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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:The Compassionate Carnivore: Or, How to Keep Animals Happy, Save Old MacDonald's Farm, Reduce Your Hoofprint, and Still Eat Meatby Catherine Friend
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:For most of her life, Catherine Friend was a carnivore who preferred not to consider where the meat on her plate came frombeef didnt have a face, chicken didnt have a personality, and pork certainly shouldnt have feelings. But Friends attitude began to change after she and her partner bought a farm and began raising sheep for meat. Friends ensuing odyssey through the world of livestock and farming is a journey that offers critical insightsfor omnivores and herbivores alikeinto how our meat is raised, how we buy it and from whom, and why change is desirable and possible. From a distressing lesson about her favorite Minnesota State Fair food (pork-chop-on-a-stick) to the surprising gratitude that came from eating an animal shed raised and loved, Friend takes us on a wild and woolly ride through her small farm (with several brief detours into life on factory farms), along the way raising questions such as: What are the differences between factory, conventional, sustainable, and organic farms, and more importantly, why do we need to understand those differences? What do all those labelsfrom organic to local to grass fed and pasture raisedreally mean? If youre buying from a small farmer, what are the key questions to ask? How do you find that small farmer, and whats the best way to help her help you? In the same witty and warm style that characterized her memoir Hit by a Farm, Friend uses her perspective as a sustainable farmer and carnivore to consider meat animals quality of lifewhile still supporting the choice to eat meat. Regardless of whether you eat meat once a day, once a week, or once a year, your perspective of what goes on your plateand in your mouthwill never be the same. Review:"In this deeply personal account of her involvement in the humane raising of sheep, self-described shepherd, animal lover, and committed carnivore Catherine Friend leads us through the lives of meat animals—in our industrial food system, and on her farm—with metaphor, compassion, and wit. Acknowledging how complex the ethical choices have become, her goal is to show us how important it is to `remain at the table,' helping support those farmers who raise animals humanely. A rich and enjoyable read."—Joan Gussow, author of This Organic Life Review:"I loved Catherine Friend's philosophy on how to be a compassionate carnivore, and I cried when I read the chapter `Letter to My Lambs.' It really is possible to deeply care about animals and eat meat."—Temple Grandin, author of Animals in Translation"At last, the perfect book for people who would like to eat meat but have moral, ethical, or health concerns about doing so. Catherine Friend loves animals but eats meat and gives a thoughtful, personal, clear-eyed perspective on how to do both, humanely and sustainably."—Marion Nestle, Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University, author What to Eat"In this deeply personal account of her involvement in the humane raising of sheep, self-described shepherd, animal lover, and committed carnivore Catherine Friend leads us through the lives of meat animals—in our industrial food system, and on her farm—with metaphor, compassion, and wit. Acknowledging how complex the ethical choices have become, her goal is to show us how important it is to `remain at the table,' helping support those farmers who raise animals humanely. A rich and enjoyable read."—Joan Gussow, author of This Organic Life Review:"At last, the perfect book for people who would like to eat meat but have moral, ethical, or health concerns about doing so. Catherine Friend loves animals but eats meat and gives a thoughtful, personal, clear-eyed perspective on how to do both, humanely and sustainably."—Marion Nestle, Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University, author What to Eat Review:"Three carnivores live in our house. And if you eat meat, there will be blood. The Compassionate Carnivore/Friend will help you face the ugly slaughterhouse facts. She'll also help you make the right choices for your body and soul. There's no better guide through this moral thicket than a grass-farmer who eats her own meat."—Nina Planck, author of Real Food: What to Eat & Why Review:“Friend has a unique perspective on the morals, economics and practicalities of raising and eating meat humanely. With low-key, Mid-western humor, she takes readers on a tour of an abattoir, writes a love letter to her lambs heading for slaughter and relates how chivalry has been bred out of roosters her suggestions are so reasonable that even the most rampant, mainstream meat-eater might consider trying them.”—Publishers Weekly Review:“This is the read you need.”—Women’s Health Synopsis:Following the cult favorite Hit by a Farm-an original look into the clamor over livestock and meat, showing consumers how to be healthy and humane carnivores
About the Author Catherine Friend is the author of Hit By a Farm: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Barn, as well as numerous other books for adults and children. For the last twelve years she and her partner have raised sheep on a small, sustainable farm in southeastern Minnesota, where they sell lamb and beef to customers interested in eating humanely-raised meat. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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