Monday, March 21, 2011

Undeniably Sustainable Animal Foods

I'm so sick of hearing the oversimplified argument that 'meat is bad for the environment'. Here are three whole categories of food that either promote ecological health or have a neutral effect. (Be sure to account for the benefit of excluding unsustainable grain production.)


1. Regenerative organic husbandry, like pastured beef (read this Guardian piece)

2. Overpopulated species, like deer and rabbit (read this post)

3. Alternative protein, like insects (watch this TED talk)


Further reading:

Meat: A Benign Extravagance, Simon Fairlie

The Vegetarian Myth, Lierre Keith



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