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Aussie Bridge Has a Cow, Man

Sydney Harbour span picnic features livestock, hectare of real turf

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(Newser) – Australians will get up close and personal with their breakfast on Sunday when 15 cows and a football field’s worth of turf take over the Sydney Harbour Bridge for a picnic. The cows and grass are part of “Breakfast on the Bridge,” an event that showcases regional produce. Ticketholders will be allowed to get their milk directly, uh, from the source.

''For some people that come from the city, it's going to be an eye-opener that milk comes out of an actual cow and not a carton,'' said one farmer.

Several cows stand in snow, at 1245 meters above sea level in Gaebris, Appenzell, Switzerland, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009.
Several cows stand in snow, at 1245 meters above sea level in Gaebris, Appenzell, Switzerland, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009.   (AP Photo/Keystone, Ennio Leanza)
A cow walks in a march by Belgian farmers in Brussels, Monday, Sept. 7, 2009. The banner reads: 'My milk for a fair price'.
A cow walks in a march by Belgian farmers in Brussels, Monday, Sept. 7, 2009. The banner reads: 'My milk for a fair price'.   (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)
A man snap photos with the Sydney Harbor Bridge in the background, Jan. 6, 2009.
A man snap photos with the Sydney Harbor Bridge in the background, Jan. 6, 2009.   (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
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bewilderbeast
Oct 23, 09 3:49 AM CDT
The cow picture? Australia = Austria = Switzerland, more or less? ---------- Wonder if them Aussies will slice off some steaks for the city people, too? Reply
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schmidtkoff
Oct 23, 09 4:50 PM CDT
i remember, when i was young, hanging out at old man erway's small farm, riding his morgan horse and afterwards hanging out in the milk house and drinking fresh cow's milk out of the stainless bins, still frothy, warm and good. even with the requisite flies floating in the foam. Reply
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