The myth of food production "efficiency" in the "ar" debate
On May 15, 8:41*am, "Fred C. Dobbs"
wrote:
On 5/14/2010 3:37 PM, Rupert wrote:
On May 15, 7:23 am, "Fred C.
wrote:
On 5/14/2010 1:34 PM, Dutch wrote:
*wrote
What the efficiency argument actually says, on any reasonably
intelligent reading, is that by going vegan you can have a diet which
is just as tasty and nutritious with a much smaller environmental
footprint. That's the claim, and it's true, and some people reasonably
see it as a good reason for going vegan.
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I would dispute all of the claims in that response.
Vegan diets are not just as tasty, not to me. Meat and dairy introduces
irreplaceable tastes and variety to any diet.
Vegan diets are not just as nutritious in many cases. I have personally
experienced failure to thrive on vegetarian diets and I know many people
have. There was a recent study to this effect posted to aaev, and the
issue is well documented at beyondveg.com.
Vegan diets are not always associated with a smaller environmental
footprint. They CAN BE, but Steven Davis's study, the Polyface Farm, and
the experience of many small farmers illustrate that it is quite
possible to use meat in a diet and have a small environmental footprint.
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