By: Scientist
I know we've had this discussion before but I think this bears pointing out: The problem with the "just buy your beef in bulk from a responsible local rancher" solution is that it doesn't really scale....
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And bear in mind before pointing out that local beef isn't always that expensive that buying by the quarter requires things like a deep freezer (impossible for many poor urban apartment-dwellers)...
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"I'm the king of Kansas City, no thanks, Omaha, thanks a lot." --couldn't be helped.
View ArticleBy: melissam
The solution is not for everyone to go out and buy safe, delicious, ethical beef, simply because there is not and never will be enough of that to go around at anything remotely resembling current...
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And bear in mind before pointing out that local beef isn't always that expensive that buying by the quarter requires things like a deep freezer (impossible for many poor urban apartment-dwellers)...
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For immediate release to the poor: There is no longer enough sustainably raised beef for everyone. In our generosity, we, the rich, have decided to sacrifice our own health by reserving the remaining...
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it uses even more land per cow than industrial ranching does. This isn't really a problem, it's an opportunity. Here in New England, we have loads of excellent pasturage that was abandoned for the...
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I completely understand where you (melissam, KathrynT, Miko) are coming from, and the points you make are totally reasonable. I would quibble a bit with the scenario you outline, melissam. I realize...
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Much of the Northeast is very heavily settled and it's a fairly small region of the country in general with very high land values. Right, and yet there is tons of open land. Just tons of it, though you...
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Well, fair enough. We could probably have more small ranches in Vermont and New Hampshire and western Massachusetts and it wouldn't hurt anyone. It would be nice to have more agriculture in that part...
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6. Consumers either continue buying conventional beef ("I can't afford that fancy stuff") or else buy the premium stuff and call it a day ("I'm doing what I can") Yes, but the whole quibble you had was...
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"Natural" I see all the time and there are few standards for that.Grist on "Natural."
View ArticleBy: Space Coyote
Oil isn't getting cheaper, corn isn't going to be something you can feed a head of beef without making it sick and needing to be pumped full or antibiotics. There is lots of land and more...
View ArticleBy: thelastcamel
I want to know why the farmers' market beef I bought in Seattle was the gnarliest, toughest, gristliest meat I've ever bought. As in, take a few bites and throw the whole shebang out. Not even my...
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I want to know why the farmers' market beef I bought in Seattle was the gnarliest, toughest, gristliest meat I've ever bought. As in, take a few bites and throw the whole shebang out. Not even my...
View ArticleBy: the_artificer
Space Coyote: "There is lots of land and more underemployed, ambitious young people who are considering farming and know that doing it the conventional way isn't an option. The demand column and the...
View ArticleBy: blue t-shirt
Why do the comment threads on meat articles always devolve into lengthy lists of sanctimonious proclamations? Fifty folks stating where they source their beef is not much of a conversation.
View ArticleBy: Miko
I want to know why the farmers' market beef I bought in Seattle was the gnarliest, toughest, gristliest meat I've ever bought. Couple possibilities. One is definitely product quality, so do pursue...
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