RE: Reducing Red Meat in 2018 - A Matter of Health, Ethics, & Sustainability
Hello @kiaraantonoviche. Found this post trough our Discord.
I completely understand your 2018 resolution and why you want to change, but I want to share a different perspective with you.
In Permaculture we say, that a life consisting of reducing your footprint and doing less harm through a life in abstinence is no fun at all. We embrace life thats full of intense interaction with nature whilst simultaneously yielding abundantly for humans, animals and plants, therefore healing the planet. A Permaculture lifestyle is an intense footprint lifestyle. Intensely healing!
That said, its not the yes or no, thats making eating red meet bad, its the how. Have you ever heard of holistic management, mob grazing or rotational grazing? These techniques make eating red meet healing for the planet. Don't mind the water that is incorporated in the meet, in a well designed Permaculture system the water comes from the rain, no electrical power or sewage systems needed. And the poo goes into the ground, feeding soil life, sequestring CO2, growing topsoil, creating abundance. The animals are extremely happy with a fresh salad bar every day and will truely only have one bad day in theri life.
Check out Richard Perkins or Joel Salatin on this. It is really fascinating.
And here is Alan Savory original Ted talk on this topic:
https://www.ted.com/talks/allan_savory_how_to_green_the_world_s_deserts_and_reverse_climate_change
We just need to fight for how our meet is produced. Spread the word.
All the best.
Moritz
I definitely want the meat I potentially continue eating to be produced via better means but I want to reduce my meat consumption regardless! Thanks for the resources!
As I wrote you this comment I developed the thought of a longer article about this. Lets see when I will put it together.. Here in Portugal people eat meat every single day. Maybe even in two meals. Of course this is absolutely destructive with the meet production model the stuff comes from. I personally eat meat every 2nd day one meal and suffer with the knowlege where it comes from. It is very very difficult to find meet that makes a positive impact on the planet. But at least here in Portugal you eat a cow from the tongue, to the tail with innards, bone broth and fat. So
the waste is less. But in the end it is definitely our consumers job to educate our producers and tell them what we want. I believe in change.