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Beyond the Label: Why the Health of Beef Can’t Be Measured by a Stamp

Beef is not just protein. It is a reflection of a landscape.
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Beyond the Label: Why the Health of Beef Can’t Be Measured by a Stamp
Cows graze in a field at a farm in Penobscot, Maine, Aug. 17, 2021. Robert F. Bukaty/AP Photo
Mollie Engelhart
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We’ve built a food system that depends on labels. Grass-fed. Organic. Natural. USDA inspected. We are taught to believe that somewhere between those words and those stamps is the truth about what we are buying.

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Mollie Engelhart
Mollie Engelhart
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Mollie Engelhart, regenerative farmer and rancher at Sovereignty Ranch, is committed to food sovereignty, soil regeneration, and educating on homesteading and self-sufficiency. She is the author of “Debunked by Nature”: Debunk Everything You Thought You Knew About Food, Farming, and Freedom—a raw, riveting account of her journey from vegan chef and LA restaurateur to hands-in-the-dirt farmer, and how nature shattered her cultural programming.