Copying the vegetarians? (was: small farmers surviving ...)

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> Carmen

> I said a month or so ago the calves fed pastuerized milk die before

maturity

> because they were ONLY fed pastureized milk, no grass no grain.

> yes most farms feed pastuerized milk to calves but most only for

the period of

> 12 days and then they are fed grain and hay.

> So their in lies the " spin " yes they will die if fed only

pastuerized milk for

> a long time!

In which case the statement should either be:

1. Calves that aren't fed grass or grains die before maturity

or

2. Calves fed raw milk survive to maturity even without eating grass

or grains.

Is this a vegetarian community? I can imagine that 20 or 30 years ago

they had these same debates and collectively decided that being a

little fast and loose with the facts and writing off contradictory

data as 'meat and dairy propaganda' was the best way to bring as many

people into the fold as possible. It worked... but at a price. Most

people educated about nutrition know many vegetarian myths.

Which way do we want to go? Fast growth amongst the college students

that haven't learned to think critically (no offense to any college

students on the list, just thinking about my own experience!), or

well-referenced science devoid of misleading statements and half-

truths?