Guest guest Posted March 1, 2004 Report Share Posted March 1, 2004 Interesting article. I don't know why you would worry about vegetarianism being effected any more that a meat based diet. I would think that a vegetable based diet would be easier to sustain under those climate conditions than would a carnivorous diet; it takes way more plants to raise a beef cow than it would to feed humans. Maybe we who are used to living on plants will actually be better prepared. ~ PT ~ The three oppressors of the wise are drunkeness, and adultery and bad disposition. ~ triad from 'Laws of Hywel Dda' ~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~~~~~~> The Stewarts <stews9 Major Changes Coming Soon This affects vegetarians because, frankly, it's a luxury lifestyle these days. We need to plan ahead and I'm not sure we can ensure that we'll be able to continue our chosen lifestyle in the very near future. This also explains the insane behavior of our Ruling Elite lately. They are panicked to position themselves well for the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 ~ PT ~ <patchouli_troll wrote: >Interesting article. I don't know why you would >worry about vegetarianism being effected any >more that a meat based diet. Because a vegetarian diet is much harder to procure, from scratch, one's self. >I would think that a >vegetable based diet would be easier to sustain >under those climate conditions than would a >carnivorous diet; Respectfully, you must not know much about subsistence farming. >it takes way more plants to raise >a beef cow than it would to feed humans. Not really. That particular vegetarian cliche is based on agribusiness, not on subsistence farming. In modern agribusiness, cattle are fed grain and other fillers during the fattening stage. However, if you raise cows yourself, for your own use, they are usually grass-fed. In modern agribusiness, it therefore takes more growing-space to raise a cow than it does to use grain to make bread. This is not the case in subsistence farming. Since humans do not eat grain, and cows do, they are one of the cheapest animals to raise for subsistence. Goats are up there too. So are chickens. >Maybe we who are used to living on plants will >actually be better prepared. Most people who are used to living on plants are also used to buying them at the grocery store. HOw " prepared " does that make them? People who don't know how to grow their own food may be in for a rude awakening and possible starvation. Growing one's own food is very hard work if one wants to have a balanced diet. Do you know how many soybeans it takes to make one pound of tofu? How much wheat to make one pound of gluten? I have grown my own vegetables in the past. I will do so again when we buy a house later this year. However, if the situation does become critical, the first thing I'm going to do is get a cow and a couple of goats. I won't eat my cow or my goats- I will milk them. Raw milk is a very nutritious and protein-rich food. I'd also get a couple of chickens for eggs. I'm not speculating on the report or its contents- I'm just saying that the idea that vegetarians are somehow better prepared for collapse of a petroleum based economy is not accurate. Search - Find what you’re looking for faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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