My guest this week is Jo Robinson of EatWild and author of Pasture Perfect: The Far-Reaching Benefits of Choosing Meat, Eggs, and Dairy Products from Grass-Fed Animals.
Eating animal products and meat from grass fed animals is the environmentally friendly choice.
Animals raised in confinement are unhealthy and not eating their natural diet. Therefore they require antibiotics and hormones in order to turn a profit for their owners. Their meat and milk is also much more likely to be contaminated with e.coli, salmonella and other pathogens.
When you buy meat and milk from a local, small farmer, you are supporting healthy green eating! Not to mention that grass fed meat is tastier and much healthier. One reason for this is because of the higher amounts of certain nutrients, such as Omega 3 fatty acids and CLA in grass fed.
Carrie,
As a Rancher and Grass Fed Beef person. THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU! I cannot say this enough! I really appreciate the fact that you do not avidly promote vegetarianism as “more green” or the BEST way to go green.
If you buy from LOCAL, or small farmers, you will find that more and more of us ARE green in the way that we raise our beef.
We primarily raise our calves on grass and do use a small amount of corn to finish them (less than 1 month & they always have grass access) and give that great corn flavor without all of the bad side effects multiplied.
THANK YOU AGAIN!!
Shanen Ebersole
http://greenranchingmom.blogspot.com
Ebersole Cattle Co