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Wow, I live near that house too-in rogers park! I just passed it on a walk recently and thought, GAH, this is over the top!

This is an interesting topic, as I just finished reading "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" by Barbara Kingsolver about a woman and her family living (almost) completely off the food produced by her own garden and livestock. I was re-considering veganism before I read this book, but the author brings up an excellent point about fuel consumption and the typical vegan diet. It is more humane to encourage local, sustainable farming practices than to drink soymilk from another part of the country, and tofu from Japan. Also, during the growth and harvesting of vegetables (including organic) many animals are killed in order for the vegetables to survive; birds, insects, rabbits, rodents, etc. The vegetarian/vegan diet, while practiced with the best of intentions, takes a rather narrow view in respect to humane and sustainable agriculture.