Vegetarians Exploring Meat!

Though Kyle and I are both vegetarians (and therefore didn’t include meat in our project), we recognize that the majority of the population does eat meat, and so we wanted to provide a small glimpse into the world of local (and other types) of meat.  So here it goes!

While at the Pawtucket Farmers’ Market we saw a stand for Pat’s Pastured, a local farm in Jamestown, RI that raises grass fed, free-range animals.  According to hootroot, in terms of travel, it only takes 34.1 lbs CO2 to transport that meat to Brown (although the energy that goes into the production of the meat is a different story).  This is all to say that there are good, local options for meat in Providence for those who are interested!

The meat in Brown dining halls, on the other hand, is a different story.  Completely untraceable I really can’t tell you where the meat comes from or how it’s produced, but I think it’s pretty safe to say that it involves factory farms and conditions that we probably wouldn’t be too thrilled about.  As we stated in our 7 Rules of Eating in College, if there’s one thing to avoid in the dining halls, we would say it’s the meat. 

There’s much, much more to learn and think about when it comes to meat (and it is something everyone should think about and decided for his or herself!), but this is just a little starter for your future research!