Omnivore’s Dilemma – Meat is sooo good but it’s killing the planet.

I love meat.  But I don’t eat it any more.  My parents still make fun of me for being vegetarian and might still think I should see a shrink.   Ha ha.

Why would a meat and potatoes guy who liked steak for breakfast quit meat?  There were reasons and the most important is that I knew the livestock industry was killing the planet. and I could be healthy and happy without meat.  That was nearly 20 years ago and I’m still alive – without meat.

National Geographic is pursuing a worthy series of articles on The Future of Food and how to feed the growing population.  The story for November, Carnivore’s Dilemma,  caught my eye because of the easy to understand charts that show the cost of beef, in particular, to the planet.  The cattle industry is turning the planet into a desert.

The NG article received  criticism because it was lenient on the current industry from meat producers to feed producers to drug providers and GMO purveyors.  But the message is clear:  the human population can NOT be sustained on the current meat diet  and system of food production.  It’s everyone’s responsibility to take a step in the right direction of reducing consumption of the planet.

I used to make fun of Vegetarians and Tofu Eaters … now I’m one. 🙂

National Geographic: The Future of Food