Wednesday, June 5, 7:30 pm – Sacred Cow: The Nutritional, Environmental, and Ethical Case for Better Meat
Red meat is vilified as unhealthy and unsustainable while the plant-based diet is seen as ideal. But is there more to the story? Could there be nuance to this conversation that’s not being discussed? Does eating beef really cause diabetes and will grazing animals destroy the planet? Diana Rodgers, an author, podcast host and dietitian living on a working organic farm, will review the evidence against red meat and illustrate why raising animals for meat is not only healthy, but can be beneficial for the environment. The June 5 free program at Wright-Locke Farm in Winchester begins at 7:30, but if you’d like, come for a casual picnic supper from Clover Food Lab for around $20, beginning at 6:30. You must email or register to reserve your meal and place at the talk at www.wlfarm.org.
Diana Rogers RD, LDN, NTP
Diana Rodgers, RD, LDN, NTP is a “real food” nutritionist living on a working organic farm near Boston, Massachusetts that runs a vegetable and meat CSA. She is the author of two bestselling cookbooks and runs a clinical nutrition practice. Diana writes and speaks about the intersection of optimal human nutrition, environmental sustainability, animal welfare and social justice. She is also the producer of The Sustainable Dish Podcast, interviewing experts in the environmental and health movement. Her new book and film project examines the environmental, nutritional and ethical case for “better meat’. She can be found at www.sustainabledish.com.
