EPISODE · Aug 14, 2019 · 9 MIN
Episode 17: Das Sheep
from Let Them Eat Grass · host Austin Williams
The average American ate around 5 pounds of lamb as late as the 1960's. Now the average American eats less than 1 pound of it. Concurrently, there used to be herds of 40-50 million sheep in the US prior to WW2. In 2019, there were around 5 million. Sheep are honestly my favorite animal on the farm. They love eating anything with deep taproots, which provides them with nutrients from deep soil sub-layers. This makes their bones incredibly good to boost your immune system in the form of a bone broth. Listen more for why you should start eating more lamb!
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The average American ate around 5 pounds of lamb as late as the 1960's. Now the average American eats less than 1 pound of it. Concurrently, there used to be herds of 40-50 million sheep in the US prior to WW2. In 2019, there were around 5 million. Sheep are honestly my favorite animal on the farm. They love eating anything with deep taproots, which provides them with nutrients from deep soil sub-layers. This makes their bones incredibly good to boost your immune system in the form of a bone broth. Listen more for why you should start eating more lamb!
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