Am reading Ruth Ozeki's book, My Year of Meats, and learned about DES which was given to chickens and cattle to speed growth but resulted in very harmful effects for the people who ate the animals. E-I-U!! I am just wondering if vegetarianism is the answer to safe foods.
As ranchers, we support beef protein in the diet of people. Of course, our cattle are grass fed without any hormones. They are raised in a low stress environment and the cattle adore my husband and show their devotion by calling to him and following him around. News of steroid use in cattle is the reason I stopped eating calf's liver. Again, greedy farmers trying to make money fast. But what rancher using ethical and safe cattle production practices is making money? The current going price for weanoff is 67 cents a pound. Checking the price of beef in the supermarkets I know that someone is making a killing $$$wise, but it sure ain't the ranchers.
I think that people need to go back to the old fashion method of bartering so that ranchers can trade their beef with farmers for vegetables, fishermen for seafood. This way, we know who the growers are and can insure food safety. Much aloha goes along with the trading and this way we can keep eating beef, and have our vegetables and seafood at the same time.
We are omnivores for a reason. Moderation in all things.
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