Intensive Meat and Dairy Production
Intensive meat and dairy production means farmers keep animals in small spaces and give them special food to produce lots of meat and milk quickly. It's not always healthy for the animals or for us. Some farmers choose a more natural way of raising animals, called sustainable agriculture, to protect the animals and the environment.
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Take a Stance
Task 1: Many children grow up with little or no understanding of where their food and fibre originates from. Ask students what they know about meat, its types, origin, production, etc. Ask them to think about where meat comes from originally before it got to the supermarket shelves.
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Task 2: Create a "Meat Book" Be sure to include some facts about meat production, types of meat, meat uses, some recipes and names of the nost famous meat dishes.
Experiments and Challenges
Task 1
Find posts about veganism, including celebrities who endorse this food choice. How do they project their self-image, and what brands do they choose? Consider how important caring for animals and the planet is in this context, and if making a small change to decrease the amount of meat and dairy we eat can already make a big difference.
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Task 2
Find quizzes, television shows, or online discussions about consuming dairy and meat alternatives. See if you can find a recipe for a family favourite that uses meat and dairy alternatives and try it out. How did this alternative recipe compare to your meat and dairy version? Would you make it again?
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For the tips, you may want to go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHfiaw5oiOs
Weird and Wonderful Facts
Intensive meat and dairy farming increases erosion and soil compaction due hoof action and through overgrazing degrades grassland habitats
144 gallons of water is needed to produce 1 gallon of milk in the US. More than 93% of that water is used to grow feed for dairy cattle.
Between 1970 and 2014, global populations of mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and birds declined by 60%. One major reason: where and how we produce food
