About My Quest

Happy pigs in mud, cows in clover. This is the way we like to think of farm animals. Unfortunately this is most often not the case. My love of animals and conviction that eating meat is part of the ideal healthy human diet has led me to seek out meat that is:

Humanely raised and treated
Free range
Grass fed
Hormone and Antibiotic free
Pesticide free
Affordable

Although certified organic food is wonderful because you are assured that the producers strictly satisfy the above criteria the cost of these products is generally very high and not affordable for everyone.
'Organic' is a ridiculous term because it simply means that it consists of natural elements. Many food producers are predominantly 'organic' by the definition set out by reputable certifiers however for a range of reasons they do not bother with the expense of becoming certified.
Many farmers produce food that fits the list above and I plan to find them. I encourage you to band together with friends, family and colleagues to buy in bulk direct from these farmers.

Sunday, October 9, 2011

The Food Sage says it better...

Yet again I am going to link to The Food Sage a great blog for those interested in food and all manner of issues that surround it, I love reading her exquisitely written, thought provoking articles.

Essentially this entry eloquently makes the same suggestion that I am. That there is an opportunity for positive change through consumer choices, reducing meat consumption, adding vegetarian meals to our diet and wasting less of an animal by eating nose to tail.

The gist is that it is unrealistic to preach one answer. Vegetarianism may be a wonderful solution to issues of sustainability and animal welfare but only a minority will adopt it for ethical reasons. We all agree factory farming is the most hideous practice. If we could successfully lessen or eradicate intensively farmed meat by offering compromise solutions to the mainstream it would be a major win and a more likely outcome than a lofty ideal such as universal vegetarianism.

Please find the time to read the whole article here


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