Beef

So recently, I've been reading this book called "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan. In it, amongst many other things, he discusses the difference between grass fed and corn fed beef. Basically, cows in nature are grass eaters (hence the four stomachs) and most American (and Canadian) beef today comes from feedlots where the cows are fed corn, which they are not engineered to process. The result is a host of health problems for the cows before slaughter, and then then a host of health problems likely passed on to us, the eaters.

I get into this because I just found a link to Fruitland American Meat, which has a butcher shop (in Jackson?) where they sell local grassfed and organic beef. After reading "Omnivore's Dilemma" (thanks, J.T.), I'm definetly not impressed by the term "organic" anymore, but grassfed and sustainable I can get behind. Anyway, the next time I'm in Cape, I'd like to try some of their beef, and if you're looking for a good read, "Omnivore's Dilemma" is one of the best things I've read this year.

http://www.amazon.com/Omnivores-Dilemma-Natural-History-Meals/dp/0143038583/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1202160924&sr=8-1