *-Fothergilla<\/p> *-Holly<\/p> *-Bayberry<\/p> *-Camellia<\/p> *-Ferns<\/p> *-Gardenia<\/p> *-Heath\/Heather<\/p> *-Hydrangea (Blue flowers, flowers will be pink in higher pH soil and may even be used to estimate soil pH. In the case of those with white flowers, this does not pertain.)<\/p> *-Leucothoe<\/p> *-Magnolia<\/p> *-Mountain laurel<\/p> *-Pachysandra<\/p> *-Pine<\/p> *-The majority of Evergreens<\/p> *-Dogwood<\/p> *-Beech<\/p> *-Various types of Oak<\/p> *-Raspberry<\/p> *-Grape<\/p> * Strawberries<\/p> *-Japanese Iris<\/p> *-Trillium<\/p> *-Begonia<\/p> *-Caladium<\/p> *-Radish<\/p> *-Sweet potato<\/p> <\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I was most interested in the MOO Milk Stand. Jasmine, a girl from the stand asked me if i wanted a shot of Chocolate milk. I agreed and she told me that MOO Milk is one of very few Farms that does not Ultra Pasteurized their milk. 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