http://www.foodbubbles.com/blog/2009/02/26/true-cost-of-beef-flowchart/ Why Food Politics Matters Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:32:51 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.foodbubbles.com/blog/2009/02/26/true-cost-of-beef-flowchart/comment-page-1/#comment-8256 Al Gore Denounces Factory Farming | Food Bubbles Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:01:44 +0000 http://www.foodbubbles.com/blog/?p=921#comment-8256 [...] follows on the heels of a controversy over Al Gore eating meat despite it’s well-documented damage to the environment.  Some environmental activists have called him a hypocrite for continuing to [...] [...] follows on the heels of a controversy over Al Gore eating meat despite it’s well-documented damage to the environment.  Some environmental activists have called him a hypocrite for continuing to [...]

]]> http://www.foodbubbles.com/blog/2009/02/26/true-cost-of-beef-flowchart/comment-page-1/#comment-5681 Dairy Farms Contaminate Water And Get Away With It | Food Bubbles Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:09:09 +0000 http://www.foodbubbles.com/blog/?p=921#comment-5681 [...] the average industrialized dairy or meat farmer is too much for local farms to use.  Following the “true cost” of beef flowchart I made a while ago, you can see how water contamination is the inevitable conclusion of the [...] [...] the average industrialized dairy or meat farmer is too much for local farms to use.  Following the “true cost” of beef flowchart I made a while ago, you can see how water contamination is the inevitable conclusion of the [...]

]]> http://www.foodbubbles.com/blog/2009/02/26/true-cost-of-beef-flowchart/comment-page-1/#comment-3268 Food Politics Taking Its Rightful Place In Mainstream Media | Food Bubbles Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:46:41 +0000 http://www.foodbubbles.com/blog/?p=921#comment-3268 [...] closely followed is, of course, global warming and the environmental crisis in general.  All that pesticide runoff and animal waste takes its toll on the land and the people living on and near [...] [...] closely followed is, of course, global warming and the environmental crisis in general.  All that pesticide runoff and animal waste takes its toll on the land and the people living on and near [...]

]]> http://www.foodbubbles.com/blog/2009/02/26/true-cost-of-beef-flowchart/comment-page-1/#comment-119 A Beef Cartoon-A Cut Above The Rest? | Food Bubbles Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:25:53 +0000 http://www.foodbubbles.com/blog/?p=921#comment-119 [...] flowchart about the hidden costs of industrial beef production focused on the creation the beef itself, not [...] [...] flowchart about the hidden costs of industrial beef production focused on the creation the beef itself, not [...]

]]> http://www.foodbubbles.com/blog/2009/02/26/true-cost-of-beef-flowchart/comment-page-1/#comment-118 foodbubbles Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:28:10 +0000 http://www.foodbubbles.com/blog/?p=921#comment-118 You're quite right on all accounts. I'm not sure who said it, but seems to ring very true in this industrialized economy that, "There is money to be made in the food business, unless you're trying to grow it." You’re quite right on all accounts. I’m not sure who said it, but seems to ring very true in this industrialized economy that, “There is money to be made in the food business, unless you’re trying to grow it.”

]]> http://www.foodbubbles.com/blog/2009/02/26/true-cost-of-beef-flowchart/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Curiousfarmer Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:26:47 +0000 http://www.foodbubbles.com/blog/?p=921#comment-116 Great post. I was feeling defensive until I saw the flow chart. You pretty much nailed it. The flow chart for grass-finished beef looks different, of course. There are some who feel grass-finished beef can improve global warming by imitating the soil-building techniques of the bison. Also, the cattle industry may be making a great profit, but cattle farmers are not. The average cattle farmer would be better off if CAFOs were banned and they were forced to grass-finish. The steep learning curve would be detrimental to some, though. Great post. I was feeling defensive until I saw the flow chart. You pretty much nailed it.
The flow chart for grass-finished beef looks different, of course. There are some who feel grass-finished beef can improve global warming by imitating the soil-building techniques of the bison.
Also, the cattle industry may be making a great profit, but cattle farmers are not. The average cattle farmer would be better off if CAFOs were banned and they were forced to grass-finish. The steep learning curve would be detrimental to some, though.

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