What are the most sustainable ways to source meat?

Local, local, local, and more local, and don't get hung up on words like "organic," "clean," and "all-natural," but instead focus on those producers who stress a humane approach to animal husbandry, which will encapsulate sustainable practices and mitigate some of the horrors of raising animals for meat.

No question that produce is always best used closest to the source, if it’s had great feed and paddocks and calmly raised. Transporting and stirring them up with long distance and food miles or handling most certainly changes the tenderness and overall quality of the product

As an Italian executive chef and culinary consultant, I consume meat sparingly, but I have cooked a lot of it in my career. This experience strengthens my advocacy for sustainable meat sourcing. Choosing local and organic meat is essential: it reduces transport emissions, promoting a lower carbon footprint. Organic practices, emphasizing animal welfare, avoiding harmful pesticides, benefiting both health and the environment. This approach, in addition to promoting sustainability, also enhances the flavor and quality of the meat, enriching culinary experiences.

Locality is definitely a way if being sustainable in reducing the milage of transportation, but you always need to consider the local farm and their sustainable practices.

Always choose local and organic meat Because its fresh and can reach the kitchen as soon as possible as compare to imported or from other far away place if you buy from local and which is organic the cattle which is been raised naturally which feeding them over and cause danger or fatty liver in them if the cattle is organically raised the healthier will be the cattle and human will be consuming healthy meat and always try to buy from local vendor so you can check the quality of the meat .Always eats fresh and organjc meat

Not necessarily! Unfortunately it is not that simple and the devil is on the details. First of all, sustainability is about social, economic and environmental so the 3 aspects should be measured and reported by any production system in order for us to be able to say if it′s more or less sustainable. Grass fed meat could be more or less sustainable depending in how it′s done. If it is extensive, exploratory, with a bad pasture management plan and no soil conservation practices, bad or not adapted genetics, or developed on converted land from natural systems, its environmental footprints can be way higher than an intensive production system, that can also be done more or less sustainably. That′s why the importance of measuring case by case.

Grass fed and pasteurised beef that roaming freely in paddocks of New Zealand yes indeed do have primal meat especially when herbs grown wild amongst the grass and readily foraged while grazing. Unfortunately silage and runoff enters our water ways via streams and rivers which contributes to contamination preventing freshwater edibles

Reducing meat consumption in my opinion is one of the most important ways to be sustainable, reducing the the consumption will reduce the demand thus reducing the production of beef, and as studies has shown over and over that beef production is one of the largest industries that are responsible for the production of Green house gases

In my experience and based on the experience of many nutritionists we need to have a balanced diet, reducing or increasing food items based on nutritionists recommendations (like My Plate from US). Said that, all foods can be produced more or less sustainably. I′ve seen for instance many crops, even organic, causing deforestation or land conversion of important native environments, soil and water contamination by chemicals, or water depletion by indiscriminate use of irrigation. Like I also saw terrible animal farms. So the important aspect is to select well the brands and sources of ingredients, demand for their environmental footprints (there are well accepted LCA metrics and ways of measuring them) and understand how they are produced.

Some people think that only consumption of meat can make them strongest. But it is not absolutely right. As you can take the example of elephant that’s food is only plant based and no need to say about his power. Have you ever seen the diseases like diabetes, heart attack, obesity in elephants. So I would like to suggest to reduce the consumption of meat. Others opinion may be different.

Not necessarily! Unfortunately it is not that simple and the devil is on the details. First of all, sustainability is about social, economic and environmental so the 3 aspects should be measured and reported by any production system in order for us to be able to say if it′s more or less sustainable. There′s not such a thing as absolute sustainable. Sustainability is a journey, not a destination.

We have worked for this and have obtained as a result this high-quality vegetable-based mixture that allows you to obtain an authentic beef flavor in your vegetable creations. We want to contribute our experience and offer that alternative for whoever wants it. You can customize the mixture by making it spicier, adding other ingredients or giving it the shape you want to create your own vegetable dishes. It is another proposal as an alternative to beef. It is a product that you only have to hydrate with water and oil and ready to cook!

We can choose from alternative sources of meat like pulses, soy, green veggies, and wheat items at the time meat creates many diseases in our bodies. So we should avoid any kind of meat. This is my perspective don't take it too personally. Thank you

Don’t harvest more than you need. I’ve seen people with full freezers of packaged wild meat and fish and then let it sit till it becomes freezer burnt then it has to be thrown out.

Think About What's in Season and Fresh - When choosing meat, consider what's in season locally. Not only does this support nearby farmers, but it also ensures you're getting the freshest and most flavorful options. It's like bringing the best of your community's flavors to your table while being mindful of the environment and reducing the carbon footprint associated with long-distance transportation.