Big Meat Strkes Again

The USDA recently announced some rule changes for meat labeled as natural. However, as the Atlantic's food blog covers, this does restrict labelers from calling factory-farmed meat "natural".

The new rules require that meat called natural not be fed antibiotics or meat by-products. This is good but really just scratches the surface. Unfortunately, as previously, the rules are silent on the conditions in which animals are raised.

We joined a CSA about a half-year ago after reading Babara Kingsolver's Animal, Vegetable, Miracle and I've been amazed at how much better that meat tastes then the crap you buy (however cheaply) in the supermarket. I highly recommend it!