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2011-03-06T22:46:41.788-05:00

There is increased energy around taking an active part in understanding our bodies and how to feed them without contaminating them. No matter your priority on this issue - whether it is to eat food not contaminated with chemicals and hormones, or preventing animal abuse, the result is the same - more education leads to less abuse by those whose primary focus in profit and ONLY profit. Don't buy that old saw about big corporations using ethical standards - we already know they don't. Read! Read! Read! And keep your children and grandchildren's welfare on the top of your priority list. Thanks so much for posting this important article.

Hi Janée: Thanks for this important post. I have ...

2011-01-17T11:51:14.554-05:00

Hi Janée:

Thanks for this important post. I have struggled with this issue for some time. Six years ago, I could find NO local sources for humanely-raised meat. Plenty of people purveyed "organically" fed meat, but the issue of the animals' welfare was ignored.

Out of sheer exasperation I became a vegetarian. But about four years ago, I discovered an upstate farmer who pasture-raised animals and killed them humanely. The meat was expensive--at least relative to big AG's subsidized, unnaturally low pricing. But our family committed to eating less meat--and eating only meat coming from farmers who meet our standards of ethical animal welfare.

Consumer used to eating meat 7 days a week need to educate themselves. They can afford this luxury only because of big AG lobbying, tax-payers' subsidies and horrible, unconscionable suffering of animals.

Meat has traditionally been a "feast" food--not everyday fare. Our ancestors ate meat occasionally--on holidays and perhaps once or twice a week. It's time to return to this healthier, more humane and more sustainable way of eating. As Michael Pollan advises, we need to "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."

While certification is some help, I believe the only way to assure humane standards is to know your farmer. Take time to meet her, ask questions and let her know your feelings about animals' lives and deaths.

Today consumers have far more options for buying ethically raised than ever before. I buy from a number of NY farms today, including Hemlock Hill Farm in Cortlandt Manor in Westchetser County. They meet most--but not all--of my ethical standards and they are very open about listening to customer input.