From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <venaurafarm@bellsouth.net>
To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [permaculture] animals in food systems
Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 08:17:15 -0400
Diane Frances wrote:
I would love to learn
more about how to create meals that provide balanced nutrition without using
animal protein and hope we can start a thread on this subject.
Hello Dianne:
Sounds like you've got a nice farm and have accepted the challenge of
making marginal land work for you. A previous thread on soil
improvement, double digging, tools should prove useful to you.
I too have an interest in non meat protein dietary options and have
explored this subject intensely since the early sixties when I
discovered vegetarianism and macrobiotic foods. Later I learned much
about raw foods nutrition.
Just for starters here is a list of non meat protein sources that I
select from daily. I do eat meat but like to rely on vegetarian choices
as often as possible.
food yeast, brewers and red star (yellow flaky)
beans: I like precooked, canned beans, whole or refried
sprouts
nuts
seeds (especially pumpkin, sesame, sunflower)
peanuts
grains, especially barley, rice, oats, corn
soy products: tofu, tempeh, soy milk, fermented: miso, tamari
collards
As far as growing your own, much of this list can be produced on your
own land, some easily, some not so. Setting up a sprout farm is a good
thing. There are very many seeds and beans that can be sprouted for use
cooked or raw in salads, alone or on sandwiches.