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Eating Animals
Why a group of longtime vegetarians and vegans converted to the idea that flesh and other food from animals can be healthful, environmentally appropriate, and ethical
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Why a group of longtime vegetarians and vegans converted to the idea that flesh and other food from animals can be healthful, environmentally appropriate, and ethical
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A quick primer on turkey origins, a discussion of the different types of species, and, as you shop for the highlight of your Thanksgiving meal, a bit of advice for finding a true heritage turkey
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Mechanization and automation have reduced the difficult physical labor of food production, but they've also rendered agriculture dependent on non-renewable, polluting substitutes
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As the insects that pollinate our crops disappear, a team of scientists has learned that they thrive on land grazed by cattle
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Food lovers are motivated by gluttony—or are they? A writer argues that the food movement is really about moderation.
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Vegans like to argue that eating a pig is no different from eating a dog. According to this rancher, they're wrong.
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A vegetarian rancher takes on one of modern eating's great dilemmas: can you have your planet and eat steak too?
Nicolette Hahn Niman
Yes, cattle produce methane no matter what they eat. But sustainable animals still make smaller environmental hoofprints.
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The rancher explains where to look and what to look for in buying a Thanksgiving bird--and offers cooking advice.
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The rancher shows how to avoid industrial meat for Thanksgiving and says why it's so important to do so.
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