We are what we eat. It makes perfect sense, doesn’t it?

Our good health depends on the quality, not quantity, of food we consume each and every day.

In Placer County we are truly blessed that not only do we have plenty of fresh fruits, nuts and vegetables right outside our back doors, but also we have local farmers who raise healthy grass-fed beef, lamb, pork, and poultry and the meats are available throughout the year at local farmers markets.

Eating grass-fed meat supports sustainable agriculture, which provides environmental health, economic profitability and social and economic equity. Read more…

Jenna Woginrich was a vegetarian for most of her adult life until she became aware of the horrors of conventional American livestock farming. She now owns and operates a small environmentally friendly farm where she raises chicken, pork, lamb, rabbit, turkey and eggs. Read more…

Slaughter fights to keep antibiotics effective; Reduce unnecessary use in animals

Slaughter Reintroduces the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee, today said we must take action to limit the overuse of antibiotics in animals so these life-saving drugs remain effective in the treatment of human illnesses. Read more…

Kittery, York schools move to grass fed beef

Move over, chipped beef on toast. Grass-fed beef is now on the cafeteria menu at schools in York and Kittery, Maine.

Food Service Director Doris Demers has long bought local produce to serve to students as part of her farm to school program. This fall, she extended the slow food movement to hamburgers and cheeseburgers made from grass fed beef raised in Maine. Read more…

For better health – for you, the animal and the Earth – meat-eaters should opt for grassfed beef.

Read more: http://www.thedailygreen.com/going-green/tips/grassfed-beef-benefits