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Here's why you should buy from a local farmer vs the local colony......

The local farmer likely has a vested interest in his community and probably supports the local businesses....ie drug stores, hockey rinks, curling rinks, restaurants, car dealerships, equipment dealerships, seed and fertilizer stores. His kids are likely in local 4H, hockey, soccer, dancing, etc. He likely belongs to the local clubs, church's, community boards. Not saying that he doesn't shop in the city too but overall he likely supports his local community

Colony's hardly support the local community....they may buy from the local equipment dealer and maybe buy their seed & fert locally but that is about it. They buy their groceries and medical supplies in bulk from the large centers (sometimes from wholesale outlets). They have massive buying power and buy up land snuffing out the smaller operator and once it becomes hutterite land...it never comes back on the market.

While they may be at the farmers markets selling their product, they don't spend much of their money locally. Keep that in mind the next time you but a chicken from your local colony.

Try and support those that support you (or your community) back......

rant over.
 
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Wow.....back to the chicken talk already! Come on guys!!

The Skidoo Gen4 850 Summit snowmobile is the finest off road vehicle ever produced. The sooner people get that through their heads the better. Now that I have an 850 I just sit and laugh at everyone that doesnt. See you at the top........wait a minute, no I wont unless your on an 850!
 

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Here's why you should buy from a local farmer vs the local colony......

The local farmer likely has a vested interest in his community and probably supports the local businesses....ie drug stores, hockey rinks, curling rinks, restaurants, car dealerships, equipment dealerships, seed and fertilizer stores. His kids are likely in local 4H, hockey, soccer, dancing, etc. He likely belongs to the local clubs, church's, community boards. Not saying that he doesn't shop in the city too but overall he likely supports his local community

Colony's hardly support the local community....they may buy from the local equipment dealer and maybe buy their seed & fert locally but that is about it. They buy their groceries and medical supplies in bulk from the large centers (sometimes from wholesale outlets). They have massive buying power and buy up land snuffing out the smaller operator and once it becomes hutterite land...it never comes back on the market.

While they may be at the farmers markets selling their product, they don't spend much of their money locally. Keep that in mind the next time you but a chicken from your local colony.

Try and support those that support you (or your community) back......

rant over.

I agree but saying that, if there were a local supplier that supplied range fed chickens as good as the Huts, we would probably buy from them. I realize the hostility and have been living in and around it since the sixties. The only thing that changes is that they are getting bigger and the marginal farmers are getting fewer and further between. It has been going on for a long time. I guess it is kind of like shopping at the big box stores compared to the local corner store. I one of those also.
 

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Started a new chicken thread. Could one of the mods please move all the chicken posts over there? Please try to stay on topic in this thread about the awesomeness of the Skidoo 850.
Thanks.
 

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Here's why you should buy from a local farmer vs the local colony......

The local farmer likely has a vested interest in his community and probably supports the local businesses....ie drug stores, hockey rinks, curling rinks, restaurants, car dealerships, equipment dealerships, seed and fertilizer stores. His kids are likely in local 4H, hockey, soccer, dancing, etc. He likely belongs to the local clubs, church's, community boards. Not saying that he doesn't shop in the city too but overall he likely supports his local community

Colony's hardly support the local community....they may buy from the local equipment dealer and maybe buy their seed & fert locally but that is about it. They buy their groceries and medical supplies in bulk from the large centers (sometimes from wholesale outlets). They have massive buying power and buy up land snuffing out the smaller operator and once it becomes hutterite land...it never comes back on the market.

While they may be at the farmers markets selling their product, they don't spend much of their money locally. Keep that in mind the next time you but a chicken from your local colony.

Try and support those that support you (or your community) back......

rant over.
Fawking crows...
 

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I like the Hutterites, they give us lots of business.
easy to deal with and pay on time.

They work together and live a life style I respect but wouldnt
want for my self.

Cant hate people for for being successful at what they do.
 

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I like the Hutterites, they give us lots of business.
easy to deal with and pay on time.

They work together and live a life style I respect but wouldnt
want for my self.

Cant hate people for for being successful at what they do.

They are pretty good at milking the system to their benefit using yours and mine tax dollars to look after their own. Dental medical chiropaid for as Low income families but yet the colony is a multi million dollar operation

If I could just provide food lodging for a worker I'd be a lot bigger operation but govt won't let me do that....
if you could do that with your business think of the $$$ you'd have

I'll end it there b4 I get even more off topic
 

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They are pretty good at milking the system to their benefit using yours and mine tax dollars to look after their own. Dental medical chiropaid for as Low income families but yet the colony is a multi million dollar operation

If I could just provide food lodging for a worker I'd be a lot bigger operation but govt won't let me do that....
if you could do that with your business think of the $$$ you'd have

I'll end it there b4 I get even more off topic

if you and all of your cousins and neighbors worked
togther and didn't care about having flashy things
you could have a lot bigger operation for sure

me I'm greedy and like to spend money on
stuff I don't really need and the Hutterites
dont do that, good on them.

no offense btw. I just have worked with them
talked with them lots and they are good people
from what I can see.

i don't know about milking the system part,
but I know they didn't come up with the "system"
 

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I think There are all types that have the system figured out !!


Not saying they are all bad- couple of the ones that farm right by us another story. Hence the sour feelings towards them
Some areas they are much better than others just like the rest of society
I think they are finding it harder to keep younger generations around with the lure of flashy stuff. Expected to work hard and responsible for big operation- can go work hard in the patch or for someone and make $ 20-30+ hr and have flashy stuff too
 

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Holy fawk guys!!! Now do we need a hutterite thread?

This thread is about how amazingly awesome and perfect the Summit 850 is, and what pathetic little girls the guys are that ride other brands. Sheesh


850s are designed and built by ISIS muslims...why do you think they blow up so much? If you listen carefully you can hear "ALLLAAAAHHHH AKBAR!!!!! when they crucify another belt or engine.
 

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Holy fawk guys!!! Now do we need a hutterite thread?

This thread is about how amazingly awesome and perfect the Summit 850 is, and what pathetic little girls the guys are that ride other brands. Sheesh
Mods; feel free to add the Hutterite posts to my chicken thread. There really is no need to clutter up this thread with that nonsense.
 
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