The simple to say, not so easy to do solution is to buy local as much as you can, support regenerative farmers and ranchers, and vary your menu. It's even possible to grow cattle, hogs and chickens sustainably, it just doesn't fit BigAg's business plan and would cut seriously into Chuck Grassley's campaign funds. After 50 years in the bu…
The simple to say, not so easy to do solution is to buy local as much as you can, support regenerative farmers and ranchers, and vary your menu. It's even possible to grow cattle, hogs and chickens sustainably, it just doesn't fit BigAg's business plan and would cut seriously into Chuck Grassley's campaign funds. After 50 years in the business it's hard not to climb on the soapbox.
For the record, Purdue University's Dept. of Entomology has produced a fairly flashy and, I'm told, highly edible multi-course fundraising dinner entirely based on insect proteins for a long time. I've eaten crickets, ants and mealworms, and, on the whole, prefer them to Impossible Burgers and any other plant based fake meat products I've tried.
The simple to say, not so easy to do solution is to buy local as much as you can, support regenerative farmers and ranchers, and vary your menu. It's even possible to grow cattle, hogs and chickens sustainably, it just doesn't fit BigAg's business plan and would cut seriously into Chuck Grassley's campaign funds. After 50 years in the business it's hard not to climb on the soapbox.
For the record, Purdue University's Dept. of Entomology has produced a fairly flashy and, I'm told, highly edible multi-course fundraising dinner entirely based on insect proteins for a long time. I've eaten crickets, ants and mealworms, and, on the whole, prefer them to Impossible Burgers and any other plant based fake meat products I've tried.