tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post6158153838439083018..comments2024-03-28T10:36:00.148+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: Eating AnimalsSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-43846086807294668572014-06-27T06:24:48.806+01:002014-06-27T06:24:48.806+01:00Ain't: It's great that you have a connecti...Ain't: It's great that you have a connection with a rancher that allows you to know the source of your meat. That would go a long way toward alleviating my concerns.<br /><br />Reya: I think we all need to eat what nourishes us. You're not alone there. Fortunately, I've felt fine on largely veg diets, so for me I think that should be no problem.<br /><br />Ms Moon: I think we DO need to explore that possibility. I don't mind the expense. (It would encourage us to eat less meat by default!)<br /><br />Sharon: Isn't it elegant? I was worried it was an Asian Longhorn, which are invasive and tree-killers, but no. It's a European native.<br /><br />Ellen: At least you're buying organic when you can. That's a big step in the right direction. I am very concerned about the animal's life up until its slaughter. Some of these animals live in such misery and know nothing else. But I understand about eating what you're served!<br /><br />Elizabeth: Thanks. :)<br /><br />Lynne: We definitely needed meat at one time. But now we can cultivate food so much more effectively. If we put all the cultivated land used to grow food for livestock to use growing food for people, we'd be able to feed ourselves much more efficiently.<br /><br />Linda Sue: I'm not aware of a co-op in our area, but I'd agree that in England there is more of a sense of eating locally and seasonally. Apparently factory farming is less of an issue here, but it is gradually coming.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-16610939223150400522014-06-26T19:26:58.207+01:002014-06-26T19:26:58.207+01:00Not sure if it is an option in London but I get ar...Not sure if it is an option in London but I get around the food issues by shopping at the Co-op where everything is local organic, beef is grass fed and out in a field, Chickens are free range outdoor chooks, eggs as well. I prefer to not eat baby animals with faces...too cute. IT is more expensive but a tiny bit of animal with loads of stir fry veg goes a long way.Since I do the shopping mostly, unless Mr.Man goes to some discount warehouse and buys a case of spam!- I have some measure of control over what is consumed. I am not a fancy maker of dinners...just honest simple good food.<br />When I lived in London a hundred years ago there were options,"food for thought" I remember and a lot of eating seasonally, locally, organically. Maybe it was just a trend.Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-10339204100905516852014-06-26T19:15:51.482+01:002014-06-26T19:15:51.482+01:00Sublime photo!
I can understand your feelings. I ...Sublime photo!<br /><br />I can understand your feelings. I have many friends who are vegetarian for the same reasons. But, I don't think mankind would exist today if they had not eaten meat and subsisted instead on fruits and vegetables. It's a tough call for sure.Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875008154587045790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-74560558313840035822014-06-26T17:02:23.994+01:002014-06-26T17:02:23.994+01:00I love the photo that goes along with this post --...I love the photo that goes along with this post -- and given how overwhelming EVERYTHING is to me at this moment in time, I'm going to stare at it a bit more.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-13636394662229765132014-06-26T16:31:02.569+01:002014-06-26T16:31:02.569+01:00Humans are omnivores for a reason. I do understan...Humans are omnivores for a reason. I do understand the ethical dilemma of how modern meat is raised and slaughtered. but I find it hard to say slitting the throat of a cow raised in a pasture is any less cruel. the way it lives perhaps but not the way it's killed. my main concern about eating meat is not so much how the animal is raised though that is important, but all the hormones and antibiotics that we consume through the meat. We buy organic meat when we can, usually just ground beef and chicken since that is generally all that is easily available to us. but eating meat itself is not an issue for me, though I was a vegetarian for several years. I would prefer to eat less than we do but since I'm not the cook, I eat what I'm served.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-79342225860985339222014-06-26T15:41:58.701+01:002014-06-26T15:41:58.701+01:00I've never used the word 'elegant' to ...I've never used the word 'elegant' to describe a bug before but, the one in your photo is certainly elegant looking.<br />Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-15163209650107773562014-06-26T13:40:30.616+01:002014-06-26T13:40:30.616+01:00Is it possible, at least now and then, to have Dav...Is it possible, at least now and then, to have Dave buy from a reliably good source of compassionately raised meat?<br />At least that way, there is some support of such efforts. <br />It is more expensive but it is healthier, tastier, and better for us. And if everyone chose to buy at least a little of their meat from such sources, it would make some difference, I think. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-38066836658474123812014-06-26T13:18:40.510+01:002014-06-26T13:18:40.510+01:00I, too have had a sinus headache. I hope yours is ...I, too have had a sinus headache. I hope yours is now gone. The Sufi acupuncturist put crushed Frankincense and Myrrh into a tiny piece of cheesecloth that I put into a nostril. He left me alone for awhile - I breathed in that beautiful scent and my headache disappeared! It was awesome.<br /><br />As for meat, it's a difficult topic. Especially as I get older, complex protein is what is mot nourishing for me - meat, chicken or fish and vegetables. I don't do well when I eat a lot of bread, pasta and rice. And cheese is something I can't digest. I need to eat what keeps me healthy and energized. I eat mostly very high quality meat though I eat in restaurants, so I'm sure some of what I eat is from industrial farms.<br /><br />I don't think I'm immoral for eating the food that agrees with me. By remaining well fed and healthy, I can be productive. It seems important to me that I not become one of the walking dead, the people who eat food that disagrees with them or doesn't nourish them. <br /><br />It's interesting to think about. Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-54542536705800790192014-06-26T12:41:29.666+01:002014-06-26T12:41:29.666+01:00Actually it is a double edge sword...factory farmi...Actually it is a double edge sword...factory farming is mostly fed to the animals...not the people. Mostly corn and soy...I will not eat any meat from a store...my husband hunts and I buy meat if I have to from a rancher that raises grass fed beef and their own eggs. Yes, it cost more...a lot more for the beef but I figure eat less...ain't for city galshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938751007704247232noreply@blogger.com