tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1675753962224570087.comments2023-09-22T12:43:17.537-05:00Sustainable GlasgowBilly Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10388845919168009946noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1675753962224570087.post-77904692804873573892010-12-08T18:16:14.421-06:002010-12-08T18:16:14.421-06:00It was a time in Glasgow that I think even Sam Wal...It was a time in Glasgow that I think even Sam Walton would appreciate. The company he built, as it stands today, wouldn't know Christmas if it bit them in the butt.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02613699619685816980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1675753962224570087.post-21010363081621050312010-09-27T07:35:32.072-05:002010-09-27T07:35:32.072-05:00Just saw in one of the business
on the square a la...Just saw in one of the business<br />on the square a large map of the town square and proposed changes to increase parking and better traffic flow. Includes more on street spaces as well as making Main Street and Green Street sides of the square two-way traffic. <br /> While I hope it helps, the problem isn't that there aren't enough spaces, it's 1) most people are too lazy to park in the county parking garage (where there are PLENTY of spaces and walk a little bit to where they are going and 2) the spaces on the square (no matter how many there are) are filled by employees of the businesses on the square. <br /><br />most people are just to lazy walkUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584687152247959754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1675753962224570087.post-74543644284469651582010-09-24T02:56:57.663-05:002010-09-24T02:56:57.663-05:00Another issue is that the new design will back tra...Another issue is that the new design will back traffic up on Race Street and Main Street, stopping traffic that is moving around the square.<br /><br />It appears that the new design allows only one lane of traffic on the square on Race and Washington Streets. We currently have two lanes, both going one way on those streets.<br /><br />The change would require funneling trafic from three directions into one lane of traffic. Two of the lanes would be facing each other attempting to turn in the same direction, requiring the line of cars already on the square turning left to yield to those getting on the square turning right.<br /><br />For example, if you're on Main Steet going around the Square, in order to turn left on Race you would have to stop and yield to cars coming on the square from W. Main. Traffic behind you that simply wants to go straight on Main or turn right onto N. Race would have to wait. At the present time, that traffic turning left has the inside lane to itself and doesn't have to wait on anybody, keeping traffic moving relatively well.<br /><br />I think the last thing we want to do is bring traffic on the square to a standstill. It would make it difficult to get to the parking spaces and backing out would be a nightmare. If the traffic doesn't move, a lot of people might simply avoid going by the square alltogether.<br /><br />Thank you,<br />Richard BurchettUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16277804397841772650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1675753962224570087.post-48132086025200596192010-09-23T23:13:50.803-05:002010-09-23T23:13:50.803-05:00What good is an empty parking space if you're ...What good is an empty parking space if you're going in the wrong direction to pull into it?<br /><br />As it stands, drivers are able to pull into a space that's either on the inside lane of the square or the outside. The only maneuvering requried is to change lanes. The new plan prevents a person traveling in one direction on Main or Green streets from pulling into a spot that's on the driver's left hand side. you would have to pass the space up, pull in somewhere, turn around and try and get to the spot from the other direction. <br /><br />This plan effectively cuts the number of spots you can use on Green or Main Streets in half.<br /><br />The article says this plan has been presented to most of the businesses on the square. I don't belive they have presented it to our office.<br /><br />Richard Burchett<br />Burchett Law FirmUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16277804397841772650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1675753962224570087.post-64399499631640097862010-09-07T20:36:15.219-05:002010-09-07T20:36:15.219-05:00This comment was the first one we got via email:
...This comment was the first one we got via email:<br /><br />I'am 100% for the new Sustainable Glasgow's proposal on the square, I think it will be better for business on the square and customers. I would like to see a crosswalk put from the Free Public Parking lot next to Commerce Plaza to the Court House because so many people cross there now, and someone is going to get hit there.<br /><br />Tim Doyle<br />Tick Tock Clock Shop<br />109 W. Public Square<br />Glasgow, KY 42141<br />270-629-2562Billy Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10388845919168009946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1675753962224570087.post-75596737692662443452010-08-07T10:38:20.616-05:002010-08-07T10:38:20.616-05:00The sausage & biscuits were great! And, as al...The sausage & biscuits were great! And, as always, Tammy's breads are to die for. I tried some new bread this morning, Asiago cheese bread...hmm...smells delicious.Tay10https://www.blogger.com/profile/09782298446069359290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1675753962224570087.post-28984490938051037712010-07-21T15:23:13.724-05:002010-07-21T15:23:13.724-05:00Support local farmers at Thursday Market at TJ Sam...Support local farmers at Thursday Market at TJ Samson Hospital. Local organic produce, baked goods, free-range brown eggs, honey and sausage. Come & join us!!skinursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04517970357542484232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1675753962224570087.post-87396679578735630342010-07-13T14:53:04.211-05:002010-07-13T14:53:04.211-05:00James, this link http://www.glasgow-ky.com/sustain...James, this link http://www.glasgow-ky.com/sustainable/glasgowgreenways2010.pdf takes you to the proposed Glasgow Greenway corridor. It appears on this blog a few posts behind this one. Lisa also has a copy of this. I will email you some more information to the email address you provide on your Facebook page.Billy Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10388845919168009946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1675753962224570087.post-8492530637822811002010-07-13T13:47:32.475-05:002010-07-13T13:47:32.475-05:00I have only now run across the Glasgow Greenway pl...I have only now run across the Glasgow Greenway plan. I would like to see a copy of the plan, or letter, provided to the mayor and judge-executive. I have recently been considering the future of the downtown with the growth of Veterans Outer Loop and have thought we have come to an excellent time to close the square to vehicle traffic, turning it into a pedestrian only zone. I would like to see the plan you have proposed.<br />James Brown<br />Editor<br />Glasgow Daily TimesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13687919166388139542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1675753962224570087.post-55614253976800141302010-07-03T09:51:39.255-05:002010-07-03T09:51:39.255-05:00Pictures made at the Bounty of the Barrens today (...Pictures made at the Bounty of the Barrens today (July 3, 2010) are on Facebook. Whispers by Wasylycia.<br /><br />or can check as "friend" to <br />Paulette Rhymer Wasylycia to view.Tay10https://www.blogger.com/profile/09782298446069359290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1675753962224570087.post-84054320129158069002010-06-26T14:32:18.846-05:002010-06-26T14:32:18.846-05:00Jeff, very well put. I would have actually felt be...Jeff, very well put. I would have actually felt better about the amazing service if they had let me pay. On the other hand, that transaction becomes powerful marketing and it is certain I will purchase something there very soon to offset the loss they had that day.<br /><br />I wish we could get more locals to understand how important the dollars they spend are to creating the kind of community we live in. Want more local businesses where we can have great experiences like this one? I recommend that we all adhere to the principles recommended at http://www.the350project.net/dine_local_home.html Pick three local businesses you would miss if they were gone, then promise to spend $50 at each of them each month. You don't have to just wish for a better community. You can vote for one each time you get out your checkbook or wallet.Billy Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10388845919168009946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1675753962224570087.post-73898019409340853902010-06-26T14:27:14.567-05:002010-06-26T14:27:14.567-05:00via email from Jeff Harned
Yes a wonderful experi...via email from Jeff Harned<br /><br />Yes a wonderful experience for you, but also the problem. Your experience left you all warm and fuzzy, but Bill's feeling is more like a hunger pain. No revenue. Not your fault, but the problem. Our local businesses need a side of revenue to go with those warm fuzzys they serve up. And while you bought your trimmer at Square Deal, all to often our neighbors choose to purchase at a Big box store, worring little about service in our disposable world. <br /> The biggest shame, we have the power to fix this right here in our community, with no outside help.Billy Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10388845919168009946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1675753962224570087.post-89346306989269645412010-06-26T14:25:53.599-05:002010-06-26T14:25:53.599-05:00via email from Bill Bucher
I am certainly apprec...via email from Bill Bucher <br /><br />I am certainly appreciative that Billy Ray took the time to write his complimentary email to the Sustainable Glasgow membership. To give credit where it is due, the Square Deal employee who helped Billy with his Echo trimmer is John Goad. Many of you may know John; he seems to know just about everyone within a sizeable radius. I first saw John in 1991 when we owned the concrete plant in Glasgow and we were supplying the concrete for the intersection of West Main Street and the Bypass (which is still there!). John was on the contractor's crew putting down the concrete and he was working twice as hard as anyone else on the job site. When the job was finished in early 1992, I asked him to come to work for Square Deal. He drove a concrete truck for us until we sold the plant, at which time I asked him to work for us at our building materials store in Glasgow. John is popular with our customers and will go out of his way to take care of them.<br />Bill Bucher<br />Square Deal Lumber CompanyBilly Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10388845919168009946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1675753962224570087.post-52763695405162455102010-06-25T09:57:33.739-05:002010-06-25T09:57:33.739-05:00Thanks for sharing with us Billy. Although, I am n...Thanks for sharing with us Billy. Although, I am not surprised about Square Deal Lumber Company. We used them to build our new home 5 years ago. They were incredible the whole time. Anything we needed, they were right on top of it. Thanks, again Square Deal Lumber.