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    Good Food

    Eat Less Meat

    New York Times food columnist Mark Bittman shares his thoughts about livestock production and the type and extent of our consumption of meat. He references the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization 2006 study " Livestock's Long Shadow ," which discusses the impact of meat consumption on the planet.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    New York Times food columnist Mark Bittman shares his thoughts about livestock production and the type and extent of our consumption of meat. He references the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization 2006 study "Livestock's Long Shadow," which discusses the impact of meat consumption on the planet. Bittman's latest book is How to Cook Everything Vegetarian If you want to know more about his thoughts on our consumption of meat, check out his column on rethinking the meat guzzler.

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    2. 8:00Eat Less MeatYou’re reading this
    3. 15:00Hook's Cheese
    4. 22:00Proust Was a Neuroscientist
    5. 29:00Burnt Tongue
    6. 36:00Nut Shells
    7. 43:00Big Sur Bakery
    8. 50:00North Dakota Caviar
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Bob Carlson

      host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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      Jennifer Ferro

      Jennifer Ferro, President, KCRW, Los Angeles

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      Thea Chaloner

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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    The full episode

    2 of 8
    Big Sur Bakery; North Dakota Caviar; Burnt Tongue; Nuts
    1. 1:00The Market Report
    2. 8:00Eat Less MeatYou’re reading this
    3. 15:00Hook's Cheese
    4. 22:00Proust Was a Neuroscientist
    5. 29:00Burnt Tongue
    6. 36:00Nut Shells
    7. 43:00Big Sur Bakery
    8. 50:00North Dakota Caviar
    Back to Good Food