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Showing Original Post only (View all)Climate change's enduring drought signals that we'll need protein alternatives to meat farming. [View all]
Especially cattle farming. Farmers have already been feeding cows candy and inexpensive filler because feed prices are soaring due to drought. Unsustainable.
What are valid alternatives? Superfoods such as quinoa and such? I'm certainly not a vegetarian but we should expect (or work for) superfoods to bulk out our meals. Especially if/when beef becomes increasingly expensive.
http://www.savvyvegetarian.com/vegetarian-recipes/basic-quinoa.php
"Quinoa has the most protein of any grain,and the highest fat content. It's a great source of vitamins & minerals, Quinoa is higher in lysine than wheat, and is considered a complete protein."
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Climate change's enduring drought signals that we'll need protein alternatives to meat farming. [View all]
Fire Walk With Me
Dec 2012
OP
Hemp is drought resistant, also pest resistant, AND it builds stressed out soils. nt
patrice
Dec 2012
#5
Legalize HEMP. = Complete low bad-fat proteins, materiel, & small scale entrepreneurship. nt
patrice
Dec 2012
#2
Yeah, the bug protein thing. Sigh...I'd rather eat beautiful, innocent bunny rabbits first.
Fire Walk With Me
Dec 2012
#6
don't you dare be hunting my neighborhood bunnies.... They are in a very protected zone....
hlthe2b
Dec 2012
#20
It's not polite to remind everyone that the FDA allow a certain % of bug in every can of food!
Fire Walk With Me
Dec 2012
#14
Interesting, but I'm thinking locally and also factoring in shipping, which may suffer increasing
Fire Walk With Me
Dec 2012
#16
Many people are turning to small animal farming but that may not be sustainable either. We are doing
jwirr
Dec 2012
#19
It should be obvious unless you are a psychpathetic killer or an advocate of genocide
Nikia
Dec 2012
#38
To vegetarianists, everything that happens is a signal that we need alternatives to meat farming
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#26