I’m just back from a wonderful tour of Uruguay, where I spent ten days on farms and at multiple speaking events. This is my favorite part of my job. It’s fun for me to travel to new countries and meet livestock producers, speak to policymakers, and have conversations with like-minded people who are concerned about […]
Celebrating Sustainable Livestock Production in Uruguay Read More »
Without animals, our entire ecosystem and our health will fall apart. On October 1, 2019 a “controversial” study was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine titled “Effect of Lower versus Higher Read Meat Intake on Cardiometabolic and Cancer Outcomes: A Systemic Review of Randomized Trials”. The review evaluated the data of 12 randomized studies
I’m a Dietitian and Here’re 11 Reasons Why I’m Team Meat Read More »
“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.” – John Muir There was a recent article in The Washington Post entitled “Meat is Horrible”, once again vilifying meat, that was full of inaccurate statements about the harm cattle impose on the land, how bad it
Meat is Magnificent: Water, Carbon, Methane & Nutrition Read More »
** August 11, 2019 update – please visit www.sacredcow.info for all current film-related information. We are just finishing up production and will move into post production this fall. The film is expected to release next summer (2020). – Diana It’s been an exciting year working on the film project. The first big news I
It’s been a while since I’ve posted a recipe. Life has been sort of nuts with lots of travel and long hours working on Kale vs. Cow. But I do sometimes get a break to cook, and this recipe is fantastic. I found some confetti “rice” at Whole Foods (mini carrots, broccoli and cauliflower)
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We hear it all the time – cattle are blamed for releasing tons of methane gas, which contributes to global warming. But is it all cattle, or is it the WAY cattle are managed on the land that’s the issue? Some studies have looked at grass-fed beef and have found not only do the animals
It’s Not the COW, it’s the HOW: New Study Shows Grass-fed Beef Can be a Carbon Sink Read More »
In my quest to make a case for “more better meat”, I’ve been criticized at times for being an elitist. People have told me that eating grass-fed beef is simply too expensive and inaccessible. So, I decided to do some investigation and compare the price per ounce of grass-fed beef to other processed foods, meat
Recently, my friend Kate Stillman (pictured above) pinged me about how her local meat sales have dropped by 75% at farmer’s markets this past summer. The cause? A new program intended to increase local fruit and vegetable consumption. This summer, the state of Massachusetts introduced a new benefit to those enrolled in SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition
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My inbox has been inundated with people freaking out about recent papers and articles claiming that grass-fed beef is NOT going to save the planet. Basically, these scientists are ignoring important research and not looking at the full picture. While there’s still work to be done, many have proven that yes, in fact, grass-fed
Amazing Grazing: Why Grass-Fed Beef Isn’t to Blame in the Climate Change Debate Read More »
Those of you that follow me on Instagram probably saw a few dreamy photos of my recent trip to Belcampo’s Meat Camp. As promised, I wanted to share some more images and info on my experience. Being from the East Coast, I was unfamiliar with Belcampo until Michelle Tam connected me to Anya Fernald, the
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