Lettuce causes more emissions than bacon--Tell that to the Vegan Butcher Shop

[ssv3]

Thought this article was interesting. Fire away! :becky:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/a...ore-greenhouse-gas-emissions-than-bacon-does/

 

[fnjay]

I feel bad for vegans.....so misguided in so many ways. Vegan is not healthier, more environmentally responsible or morally superior to eating meat as an omnivore should! Poor malnourished people have been hoodwinked into giving up their rightful place in the food chain.

 

[gtr]

Well I'm guessing we all know how to celebrate this. Was gonna post a pic of a slab I smoked this weekend, but farkin photobucket is down!

 

[ssv3]

Well I'm guessing we all know how to celebrate this. Was gonna post a pic of a slab I smoked this weekend, but farkin photobucket is down!

I'll help you in the meantime with my recent bacon smoke Greg! :biggrin1:

 

[cheez59]

Best I can do on short notice.

 

[ssv3]

^^^

That's perfect in my book. :thumb:

 

[cowgirl]

I just set some homemade peameal bacon in the fridge to thaw. Count me in for the celebration! :becky:

 

[cliffcarter]

Thought this article was interesting. Fire away! :becky:

I think firing away is the reason for the increase in gaseous emissions from vegans...:twitch:

 

[LYU370]

I think firing away is the reason for the increase in gaseous emissions from vegans...:twitch:

Beans, beans, the magical fruit...

 

[ssv3]

I think firing away is the reason for the increase in gaseous emissions from vegans...:twitch:

:spit:

 

[gtr]

Photobucket is back up...

The sliced stuff is somewhere out in space in little 1's and 0's...

 

[4ever3]

Thought this article was interesting. Fire away! :becky:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/a...ore-greenhouse-gas-emissions-than-bacon-does/

Nothing to fire away at! Like so much of the crap that is crammed down our throats "a plant only diet is better for the environment" is just a number on a loooong list!

 

[Yellowhair42]

 

[Bob C Cue]

I may be in the minority here, but I like bacon. :wink:

 

[jread23]

Buried deep in the article are a few people pointing out how ridiculous the study was. Lettuce is one of the highest cost vegetables to produce and transport in terms of water and energy. Other vegetables are far more environmentally "friendly" than either lettuce or bacon.

 

[fnjay]

Buried deep in the article are a few people pointing out how ridiculous the study was. Lettuce is one of the highest cost vegetables to produce and transport in terms of water and energy. Other vegetables are far more environmentally "friendly" than either lettuce or bacon.

Huge amounts of energy is spent on transportation. If it is about being environmentally friendly then eat local and support your local farmers....that stands for the meat you buy AND the rabbit food....errr....I mean vegetables.

I support local farms that tend to operate the manner that Joel Salatin describes here http://www.polyfacefarms.com/principles/

Monocropping and transportation are much of the real issues if we are speaking strictly about environmental concerns.