The global livestock sector is growing faster than any other agricultural sub-sector.
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 Traditionally, vegans do not eat honey. The very mention of honey and my new found veganism caused some animated debate at a restaurant the other day. So, this will be discussed and debated on this blog in the near future. Source  20 vegetarians can be fed from the same area of land as 1 meat based diet. We can feed the world, it just can’t be meat that we are feeding them. Source Soy milk has slightly more protein than cow’s milk.
Source: Your local supermarket! Approximately 70% of the deforested areas of the Amazon Rainforest are used for raising livestock. Source Turns out that I am a vegan. I assure you that no-one is more surprised than me! I had been thinking about becoming a vegetarian for moral reasons for some time but never quite had the courage to plunge in. My Dad was a butcher (ah, yeah, Dad… I’m now vegan!) so [...] The population of the United States is: 270 million The number of people who could be fed by the grain and soybeans eaten by U.S. livestock is: 1.3 billion Source vs World-wide, livestock produces more greenhouse gas (18% of the world total) than all types of transport combined. Source Two weeks ago, I built up the courage to try something new. I decided to follow my heart and do something against the grain, swim up stream. I chose to be a vegan. Let’s start before 2 weeks ago. I love meat. I would buy the meatiest pizza’s just because they had the most meat. I [...] |
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