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by Jimmy Beef
Thu May 01, 2014 01:48
Forum: Hyde Park
Topic: Hi New Guys - Introduce Yourself
Replies: 1321
Views: 552443

Right name, wrong town

Hi Chuckwagon, I'm actually from Forrest in Victoria - a small town of a few hundred in the beautiful Otway Ranges. Love to see what you come up with on that one. I have an organic beef property and directly sell our beef into homes in Melbourne, and a couple of cafes. I'm Jimmy Beef because a few o...
by Jimmy Beef
Tue Apr 29, 2014 02:21
Forum: Dry Cured Meats and Sausages
Topic: Nitrate/Nitrite content varies from country to country
Replies: 9
Views: 23087

Thanks El Ducko. Yes, have been busy looking at both sides of the debate. Will keep delving further into it - research is something I enjoy doing (it took me til the age of 27 and a Masters before I realised - and now I'm a farmer.
by Jimmy Beef
Mon Apr 28, 2014 05:32
Forum: Dry Cured Meats and Sausages
Topic: Nitrate/Nitrite content varies from country to country
Replies: 9
Views: 23087

HI guys, My first post. I'm a bit torn between using and not using nitrates/nitrites. Whilst you may get more from leafy vegetables that does not make it OK. That is one of the problems with industrial agriculture and the excessive use of water soluble nitrogen predominantly applied in the nitrate f...