Summary: <p>Have you ever stopped to think about where your meat comes from, and what the quality is like? Ultimately, shouldn't we make sure the meat we eat is of the best quality?</p> <p>Join Stuart and William for another listener lead conversation, with today’s question coming from Ron in Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire, England, which is as follows:</p> <p>“I’m still enjoying your output, even if you keep calling me Rod, keep it up. I like the way you raise some of the little explored ideas within your recordings, moving away from the more mainstream angles and thinking. Opens you up to controversy, but a reaction is better than none I suppose. So, my question, I’m less convinced about the environmental arguments against eating meat, I’m more convinced by the ethical reasons not to. Does it really matter? I think whatever you eat, you should always go for good food, and generally the ethics will follow. Also, are farmers really benefiting from the subsidies they receive to produce, or is the consumer the one being subsidised, by being able to keep buying unsustainably cheap food? Maybe, if food was more costly, people would eat less, and there would be less obesity?”</p> <p>During this discussion Stuart and William ask you, the listener, to think about where your meat comes from, as generally, the cheaper the meat is, the lower the quality. They also suggest we all do some research, and consider the environmental impact of meat production, which involves a vast amount of water consumption. Also, they urge you to consider how bringing ethics into meat production will naturally help the environment.</p> <p>In this episode Stuart and William discuss the upcoming Environmental Debate Live & Unscripted event, this podcasts format expanded and made more experiential, then set in front of a live audience, and arranged to take place next on May 27th at the former Bothy Vineyard in Oxfordshire, 3.30pm to 9pm. To secure your tickets for this event, use the following link: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/environmental-debate-live-unscripted-tickets-514832145807">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/environmental-debate-live-unscripted-tickets-514832145807</a></p> <p>This podcast's overall themes are nature, philosophy, climate, the human condition, sustainability, and social justice. </p> <p>What do you make of this discussion? Do you have a question that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by sending an email to <a href="mailto:thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com">thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com</a>, or record us a message in your own voice by going to <a href="https://anchor.fm/thepeoplescountryside/message">https://anchor.fm/thepeoplescountryside/message</a></p> <p>Find out all about the podcast via this one simple link: <a href="https://linktr.ee/thepeoplescountryside">https://linktr.ee/thepeoplescountryside</a><br></p> <p><br>Help us to spread the impact of the podcast by sharing this link with 5 friends <a href="https://podfollow.com/the-peoples-countryside-environmental-debate-podcast/view">https://podfollow.com/the-peoples-countryside-environmental-debate-podcast/view</a> , support our work through Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside">https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside</a> or just 'follow' to avoid missing any public posts.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message
