A great visual that highlights our need for meat.
Personally, I think this speaks for itself.
USDA Destroys Local Economies
The United States Department of Agriculture has good intentions:
It’s responsible for developing and implementing government policy on farming, agriculture and food. It aims to meet the needs of farmers and ranchers, promote agricultural trade and production, work to assure food safety, protect natural resources, foster rural communities and end hunger in the United States and abroad. (See source.)
Freezer Madness and the Long Winter Ahead
Although not aesthetically pleasing, freezing is a simple process for the preserving novice.
The Grass-Fed Manifesto (part 2)
If you eat meat, especially beef, it is mandatory that you read Michael Moss’ article “E. Coli Path Shows Flaws in Inspection,” published October 3, 2009 in The New York Times. If, after reading the article, you still want to eat beef, know that you risk the same fate of Stephanie Smith unless you are willing to purchase your meat from a local, family-run, small-scale farm that raises its cows on grass (as close to 100% as possible) and leaves its chickens to roam freely in empty pastures. Every time you disregard these meat products for their high costs, consider the cost of long-term hospitalization, paralysis and/or death.
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The Grass-Fed Manifesto (Part I)
In my household we eat meat and we are proud of the meat we eat.
Taking pride in the foods we consume is trendy and popular in America right now. The organic movement has exploded in the last decade; the local food movement is growing strong; and sustainable means of food production are also gaining traction, (though this last term is less easily defined.) For me though, I am waiting for ‘grass-fed’ to join the mainstream lexicon. Well, maybe it has and maybe it hasn’t. Some people have heard the phrase, but I don’t think most folks know why this concept is so important. Consider this the beginning of why.
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