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Why we do this...the Benefits of Grassfed Beef Articles Online "Better Beef" by Nancy Smith in Mother Earth News, October-November 2005. http://www.motherearthnews.com/library/2005_October_and_November/Better_Beef "A Literature Review of the Value-Added Nutrients found in Grass-fed Beef Products," 2005. California State University, Chico. Health Benefits page of CSU Chico's Grass Fed Beef website: http://www.csuchico.edu/agr/grassfedbeef/health-benefits/. "Diet of grass improves beef quality" by Steve Young, in Food and Health section, CherryByte.org (UK) "Pasture Perfect" by Jo Robinson, in Mother Earth News, Issue # 191, April/May 2002. HOMESTEADING section: http://www.motherearthnews.com/archive/issues/191/191-046-01.htm. Modern Meat: An Interview with Michael Pollan, April 2002. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/meat/interviews/pollan.html Snapshots Healthful fats in grassfed beef (pdf file): Overview and documentation of lower total fat and higher Omega-3s and Vitamin E in grassfed beef compared to grainfed beef. Move over, chicken!: Graphic comparisons of total fat, cholesterol, Omega-3s, and CLA in grassfed beef and chicken. Longer freshness for grassfed beef: Research at the Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research (Wales, UK) indicates that the higher vitamin E content of grassfed beef keeps the meat fresher longer. Fewer and less hardy E-coli in grassfed beef: Do you question adding yet another layer of "protection" to meat production, in the form of irradiation? There is e-coli protection in grassfed livestock. Websites EatWild: Best-selling author Jo Robinson's Clearinghouse for Information about Pasture-Based Farming: http://eatwild.com/ Institute
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