Most people go vegetarian or vegan for ethical reasons, some will go vegetarian or cut red meat out of their lives for health reasons.  But what about the environment?

As more and more people are starting to think about where their food travels from (my banana came from where?!) and what treatments they’ve underwent (what hormones are in this?!), the implications of eating meat are starting to be realized.

Some fast facts about what it takes to “grow” cattle in the U.S. today:

• It takes a gallon of gas to produce a pound of beef.
• Eighty percent of U.S. grain production goes towards feeding livestock.
• Most pesticides fall on the grain and grass used to feed cattle (which means you’re ultimately consuming them). …read more of The Environmental Impact of Raising Meat here