Meat consumption in America is killing more than just cute fuzzy animals, it's killing the environment. Don't believe me? You can learn all about it here. The numbers are pretty shocking.
So what to do? Eat great food, of course! Moosewood specializes in tasty healthy vegetarian recipes. You can try some of them out here for free. Aaron and I are eating Rumpledethumps tonight for dinner. Tasty stuff.
If you don't want to go pure veg, you can do what my meat loving brother does. He tries to eat meat only once a day.
Or you can do nothing at all.
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Fortunately because Katy is a vegetarian, I can eat meat at every meal. It evens out. Now if only I did eat meat at every meal.
Ha ha. I'm sure you can find a way if you really try! Bacon bits on everything?
One thing we try to do here is buy locally produced meat. That's a lot easier in Vermont because there are plenty of organic and relatively humane small farms (bison, beef, turkey, chicken, even some ham). Sometimes you can get in on a deal with friends. But, more than local meat, Vermont is a great place to get local produce! Eating locally produced food is very big here. It's good for everybody.
Word of Wisdom states that meat should be eaten sparingly...I think once a day is plenty. And I love the idea of buying locally produced meat and produce but I have found the meat much more expensive...
That is does. It also says that meat is ordained for the "use of man with thanksgiving." Believe me I am full of thanksgiving every time I eat meat. Then there's the debate about that comma after used in the next verse:
meat should not be used only in times of famine and cold
or
meat should not be used. Only in times of famine and cold.
There's a pretty strong case for the first interpretation, particularly because verse fifteen talks about grain only being used in times of famine. Unless that's the D&C's endorsement of a low carb, low meat diet, I think the principle is to eat all food sparingly though meat can still have pride of place at most every meal (with great thanksgiving).
did i tell you guys that one of my co-workers who only works like 2 days a week like me, spends the rest of his week as a cow farmer? he sells the cows to local butchers in charlottesville (he's one of the former commune-residents also), but it can be a pretty good deal if you split a cow with a few other families. I look forward to doing more of that when we have more freezer space too.
interesting post, though, kate. definitely good to consider what we're contributing to.
Aaron, I love the logic that because Katy is a vegetarian you don't need to worry about it. You've pretty much got a free ticket to eat it whenever you want! :D
I'm not a huge meat eater myself, the meat I eat is almost always chicken or fish. I love a good steak, but don't eat red meat on a regular basis at all.
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