Tag: sustainability
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Debunking the Biggest Myths About Raising Beef Cattle
I think it’s highly important to know how our food is produced and that includes knowing how it was planted, bred, raised, harvested, processed and prepared. Knowledge is power and during these days of conspiracy theories, social media bots and “fake news,” it’s important to have confidence in the facts that are being presented. Confidence…
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Dear Burger King: I’m a Cattle Rancher and I’m Not Mad, But Can We Talk?
Dear Mr. Burger King (or should I call you King Burger?), I’m a cattle rancher and although I probably have ample reason to be offended and mad, I’m not here to boycott or cancel your burger chain. However, I saw a few things in a recent commercial that did give me pause. Can we chat…
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Who Helps the Environment More: Cows or Oscar Winners?
I will be the first to admit I don’t have a lot in common with Joaquin Phoenix. Case in point, I will never: Win an Oscar Star in a Hollywood blockbuster Wear anything made by Stella McCartney Conversely, Joaquin Phoenix and I do have one major thing in common: we both passionately care about preserving…
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A Burger Won’t Negate an Airplane
Over the past decade, my bovine friends have started to receive a bad rap for releasing their bodily fumes into the air (apparently they are the only animals on the planet that belch – shame!). Many people have even gone so far as to blame our planet’s changing climate on cows, in an attempt to…
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Changing Your Diet Won’t Help the Environment, but These 5 Changes Sure Will
There is a lot of discussion around climate change these days and rightfully so. It seems as if we have more and more natural disasters, more severe weather instances and the science points to humans causing this. I care deeply about our environment – I don’t want my daughter and future grandchildren to experience disastrous…