Comments on: Fast Food Nation and the ethics of eating meat http://one-change.com/blog/2007/05/fast-food-nation-and-the-ethics-of-eating-meat/ making one change at a time Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:21:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: One/Change » Blog Archive » Safe cutting board cleaners http://one-change.com/blog/2007/05/fast-food-nation-and-the-ethics-of-eating-meat/comment-page-1/#comment-20290 One/Change » Blog Archive » Safe cutting board cleaners Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:41:39 +0000 http://one-change.com/blog/2007/05/fast-food-nation-and-the-ethics-of-eating-meat/#comment-20290 [...] Coming home from your local farmer’s market with a basket of fresh veggies, fruit, and maybe for us carnivores, some ethical meat choices. One of my favorite parts of summer are the simple meals prepared by cutting up a few fresh veggies, maybe grilling some meat, and polishing it all off with a bowl or strawberries or maybe even a peach cobbler. With our boards and counters getting so much use it is important to keep them clean. The answer to keeping our counters and cutting boards clean IS NOT bleach. My southern friends, more than any other people I know, LOVE bleach. They love feeling like they have killed every last germ and they even love the way bleach smells. Because I care about the health and well being of my dear friends I am going to share a few alternative cleaning recipes. [...] [...] Coming home from your local farmer’s market with a basket of fresh veggies, fruit, and maybe for us carnivores, some ethical meat choices. One of my favorite parts of summer are the simple meals prepared by cutting up a few fresh veggies, maybe grilling some meat, and polishing it all off with a bowl or strawberries or maybe even a peach cobbler. With our boards and counters getting so much use it is important to keep them clean. The answer to keeping our counters and cutting boards clean IS NOT bleach. My southern friends, more than any other people I know, LOVE bleach. They love feeling like they have killed every last germ and they even love the way bleach smells. Because I care about the health and well being of my dear friends I am going to share a few alternative cleaning recipes. [...]

]]> By: virgomusic http://one-change.com/blog/2007/05/fast-food-nation-and-the-ethics-of-eating-meat/comment-page-1/#comment-19933 virgomusic Fri, 27 Jul 2007 14:41:26 +0000 http://one-change.com/blog/2007/05/fast-food-nation-and-the-ethics-of-eating-meat/#comment-19933 Mollie -- Thanks for your reply! You probably already know this, but farmers markets are great places to shop -- you can talk to the producers directly about their practices and you support your local economy. I went to one where I live for the first time last weekend and it was wonderful! I wrote about it here: http://ourdetroitodyssey.wordpress.com/2007/07/21/now-were-talking/ Cheers! VM Mollie — Thanks for your reply! You probably already know this, but farmers markets are great places to shop — you can talk to the producers directly about their practices and you support your local economy. I went to one where I live for the first time last weekend and it was wonderful! I wrote about it here:
http://ourdetroitodyssey.wordpress.com/2007/07/21/now-were-talking/

Cheers!
VM

]]> By: Mollie http://one-change.com/blog/2007/05/fast-food-nation-and-the-ethics-of-eating-meat/comment-page-1/#comment-19880 Mollie Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:50:00 +0000 http://one-change.com/blog/2007/05/fast-food-nation-and-the-ethics-of-eating-meat/#comment-19880 Virgomusic, Thank you for letting me know about the book. I have read a little about the rise of fast food chains and it is really interesting to me learning about the development/financial success of the chains in relation to the changes that were taking place in society. Thinking through the ethics of eating meat has been on my mind so much. I think about it regularly and continue finding evidence to support my decision to not eat meat from farmers I dont' know and whose practices I don't support. Thank you for your great comment. I appreciate the contribution. Virgomusic,

Thank you for letting me know about the book. I have read a little about the rise of fast food chains and it is really interesting to me learning about the development/financial success of the chains in relation to the changes that were taking place in society. Thinking through the ethics of eating meat has been on my mind so much. I think about it regularly and continue finding evidence to support my decision to not eat meat from farmers I dont’ know and whose practices I don’t support.

Thank you for your great comment. I appreciate the contribution.

]]> By: Mollie http://one-change.com/blog/2007/05/fast-food-nation-and-the-ethics-of-eating-meat/comment-page-1/#comment-19879 Mollie Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:44:18 +0000 http://one-change.com/blog/2007/05/fast-food-nation-and-the-ethics-of-eating-meat/#comment-19879 Kallao, Thanks for the photo! It is pretty sad and so very unnatural. Kallao,

Thanks for the photo! It is pretty sad and so very unnatural.

]]> By: virgomusic http://one-change.com/blog/2007/05/fast-food-nation-and-the-ethics-of-eating-meat/comment-page-1/#comment-19435 virgomusic Sat, 21 Jul 2007 17:06:34 +0000 http://one-change.com/blog/2007/05/fast-food-nation-and-the-ethics-of-eating-meat/#comment-19435 I haven't seen the movie, but I read the book shortly after it came out. It is really worth reading! It discussions how some of the fast food chains got started and what their business practices are like as well as going into the whole factory meat production story. I was already a vegetarian when I read it, and the book made me glad I was. But I think it's something every meat-eater should read, in order to know how important it is to do it in the more ethical/less disgusting ways you describe above. I haven’t seen the movie, but I read the book shortly after it came out. It is really worth reading! It discussions how some of the fast food chains got started and what their business practices are like as well as going into the whole factory meat production story. I was already a vegetarian when I read it, and the book made me glad I was. But I think it’s something every meat-eater should read, in order to know how important it is to do it in the more ethical/less disgusting ways you describe above.

]]> By: Kallao http://one-change.com/blog/2007/05/fast-food-nation-and-the-ethics-of-eating-meat/comment-page-1/#comment-11822 Kallao Fri, 25 May 2007 08:12:07 +0000 http://one-change.com/blog/2007/05/fast-food-nation-and-the-ethics-of-eating-meat/#comment-11822 I enjoyed your post, good read. When I took that photo, I felt a little sick to my stomach. There was a line of 200 or so cows that made me realize, oh god...I know what this is. Makes it harder to eat meat, certainly. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kallao/403672670/" title="Photo Sharing" rel="nofollow"></a> I enjoyed your post, good read.

When I took that photo, I felt a little sick to my stomach. There was a line of 200 or so cows that made me realize, oh god…I know what this is.

Makes it harder to eat meat, certainly.

]]> By: Ariah Fine http://one-change.com/blog/2007/05/fast-food-nation-and-the-ethics-of-eating-meat/comment-page-1/#comment-11753 Ariah Fine Thu, 24 May 2007 11:25:47 +0000 http://one-change.com/blog/2007/05/fast-food-nation-and-the-ethics-of-eating-meat/#comment-11753 Yeah, I was looking forward to this one, but I didn't watch half of it cause of the ridiculous scenes. Overall I think the movie was terribly lame. I won't be encouraging anyone to see it, just have them watch a couple minute Peta video on the kill room, etc. But, I'm with you on the meat thing. I don't eat red meat, and mindy's coming around too, now it's just a matter of figuring out how to raise chickens in the city... Yeah, I was looking forward to this one, but I didn’t watch half of it cause of the ridiculous scenes. Overall I think the movie was terribly lame. I won’t be encouraging anyone to see it, just have them watch a couple minute Peta video on the kill room, etc.
But, I’m with you on the meat thing. I don’t eat red meat, and mindy’s coming around too, now it’s just a matter of figuring out how to raise chickens in the city…

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