meat
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Test tube burger will cost more than $331,000 to produce
Sometime later this year, a yet-to-be-named guinea pig very lucky culinary pioneer will take the first bite of the first hamburger grown in a lab. At that point, the cost of making that burger will have totaled more than $331,000 (an estimated 250,000 euros). The meat will be grown from bovine stem cells that produce muscle and […]
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Beyond porkwashing: Food service company commits to humane meat
Bon Appétit Management Company makes an industry-changing move toward more humane meat sourcing.
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CAFO conviction: Court holds factory farm accountable for water pollution
A community nonprofit in Washington successfully sued a factory farm owner, resulting in the first-ever ruling holding a CAFO accountable for its pollution.
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How to make meat underwear
Do you have a surplus of humanely raised meat from your DIY slaughter? Alternately, have you been trying to go vegetarian but can’t quite shake the cravings? Either way, these instructions on making your own beef jerky briefs have you covered. Barely covered.
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Al rodente: Could squirrel meat come back into vogue?
Squirrel is like the drive-through cheeseburger of the forest -- albeit a cheeseburger that needs to be gutted first.
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Protein propaganda: It’s what’s for dinner
By working hard to ensure that nutrition guidelines equate "protein" with meat, the meat industry often edges plant-based protein sources out of the picture.
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Red color in Texas river turns out to be pig blood
Apologies for starting off y’all’s Monday mornings on the grossest note possible, but this story was too appalling not to share. In Texas, near Dallas, an amateur drone pilot snapped a pic of a suspiciously red creek. (Weird, we know! But just get past that bit.) The drone pilot decided it was suspicious enough to […]
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Lexicon of Sustainability: Mobile slaughterhouse
As the meat industry has grown more consolidated over the years, most small farms have had to truck their animals hundreds of miles to have them processed. Mobile slaughter trucks are a creative solution to this challenge.
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With meat, absence makes the taste buds grow fonder [RECIPES]
Cooking with small amounts of meat is a great way to explore flavors and eat more sustainably. As part of our Protein Angst series, here are five recipes that utilize meat as more of a condiment than the main event.