sustainable meat

Would you believe Mark Zuckerberg killed a bison?

Does this look like the face of a man who could kill a bison? Does this look like the DOG of a man who could kill a bison? WELL IT IS. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is continuing his yearlong challenge of eating healthier and more sustainably by only eating meat he kills himself, rather than meat from environmentally unfriendly factory farms. And now he's going after the deadliest game. Or wait, no. But pretty big game nonetheless.

Jess Zimmerman Food

The good shepherd [VIDEO]

Daniel Klein talks to an Oregon sheep farmer who believes it's a big deal to kill an animal, and that this attitude should inform our meat consumption.

Daniel Klein Food

Baby steps: USDA tiptoes toward fighting animal cruelty

The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service takes an important step to crack down on livestock abuse. But there's still more work to be done.

Tom Laskawy Agriculture

Safe, organic food too expensive? Eat less meat

Laments over the high cost of sustainably raised meat, poultry, and dairy products miss the bigger picture: Americans eat too much meat, period.

Michele Simon Food

Grass is good: Natural meats benefit the economy and family farms

Graham Meriweather's new documentary American Meat celebrates American farmers and their efforts toward a more sustainable food system.

Claire Thompson Agriculture

Til dinner do us part: Ask Umbra on wedding meal choices

What's the most sustainable choice on the dreaded three-choice wedding dinner card? Ask Umbra digs in to the question.

Ask Umbra® Culture

High steaks: Meat eaters' climate impact

The Environmental Working Group released the Meat Eaters Guide to Climate Change + Health, and it contains surprises for climate-conscious eaters.

Tom Laskawy Food

Hunting feral pigs in Texas [VIDEO]

Nonnative feral pigs in Texas cause millions of dollars of damage each year and wreck local ecosystems. The best way to keep them from running hog-wild so far is to hunt them -- so I join in on a Texas-style hog hunt to find out if they're as delicious as they are destructive.