Grass-fed v. Feedlot Cows – So Many Benefits for You and the Earth

Dr. Mercola’s commentary on an article from Time magazine is fantastic. Both Time and Dr. Mercola provide great rationale for making the switch to free-range meat, in addition to the arguments about improving health, to justify the extra cost of grass-fed beef. With extra cost being a concern for my family, I shopped around and found a rancher from whom I buy directly. The cost from my rancher is $3.30 a pound when I split one quarter of a cow with another family. I do this several times a year.

Here is Dr. Mercola’s article: The Ominous Beef Cover Up: The Hidden Truth Behind the Meat on Your Plate.

This is the first paragraph from the Time article, which is linked to Dr. Mercola’s article:

On a farm in coastal Maine, a barn is going up. Right now it's little more than a concrete slab and some wooden beams, but when it's finished, the barn will provide winter shelter for up to six cows and a few head of sheep. None of this would be remarkable if it weren't for the fact that the people building the barn are two of the most highly regarded organic-vegetable farmers in the country: Eliot Coleman wrote the bible of organic farming, The New Organic Grower, and Barbara Damrosch is the Washington Post's gardening columnist. At a time when a growing number of environmental activists are calling for an end to eating meat, this veggie-centric power couple is beginning to raise it. "Why?" asks Coleman, tromping through the mud on his way toward a greenhouse bursting with December turnips. "Because I care about the fate of the planet."

It is definitely worth the few minutes to read them both.

Comments

[Melisa]

Which farmer do you buy from?

[Laura Combs]

Hi Melisa. I buy from Rainbow Meadows Farms at the State Farmers Market. Their link is on the upper right hand side of my blog. I buy most of my beef, though, from Baldwin Beef, as they are less expensive when you by 1/4 or 1/2 a cow.

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