Downer cows

What they don’t mention in this article about a beef recall is why downer cows exist.  They exist, in large part, because industrial-food cows are kept in Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, standing in their own refuse, being fed a diet of corn (which they can’t naturally digest) and other cows’ leftover bits (since when are cows carnivores?).  And I won’t even get into how pigs and chickens are kept.

I know, I know… ranting and shoving my views into others’ faces isn’t playing nicely.  But the more I read about the industrial meat and egg industry, the more intent I become on eating only pastured, truly(!) free-range creatures.  I’ve already switched to buying all my eggs from the weekly farmers’ market, and the difference in taste and yolk color is amazing.

I tell you, what with this and with the vegetable box scheme that we participate in, I’m well on my way to becoming a locavore.  Turnip-celeriac soup (again), anyone?