Does being vegan = environmentally low impact? I did not know the two things were the same.
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You are clearly confused.
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Not surprising that you donât know⌠I am sure you donât even want to know how bad the impact of meat production is on the environmentâŚ
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WhateverâŚ.
Yup 
. Itâs funny how people only read what suits them⌠and obviously I blend well with you
Perish the thought. 
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This is a bit interesting, actually. Meat production has a negative impact on the environment for sure, especially the mass production methods that are widely used, but if we all were vegan, it actually has some degree of negative impact too and being vegan isnât necessarily the answer. I prefer a plant based diet, but do occasionally cook meat for DH, but itâs organic, local, free range, and in appropriate portions. I do think people could eat far less meat and be more conscious of the sources they buy from, but thatâs a whole 'nother discussion.
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All good points, @CanteringCarrot. Certainly not all black and white like some people insist.
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Raising livestock also uses a lot of water and land.
Mushroom farms are very cool. Has anyone here ever been to one? They are built underground, I donât think they actually require a lot of water.
Studies seem to show they have a low environmental impact. That is the experience I have seen at the farms around here.
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Perfect!!! You are successful in derailing the threadâŚ
Yes I have. Grew up near one, had a summer job there one year as a teen. Definitely wasnât underground, only felt like it, neither was the other one a 20 minute drive away. Both concrete block buildings. The one I worked at had sprinkler system, but with the building construction, didnât need to be used a lot.
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Not by default. For example, almond milk is a common vegan alternative to milk but itâs definitely not all that eco-friendly when compared to oat milk I think.
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Interesting, they are done differently up here in Ontario Canada then!
Hmm very interesting idea! I know that Kavalkade also makes a bridle made out of cork, no idea how sustainable cork is. I think Devoucoux makes a dressage saddle made of cork too and apparently itâs water resistant. Some girl posted a video of her hosing down her dressage saddle and people freaked out before realizing it wasnât real leather!
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I live in Ontario, Canada. Just east of OttawaâŚ
Hmm ⌠cork doesnât sound like it would be all that durable, but I guess Iâm mistaken if itâs strong enough to make a bridle out of âŚ
Mostly it makes me think of corkboards and wine corks.
This is an interesting read;
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Depends entirely on how the cattle are kept, what they are fed and how much tropical rainforest is cut down. On my little wet island, grassland sequesters 150 times more CO2 than does temperate woodland. Changes in livestock management have substantially reduced both CO2 and methane since the 1990s. During the recent UK Covid lockdown 1 there was a noticable decline in greenhouse gases because human activity ceased but the number of cattle did not decline.
Thank you: rant over. I do get annoyed by knee jerk simple answers to extremely complex environmental issues.
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Oh I could subsist on mushrooms for all
Eternity. Earthy meaty goodness. Nom nom nom
I might just start nibbling on my mushroom saddle lol
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cork floors are near indestructable.
Not sure if I would want a bridle, too many moving parts, but I could see a saddle in part made of it.
to produce cork, the bark has to grow about 7-8 years (at least to produce a thickness one can use to stamp out bottle corks, which are falling out of favor) then the oaks are stripped of the bark in huge sheets, left to regrow. A little like shearing sheep. (I saw that many years ago in a magazine. Totally amazing) Cork Oaks thrive in arid climates as I recall, Portugal and Spain were huge producers
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