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To fish or not to fish
June 30, 2004
You've sworn off red meat long ago and need a break from the winged flesh that's becoming oh-so boring regardless of the way it's cooked. Your disdain of factory farming reinforces your abandoning domesticated animals for food. You're not quite...
The True Cost of Food
June 30, 2004
Chair, National Sustainable Consumption Committee The United States, with less than 5 percent of the world's people, consumes over 25 percent of its resources. And that's not even the bad news. The really scary news is that the rest of the planet...
Grass-Fed Beef: Solution or Diversion?
June 30, 2004
Google 'grass-fed beef' these days and you're likely to see it described as everything from 'old-fashioned goodness,' and 'meat without the guilt' to 'the right thing to do.' Naturally, ranchers, farmers and restaurateurs anxious to profit from...
Organic: Good for you, good for the planet
June 30, 2004
, M.D. National Sustainable Consumption Committee When you choose organically grown food, you protect your health, the health of wild animals and the health of our waterways. Organic food is food that is grown without the use of insecticides,...