Farmers say people can still take a bite out of climate change while eating red meat, pushing back against global headlines calling for major changes to the world’s farming and eating habits.
A UN report released last week left people hungry to know more about what they should eat if they want to help curb the climate crisis. Although it stopped short of explicitly advocating switching to a vegan or vegetarian diet, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recommended reducing meat consumption.
“It hurts my soul to hear that we’re viewing red meat as detrimental to climate change,” said Ottawa farmer Amber Payne. “I look at it as a solution to fix many global problems.”
Payne is one of a number of small-scale “regenerative farmers” who believe that raising grass-fed cattle can actually help reduce greenhouse gas emissions… more
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