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Vol. 2 No. 11
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for Babies? Ain’t Nobody Here but Us Chickens Keurig Kickstarter for Holliston Mom’s Invention, The Number of Holliston Residents Keeping Chickens on the Rise
“Moozi,” to Launch November 3
This piece was written by a Holliston High School student as part of a mixed-grade class, “Introduction to Journalism,” taught by Heidi Finnegan. The piece is used with permission. By Jacob Peck When Tony Lulek, Chairman of the Board of Agriculture, brought home ten chickens from his friend’s farm five years ago, not many people in Holliston had chickens. Five years later, he says, it’s hard to find a street where no one has a chicken. This huge increase in chicken farming is not limited to Holliston, however. All over New England, and even stretching as far as Minnesota, according to the Star Tribune, people are finding chickens to be the perfect way to try raising their own food. Just last year, 278 cases of salmonella, a harmful bacteria common in raw foods, were linked to chicken products from Foster Farms, a local food producer in the West Coast, accord-
One of Tony Lulek’s chickens peers out from behind its wire. A growing number of Holliston residents are opting to keep chickens as a way of providing healthful food for their families.
ing to CNN. And in 2010, there was a recall of over 500 million eggs due to salmonella poisoning. With eggs becoming such a risky purchase, it’s no wonder people are beginning to look towards home-grown solutions.
as much anymore.” He adds that people “want their food closer.” Because of this, it’s no wonder that locally grown food businesses are experiencing a boom as well.
“People are worried about their food,” said Lulek, “they don’t trust [store-bought] food
CHICKENs continued on page 2
By J.D. O’Gara
crying baby waiting.
When it comes to feeding your baby, says Holliston Mom Miriam Kutcher, “breast is best is a given, and there is nothing as simple as breastfeeding,” but for those Moms who need to use formula for their infants, the process of preparing formula is anything but simple. Kutcher has come up with a way to simplify mixing and adjusting the temperature of formula with her new invention, “Moozi,” to launch a Kickstarter campaign on November 3.
“The challenges that I am solving, if you are using formula, how can you make formula easier?” says Kutcher, who, along with her husband Evan, has two children, Caroline, in grade 5 and Sophie in grade three. “You pre-set it just like you would your coffee machine,” says Kutcher, referring to the Keurigtype machines popular now. The formula is prepared and ready, at a safe temperature, in under a minute. However, she says, “this is a parent-driven machine. You pick the bottle, you pick the formula, you decide how much. The pod is reusable and it comes with three. You fill the pod, load the water, and you’re all ready to go—whenever you’re ready.” Kutcher explains that the machine is designed to dispense dry formula powder and water in a manner so that they mix in the bottle, thus eliminating a lot of concern over sanitation. “You’re not creating any bacte-
“There are recommendations that warm formula that’s like body temperature is easier for babies to digest potentially, but when you have formula, you have to heat the water, and you shouldn’t microwave it, so you have to put it on the stove. You’re constantly checking, because if you leave it in there too long it overheats,” she says. Nowadays, she says, they do have bottle warmers, almost like a cup, but they “get gucky and gross,” she says. And the problem, is that formula that is mixed should not sit around, so all of this needs to be done with a hungry,
keurig continued on page 6
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