Re:The Coming Food Catastrophe
by paulryanrogers on Thursday May 19, 2022 @08:54PM
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Can it be fixed and meet all the demand for beef today? And without making people poor in the process?
Perhaps the solution is a mix of both: eat less meat and only eat sustainably raise meat.
Grass-fed cows use more land and water than grain-fed cows. So no.
On other hand they can be grown where there is enough land and enough water... Just because parts of the world has lack of water doesn't mean there is lack everywhere. In many parts there is even enough rain.
Are you going to take your bucket out to the Great Plains and capture some of that water?
I can play that game too. Are you going to solve hunger by conjuring more great plains and have the cows graze there?
Because that's the point I'm making. Grass fed beef cannot scale up beyond current production to solve hunger.
Search for "100% grass fed beef". There are many ranches that sell it around the country, even in California. Some deliver, some sell in farmer's markets, and a few products are even available in markets like Sprouts.[1]
The fact that it's not available in most supermarkets could be fixed.
1: https://www.sprouts.com/healthy-living/sprouts-butcher-shop-...