In general, eating meat has a higher impact on the environment than a vegetable-based diet.  When you do decide to eat a burger, however, you should still think about the best way to minimize your impact on our planet. According to a recent study, choosing organic has the biggest impact on helping protect our ecosystems. The research looked at the environmental impacts of organic grass-fed beef and non-organic grass-fed beef production and found that organic grass-fed beef production has fewer environmental impacts than both conventional beef and non-organic grass-fed beef production.

This New Years Resolution is part of our 2019 Series on New Years Resolutions. Read the full article on December 10th, 2018 - 2019: Be a part of the solution, and make your new year an organic one! Ten New Year’s Resolutions from The Organic Center