<br />Kim & Bev Braun<br />(Buffalo Nickel Ranch)Buffalo Nickel Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06718394772451468239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1675753962224570087.post-72234700530107778852010-03-14T18:48:40.482-05:002010-03-14T18:48:40.482-05:00I think we would all love that. Even if it were no...I think we would all love that. Even if it were not delivered, if we could just see it brought to the Bounty of the Barrens Market so we could purchase it on Saturday mornings, most would be thrilled. Cold local white and chocolate milk, produced by well tended and non-drugged cows right here within 20 miles of our houses...it sounds like heaven to us.<br /><br />There is hope for this. Right now a local business already in the milk handling business is seriously considering moving into the local fluid milk business. We need to all be prepared to support them as they move toward this bold concept.Billy Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10388845919168009946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1675753962224570087.post-287442637614706752010-03-14T18:38:49.317-05:002010-03-14T18:38:49.317-05:00I would absolutely love to have delivered milk aga...I would absolutely love to have delivered milk again! When I lived in Colorado, I would receive delivered milk from Longmont Dairy Farm. You would leave a small cooler on your porch where you would place your empty milk bottles back for recycling. I left a blanket beside the cooler and they would wrap the cooler after the delivered the milk. There was a minimum of 3 bottles a week for the delivery. I bought 1/2 gal size but there were quart sizes also. The milk came from cows that receive the best care and quality feed, with no supplemental rBST growth hormones!!! I think this would be a healthy, delicious, and ecological choice for residents of Barren County.Daddeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934577141820225522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1675753962224570087.post-71672824570612323732010-02-04T00:51:55.855-06:002010-02-04T00:51:55.855-06:00We enjoyed a great, all-inclusive Farmer's Mar...We enjoyed a great, all-inclusive Farmer's Market for the past several years, & each week we picked up a gallon of "Swiss Farms Raw Milk". More expensive, but worth Every cent, and better yet, the money went right to the farmer. He also made cheese curds, small lumps of fresh soft cheese with herbs or flavorings. The cows were well-kept, the farmer better paid, less transport & gas wasted; a Truly sustainable dairy. All we need is a brave dairyman to try it.. the old glass jugs are easy to work with & sterilize, carriers or cardboard end the breakage danger. I'd sure Love to have Raw Milk again every week!skinursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04517970357542484232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1675753962224570087.post-50216819973297584232010-01-04T20:08:37.257-06:002010-01-04T20:08:37.257-06:00Great! email me some information so we can add you...Great! email me some information so we can add you to the list. My email is wray@glasgow-ky.comBilly Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10388845919168009946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1675753962224570087.post-60787173140733236972010-01-04T12:43:32.449-06:002010-01-04T12:43:32.449-06:00I'm on the exteme beginners end of the spectru...I'm on the exteme beginners end of the spectrum. I'd love to get involved in making cycling issues more apparent to the local community. Count me in!Catt Fitzgeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12052271331164141042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1675753962224570087.post-50037502939582881942009-12-13T13:36:45.945-06:002009-12-13T13:36:45.945-06:00Small and large dairies are turning away from proc...Small and large dairies are turning away from processing overhead and cost. Instead they are selling or distributing their milk directly to the consumer.<br /><br />We've had many BIG dairies downsize and follow the share model, or other direct distribution models.<br /><br />Only thing, these consumers are looking for milk from cows on pasture, not cows in confinement. There's less risk in milk from healthy cows. There's less cost in anti-biotic free cows as well.<br /><br />I believe dairy farmers free themselves and their livestock, when they turn away from the "bigger is better" false promise, scale down, get to know their customer.<br /><br />Raw milk done right is a blessing to the rural community.<br /><br />Processors won't agree and are fighting raw dairies tooth and hoof. That's ok. Their paradigm is old and they know it.<br /><br />Its the death rattle of an industry that went far astray from principles of promoting good farming (give the cows sunshine & managed pasture) and promoting fair pricing (give the farmer a price that he can live with).<br /><br />Cow-herd-or farm shares work well. Visit www.farmtoconsumer.org. We have attorneys and training to help. We've helped over 100 farmers do do this, we can help you!CathySuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03693951816033122760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1675753962224570087.post-69574542825174527342009-10-09T10:32:35.557-05:002009-10-09T10:32:35.557-05:00I think making Glasgow more bicycle and pedestrian...I think making Glasgow more bicycle and pedestrian friendly is a wonderful goal. There are places in town that I would walk to from where I live if there were a safe way to do it, but as there is not we drive.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12358900734026995675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1675753962224570087.post-37677518768889543852009-10-04T09:42:45.194-05:002009-10-04T09:42:45.194-05:00I must also add this VERY important side note:
