The Ugly Side of Raising Meat to Eat

I am mostly a vegan, who also eats a bit of fish, mostly what I catch. I also strongly believe that eating a lot of meat is bad for you, and bad for our World.

Why? For starters, you can get the same nutrition from plants that you get from meat, at a cost of 1/10 of the water, energy, land area, and nutrients that eating animals costs.

Add to that all the studies (like the China Study) which show for us humans, eating only plants is far more healthy, than eating meat plus plants.

For a nice review by Marc Guenther, see Yet Another Reason to Eat Less Meat.

Eating Recommendations for your New Year's Resolutions

You have heard it from me before, Eat Plant Based, as much as you possibly can.

It is a simple program, it truthfully is not hard to follow, there are no cost penalties, there are no technical stoppers, it will benefit your health, AND it will benefit the sustainability of our Earth for future generations.

Many of you know Dorthy Greet who sent me this link from J. Morris Hicks. He advocates eating at least 80% plant based. That is about where I am, as I do eat a bit of fish that I catch.

Since it is now 4 pm on New Years Eve, I will conclude. But in 2014, I hope you will take the time to watch Morris' to the point short video, and followup on his very constructive recommendations for you, and for Our Earth.

All the best for a healthy and happy new year,
Bill

Going Green for Our Health.... and Our Grandchildren's Future

 Lettuce and parsley in Fintel garden, May 2013, Bill Fintel photo

Salads grown locally. They make sense, and they are happening. The more greens we eat, and the less beef we eat, the better off we and our planet will be, and also the better off will be our grandchildren.

It is really very simple math. We can be very healthy eating a plant based diet...in fact much more healthy than eating a lot of plant fed animals. And we improve upon the energy conversion efficiency of taking in directly the solar energy processed by plants, instead of allowing it to pass through a second inefficient energy converting process of the cow or the chicken or pig, etc.

So who is making this all the more possible in the busy northeast? Bright Farms!

But you too can also grow and consume your own greens, or you can buy from a local organic gardener, like Hattie's Garden, and she also sells starter organic vegetable plants.

 Pirat Butterhead lettuce from Hattie, a Fintel favorite, Bill Fintel photo

Global Health Catastrophe

In the above link, the British Medical Journal and the Lancet warn of the the effects of global warming. In this editorial, they not only include strong recommendations for a carbon-free society, but also for population stabilization, an approach which we believe is essential, but often ignored.