Respecting life sustaining food.

We eat.

Some of us eat meat. Some of us don't. That's the way it's going to always be, so we need to respect each other in that regard.

But I want to focus on the meat eaters among us right now.

I just read a great article on OregonLive that is a must read.

Conscious carnivores, ethical butchers are changing food culture

By Leslie Cole, The Oregonian

Here's a snippet:

In the good old days, it was easy to spot the person who brought her ethics to the dinner table: She didn't eat meat.

Now it's the carnivore who claims moral high ground. As long as her steaks and chops were raised locally on sustainable ranches and respected from birth to the bitter end, she can feel as though eating meat isn't promoting animal cruelty and is encouraging greater stewardship of the land.

I suggest you read it and the comments. What I like is that it returns us to a focus on where our food comes from, the sacrifice that it is, and it should give us a sense of thankfulness for that food. But not only thankfulness, but respect and value. And this leads to greater conservation and a cleaner environment in my humble opinion.