Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["TradingPostPaul" <tradingpost@riseup.net>]

Yes, and I believe that's the whole point. Lower beef consumption and you
lower beef production. 

paul tradingpost@lobo.net

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On 10/13/2007 at 11:00 AM Aliza wrote:

>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)>>>>>>
>
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