Sustainable Farms: Why People Should Eat Locally

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In 2013, about 15.2% of 902 U.S. chief household said that they eat local food twice a week (“How Often”). Now, in 2014, about 20.9% out of the 902 U.S. chief household said that they eat local food twice a week (“How Often”). People should obtain their meat from locally sustainable farms instead of the supermarkets because locally raised meat is more healthier and the animals are treated humanely.
People usually want meat that helps benefits their health. Locally raised meat can ease humans on their health. For example, Nancy Smith (a former Ottawa City Councillor who earned a bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Psychology) said, "Grass-fed beef also provides two to four times more essential omega-3 fatty acids than feedlot beef." Omega-3s …show more content…

Well, local farms, treat their animals like humans. In the book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, author Michael Pollan said, “The cow had been in that spot for only one day...Now it was the time for them to move on, giving the grasses a chance to recover. Moving everyday keeps the cow healthier, because they can get away from their dropping, which can contain unhealthy parasites" (154). Staying in the a place that is filled with nasty stuff everyday will most likely make people feel sick. In addition, Pollan stated, “Joel says the chicken get about 20 percent of their diet from fresh grass, worms, grasshoppers, and crickets they find" (163). Eating a variety of food helps give the chicken different kinds of nutrition unlike CAFO chickens which mostly only eat corn. In an e-book, editor Lauri Scherer argued, "...small-farm animals are more likely to have diseases and to produce substandard meat." If the animals have diseases, that means that they aren't being treated well. But, Michael Pollan will respond back saying, “You feed factory cow with corn which makes their rumen bloats and it makes them not be able to breath” (58-59). Even though local farms may have little space, factory cows can't even

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