now wouldn't that be great : the pig feeds the farmer, who feeds the apple tree. Oh come on! I just had to delete what I was writing cause I was getting madder and madder.
I think it is oldfashioned to label this a humane vs inhumane issue. I think it should be sustainable vs unsustainable issue. Just because you source your meat from the farmer down the road doesn't mean that said farmer has been any more responsible. Yes, I believe that the sustainable system is humane(really should be "quality of life") but I'm not well spoken enough to tell you why in less than 1000 words although if I had to chose one word it would be BALANCE. My mother told me oh so long ago "everything in moderation"...and it's true. Why do we have to have steak topped with foie gras? Why do we have to have foie gras every week? If we had kept Foie gras something very special then we would'nt be having this problem trying to serve it; we wouldn't have thousands of animals inhumanely neglected in huge confiment systems-we would have a handfull of responsible farmers force feeding their birds!
Be responsible: Eat meat, don't waste it. And always be aware that as chefs, you are the captain of this ship.
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