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1. IS IT
SUSTAINABLE TO
EAT MEAT?
L E S S O N 1 : I N T R O D U C T I O N

2. LESSON
OBJECTIVES:
• Introduction to Caroline
• Issues with Cowspiracy
• Should we switch to a
plant-based diet to save
the world
• The wonder crop

3. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
ME…
Hi, I’m Caroline. I specialise in ancestral health with a
particular interest in nourishing animal foods. I started
my career in environmental conservation as a National
Park ranger and then studied sustainable farming
practices whilst co-managing a diversified 600-acre hill
farm in the Lake District.
I am now a Savory Institute Professional Educator in
Holistic management and I work with farmers and food
businesses to help them adopt a more regenerative
approach. I specialise in ancestral health and primal
living. I am looking forward to guiding you through
this course and assisting you on your journey to
deciding is it sustainable to eat meat? Caroline Grindrod
Wilderculture expert.

4. LET’S GET
STARTED

5. ETHICAL
OMNIVORE To start off and help you
develop a base
understanding of this course
please click on the video to
view my webinar on Ethical
Omnivores.
You can also access the
video directly on YouTube
at:
https://youtu.be/PgDEqAcg
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Screen time: 1 hour and 5
minutes

6. THE PROBLEM WITH
COWSPIRACY For those who have watched the
film ‘Cowspiracy’ or other ‘moc-
documentaries’ you may feel
you have had your belief system
shaken.
Please know that these films are
not truth-based films, they’re
vegan propaganda.
Before you make your final
judgement on whether it is
sustainable to eat meat, we
have covered the main
problems with Cowspiracy in
this course.

7. SHOULD WE SWITCH TO A PLANT-BASED DIET
TO SAVE THE PLANET AND FEED THE WORLD?
What is the ultimate ‘sustainable food?’
Imagine a wonder crop that has deep roots that tap
into hard to reach nutrients underground, it’s
drought resistant – when it rains the root system
helps the water stay in the soil instead of running
off.
This crop can resist the highest winds or the wettest
spells, it grows well all year round and on any type
of soil. This crop could provide food security even
in the most erratic rainfall caused by climate
change. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

8. THE WONDER CROP
Our wonder crop takes carbon and methane from
the atmosphere and locks it out of harms way, it
builds its own fertility so needs no artificial
fertilisers – one of the most carbon-heavy and
energy intensive inputs in modern agriculture. This
crop requires minimal management; no machines,
no pesticides, no irrigation, it does not need to be
planted every year, and it can grow anywhere –
even on mountainsides, arid plains, or wetlands –
the places where no other food can grow.
This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

9. S O U N D S G R E AT, B U T T H E R E I S
O N E H U G E P R O B L E M . W E C A N ’ T
E AT I T !
I T ’ S C A L L E D G R A S S .
This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC

10. HOW CAN WE GET AROUND
THIS?
As evolving humans we got around this issue – we ate
the animals that ate the grass (along with seasonally
available plants).
Ruminants such – like buffalo, elk, cows, and sheep –
have clever digestive systems that can turn this
wonder crop into meat and milk.
The meat doesn’t need storage, can be moved from
field to field, it doesn’t often spoil or rot, and we can
harvest when we need it – regardless of the weather
or time of year.
As a happy ‘by-product’ it also tastes amazing and
you can get nearly all the nutrients you need to thrive
from the different parts of an animal.

11. ‘ B U T ’ – I H E A R Y O U S A Y …
“ C O W S B U R P A N D F A R T T O O
M U C H W H I C H I S C A U S I N G
C L I M A T E C H A N G E A N D W E
C A N ’ T F E E D 8 B I L L I O N
P E O P L E F R O M T H I S ‘ O U T O F
D A T E ’ S Y S T E M – T H E
W O R L D ’ S D I F F E R E N T N O W ! ” .

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13. REFERENCES
Climate Network, 2016. Accessed here: https://climatenewsnetwork.net/rice-puddling-
raises-methane-threat/