My buddy Bassem said, “If the world turned vegan the emissions will be reduced by more than 60% we will save 80% of the water and 70% of the land and we will have less chronic diseases.” But, he admitted, we can’t turn everyone vegan. Still, the problem of large professional meat farming is a major issue.
My brother and his wife on The Crouch Ranch raise and process their own poultry and hogs and, of course, eggs. While some 83% of Americans do not live in apartments and therefore, theoretically could do some form of micro-farming like a backyard chicken coop, most local laws prohibit this.
Bassem agreed that grow what you eat could significantly improve our resource issue with regard to meat. But even for those who want to have a backyard poultry source, we need to push the politicians to agree to the idea.
This kind of micro-farming could address a number of issues in addition to climate change. COVID disrupted food chains. So the first thing I did was go to Home Depot and buy $115 worth of food plants which we have been eating since March. It’s cheaper to grow your own food, cleaner and there’s less doubt that it will arrive at your table. It’s also much tastier.
So write to your local legislators and ask them to allow you to have a backyard chicken coop.
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