false 3113306 4 For most of her life, Catherine Friend was a carnivore who preferred not to consider where the meat on her plate came from--beef didn't have a face, chicken didn't have a personality, and pork certainly shouldn't have feelings. But Friend's attitude began to change after she and her partner bought a farm and began raising sheep for meat. Friend's ensuing odyssey through the world of livestock and farming is a journey that offers critical insights--for omnivores and herbivores alike--into how our meat is raised, how we buy it and from whom, and why change is desirable and possible. <P> From a distressing lesson about her favorite Minnesota State Fair food (pork-chop-on-a-stick) to the surprising gratitude that came from eating an animal she'd raised and loved, Friend takes us on a wild and woolly ride through her small farm (with several brief detours into life on factory farms), along the way raising questions such as: What are the differences between factory, conventional, sustainable, and organic farms, and more importantly, why do we need to understand those differences? What do all those labels--from organic to local to grass fed and pasture raised--really mean? If you're buying from a small farmer, what are the key questions to ask? How do you find that small farmer, and what's the best way to help her help you? <P> In the same witty and warm style that characterized her memoir <I>Hit by a Farm</I>, Friend uses her perspective as a sustainable farmer and carnivore to consider meat animals' quality of life--while still supporting the choice to eat meat. Regardless of whether you eat meat once a day, once a week, or once a year, your perspective of what goes on your plate--and in your mouth--will never be the same. 3144588 21 4 2008 Compassionate Carnivore: Or, How to Keep Animals Happy, Save Old Macdonald's Farm, Reduce Your Hoofprint, and Still Eat Meat total:81|5:16|4:35|3:23|2:5|1:2| 81 301 209 30 4 2 false false Fri Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 21:33:55 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 09:18:43 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Nov 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 17 10:11:43 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 11:36:50 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 17:29:53 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 17:34:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 31 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 07:21:28 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 07:39:00 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 26 13:39:24 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 17:49:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 13:39:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Oct 30 11:09:56 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 10 18:43:59 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 09:14:12 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 09:18:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Feb 03 09:10:45 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 09:12:18 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Mar 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Feb 16 17:04:04 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 09 07:54:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 12:54:12 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 04:49:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 23 11:21:46 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 11:33:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue May 19 10:52:23 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 10:53:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Feb 07 19:03:50 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 19:05:14 -0800 2009 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2008/10/b...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 07:55:51 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 09:52:14 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 04 10:13:36 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 10:14:46 -0800 2009 1 0 false false Sun Dec 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 05:27:55 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 08:48:52 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 24 13:14:17 -0700 2008 Sat May 31 12:14:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 13:45:43 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 08:23:00 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 14 12:18:04 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 12:19:41 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Aug 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 22:06:48 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 02 10:02:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3113306