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Or eat grassfed beef, which is grown consuming human-inedible grass that grows for free, instead of being fed human foods that have to be farmed. White Oak Pas
by oDot 4y ago
Or eat grassfed beef, which is grown consuming human-inedible grass that grows for free, instead of being fed human foods that have to be farmed.
White Oak Pastures even claims to have a negative carbon footprint[0], according to a report by a third party which, if I remember correctly, also authored the report behind one of the vegan burger's sustainability claims.
0: https://blog.whiteoakpastures.com/blog/carbon-negative-grassfed-beef https://blog.whiteoakpastures.com/blog/carbon-negative-grass...
- bayesian_horse 4y agoGrass-fed beef is no real solution to the grain shortage. For one the meat is more expensive, for another there is a limit to the land that can be used as meadows but not for other crops.
- avgcorrection 4y agoCan you use the meadows above the tree line for agriculture? That’s what they eat during the summer.
- bayesian_horse 4y agoAs I said, there's a limit to such land, and a limit to how much cattle that can be raised on that land. There's a reason why cattle farming went from extensive to intensive methods.
- avgcorrection 4y agoWhat? There’s a limit to highlands? That entirely depends on where you live. ;)
- donarb 4y agoLimit? The US federal government has over 100 million acres of public land for animal grazing.
- ncmncm 4y agoThat is another problem. And it anyway affects only the US, a very small fraction of world population or land area. That the US is a very large part of the problem, e.g. importing beef, does not help.
- bayesian_horse 4y agoIf that were such a great and practical ressource, they'd be overflowing with cattle or sheep herds like in New Zealand. But it's not. Also the density of grazing isn't that great.