Episode 1666 – Anya Fernald, Co-founder and CEO of Belcampo, joins Vinnie on this Friday show and the two talk sustainable agriculture, the importance of meat, vegan lies, small farming and soil, the facts behind organic meat, and more.
ANYA FERNALD
- Anya is located in Northern California.
- She is the co-founder and CEO of Belcampo Restaurant and Butcher Shop.
- She worked in animal agriculture.
- Anya loves animals and wants to improve livestock outcomes.
- She started her own company because she believes in better treatment of livestock.
- This is not only better for the animals but it’s also better for the environment and the people.
- Small, smart farming is good for the soil.
- This is not only better for the animals but it’s also better for the environment and the people.
- Factory farmed meat is the problem, not family farm meat.
- You can shop her store online!
- She was vegan for some time and vegetarian for 10 years.
- But she began to play offense on defense.
- Anya drinks a quart of bone broth a day.
- She’s a huge believer in it.
- She thinks getting vitamins and nutrients from the source is the best thing.
- Absorption is better.
- Anya has been on lots of cooking TV shows, too!
THE IMPORTANCE OF MEAT
- With respect to fertility, those who eat meat as children seem to fare better later on.
- The mother’s access to high quality animal protein was most related to offspring health.
- She also feels that her kids are healthier and better off because they are big carnivores.
- Back in 2006, she felt healthier when she began to eat more, higher quality meat.
- Her company’s product focuses on animal wellness.
- The company kills all of the animals and stores them itself.
- Organic is not always better.
- Organic can mean that the animals don’t get antibiotics when they might need it for comfort.
- Anya will sometimes sacrifice organic status to make sure her animals are better cared for.
- Organic can mean that the animals don’t get antibiotics when they might need it for comfort.
