Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["Aliza" <realfood@wonderfulfarm.com>]

I am getting so tired of this whole grain/water consumption commentary about 
livestock.  It is only a truth within the context of the conventional ag 
community.  Lots of folks out there doing pasture fed (no or almost no 
grain) meats and dairy.  While reduced consumption is helpful the biggest 
help will come from changing the way we grow our meats and dairy.

Aliza

<<<<<Because livestock are heavy consumers of grain, water, and land,
reevaluating our levels of meat consumption is another key step toward
balanced living. The Worldwatch Institute reports: "Perhaps the greatest
potential for increasing food use efficiency lies in reducing consumption
of meat...[R]educing consumption of [livestock], especially beef, could
free up massive quantities of grain and reduce pressures on land."(2)>>>>>>