"John Coleman" wrote in message
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Is grass fed beef ecological?

NO http://www.foodrevolution.org/askjohn/54.htm


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ROTFLMAO But massive petro-chemical mono-culture crops are? What a hoot!





Here though, read and weep, from you own site, killer...

"...Grass-fed beef not only is lower in overall fat and in saturated fat,
but it has the added advantage of providing more omega-3 fats. These crucial
healthy fats are most plentiful in flaxseeds and fish, and are also found in
walnuts, soybeans and in meat from animals that have grazed on omega-3 rich
grass..."

"...In addition to being higher in healthy omega-3s, meat from pastured
cattle is also up to four times higher in vitamin E than meat from feedlot
cattle, and much higher in conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), a nutrient
associated with lower cancer risk. ..."

"...In addition to consuming less energy, grass-fed beef has another
environmental advantage - it is far less polluting. The animals' wastes drop
onto the land, becoming nutrients for the next cycle of crops..."

"...From a humanitarian perspective, there is yet another advantage to
pastured animal products. The animals themselves are not forced to live in
confinement..."

The only real problem I see is that he thinks that cattle are not now
pastured for most of their lives. All beef cows are pastured now. They
spend most of their lives grazing, and are sent to feedlots for only the
last few weeks. So, the "100 million" cows he talks about having to have on
pasture are already on pasture.


Again, his presentation is an all or nothing perspective, talking about the
whole world. Typical vegan deversion, as there are not enough true vegans
around to really make a difference. I'm only talking about what an
individual *could* do right now to decrease their bloody footprints.
Replacing 100s of 1000s of calories from the veggies you now eat with the
meat from 1 grass-fed cow, or game animal would result in *your*
contributing to the death and suffering of fewer animals.