Raising beef cattle requires 160 times more land and causes 11 times more greenhouse gas emissions when compared to crops like wheat,rice or potatoesChoosing to live a life with less in an eco-friendly way goes far beyond what you consume, what you drive or whether you use plastic bags. It can also be drastically affected by what you choose to eat – or avoid eating, or for that matter. Yep,you guessed it: I’m talking approximately meat. In addition to being an unapologetic hippie, a toy denier and one step absent from joining a commune and singing Kumbaya, or I am also vegetarian – just like 4 million others in the UK,7.3 million in the US, and 1.3 million in my home and native land of Canada.
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Source: theguardian.com