In our feature story, “Meaty Truths,” Melinda Hemmelgarn sheds light on the many issues that have made conscious eaters wary of the industrial meat system, steering omnivores toward wiser choices such as grass-fed beef. But in “Why Go Vegan,” we learn that even grass-fed cattle place a burden on the environment, producing more methane and requiring more land and water than crops, and that choosing a vegetarian or vegan diet is a “win-win-win”—benefiting the animals, the planet and our health. Then in our Wise Words article, land manager Allan Savory argues that holistic pasturing—livestock farming aided by holistic, planned grazing that mimics nature—can reverse climate change. Whichever view we take, we are moving in the right direction.
