January 29, 2008
Grass-Fed Beef Revolution: An Interview with Bill Kurtis
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Investigative journalist Bill Kurtis is well known for his time as an anchor for CBS News, his hosting of A&E news and crime documentaries, and now, his promotion of grass-fed beef consumption (as opposed to corn-fed beef).
He owns a cattle ranch that raises its beef with grass (and only grass) and sells it through his TallGrass Beef company. And in November 2007, he released a book of both recipes and the history of grass-fed beef called “The Prairie Table Cookbook”. The text makes the claim that cows were meant to eat grass and humans were meant to eat grass-fed beef, but that somewhere along the path, we digressed and switched over to corn-fed beef for corporate convenience. Kurtis hopes we revert back to our old ways that he thinks are not only simpler and tastier, but healthier.
So join me while I ask Bill a few questions about his book, his positions on related current events, and his favorite beef:
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