434: From Vegetarian To Butcher

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style= "font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;" xml:lang="EN">What could possibly persuade someone to go from vegetarian to butcher? Kate Kavanaugh tells what shifted in her that led to this profound lifestyle and dietary change. Kate is indeed a butcher, and also a farmer, and the host of the Mind, Body, and Soil podcast, among other initiatives.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style= "font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;" xml:lang="EN">Today, she shares insights on our place in the complex web of nourishment. Among other things, she conveys her realization that what we eat becomes us, in a very real sense; how the seasons affect the fat and protein on an animal’s body; and how uncomfortable we feel with the death of animals…and just plain death, period. Kate also gets practical as she explains the process of processing (what happens to our meat before it hits our table) and how to find farms near us, wherever we live.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style= "font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;" xml:lang="EN">Visit Kate's websites:</span> <span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN"><a href= "http://groundworkcollective.com"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; color: #1155cc;"> groundworkcollective.com</span></a></span> <span lang="EN" style= "font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;" xml:lang="EN">and</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN"><a href= "http://westerndaughters.com"><span style= "font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; color: #1155cc;"> westerndaughters.com</span></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style= "font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;" xml:lang="EN">and her podcast</span> <span lang="EN" xml:lang= "EN"><a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mind-body-a