Do...I must also add this VERY important side note:<br /><br />Do NOT, I repeat do NOT purchase a whole muscle cut (ie, sirloin, round, rump, chuck, etc...) and ask the store butcher to grind for burger or grind the cut for burger yourself!<br /><br />This is a NO NO! You are at a greater risk of contamination from doing this. REFRAIN from doing this at all!<br /><br />Retail store butchers and their meat practices are not monitored under USDA and they are NOT subject to the same inspection testing requirements. Whole muscle cuts are also not subject to the same high level of testing that trimmings are subjected too. The whole muscle cuts by their nature are subjected to lethality steps at home just by the means that you normally cook them (ie. heavy heat exposure to surfaces from flame on grill, heat from oven, slowcooker, etc...)John's Custom Meatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12078895644981639287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1675753962224570087.post-49810912383465428762009-10-04T09:26:44.013-05:002009-10-04T09:26:44.013-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.John's Custom Meatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12078895644981639287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1675753962224570087.post-73236176930540806722009-10-04T09:22:59.596-05:002009-10-04T09:22:59.596-05:00RE: The Times Story
You know I'm always on b...RE: The Times Story<br /> <br />You know I'm always on board with buying local. I would also add that the processor for the farm you purchase from will be the determinate for Ecoli contamination over the actual farm. A farmer cannot and should not guarantee you, the consumer that their beef is free from ecoli contamination unless they have the testing results from the actual processor to back up that statement. And in the majority of the cases, I expect they cannot do this. <br /> <br />In fact, all ground beef products should be treated as if they have some degree of ecoli within it. Thus the cooking requirements of 160 degrees F for all ground beef, as this is the lethality step needed AT HOME to ensure a safe burger. This lethality step should be used regardless of who you purchased the meats from. Some seem to be feeding a false sense of security that will inevitably lead to an outbreak locally that will tarnish to good name of local meats.<br /> <br />With that said, I cannot support the falsities in the NY Times story. It may help me sell more burger, but it is loosely based and at times completely devoid of facts regarding the meat industry and how or why the contamination occurs.<br /> <br />This is the type of journalism that I believe should not continue to mis-inform consumers. If you or anyone else would like to know how ground beef is created, both large and small, just ask an expert. We are always here to tell truthful accounts of the process. Regardless of whether or not it helps me sell more burger.<br /> <br />This article lost me at this statement "...Despite this, there is no federal requirement for grinders to test their ingredients for the pathogen." and it was all down here from there. I am in this industry and I know factually that this statement is completely false. My expenses for outside & inside lab tests, supplies, analysis, etc... are enough to prove that statement false.<br /> <br />There are multiple reasons to support local foods, but fear should not be one of them and in fact, it is not the farmer that you are purchasing from that can and will ensure that the beef you buy from them is safe. It is the processor they chose to take their meats too. Not all small plants run in the same manner and that fact should also be known.<br /> <br />If there is a moral to my story it should be this....the consumer can prevent ecoli contamination from beef meats at home. Use the lethality step of 160 degrees F and your grounds, regardless of where you purchased it from, included our own USDA processing facility store front or local farmers at a farmers market or roadside stand, and the burger will be safe for your family to consume.<br /><br />For further Q&A regarding ground meats, please visit: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Factsheets/Ground_Beef_and_Food_Safety/index.asp<br /><br />Accuracy is important to any local food system. False sense of security can be the downfall of such as consumers play a very important role in food safety at home.<br /><br />Amy<br />John's Custom Meats, LLC.John's Custom Meatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12078895644981639287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1675753962224570087.post-76262600421867848372009-09-01T12:21:29.138-05:002009-09-01T12:21:29.138-05:00We also learned that most of the vendors that came...We also learned that most of the vendors that came to Bounty of the Barrens Market are eager to expand their operations and provide more local food, but they are stymied by the lack of available labor to support their expansion plans. This really came as a shock to all of us! When we are reading a steady stream of bad news about local employment during the week but then hearing local farmers lament the unavailability of labor to allow them to grow, well, we scratch our heads. <br />________________________________<br />There is plenty of labor. <br /><br />However, there is no labor (except illegal immigrants) that will work for minimum wage that the farmer needs to pay in order to make a profit.<br /><br />Also, there is a lack of experienced labor (except for illegal immigrants) to draw from. 60 years ago 50% of our nation was agricultural - half of our , or at least grow food in their gardens. Today that number is less than 5%. 95% of the kids in our nation have no concept were produce and meat derive.<br /><br />There is plenty of labor - just very little the farmer can draw from. This will change in the next generation - but only if the trend for organic foods and self-sustainance continues. The basis for our economy must change from a consumer driven society to something akin to the pre-WWII if we are going to depend on American farmers.staborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12289518143332042929noreply@blogger.com