“I started raising livestock at Ko'olau Ranch on Kauai and my goal is to produce the highest quality meat in the world.” Mark Zuckerberg therefore began publishing a long post on Meta to announce his new investment, which is nothing has to do with technology. It is actually a breeding farm “Wagyu and Angus cattle and are raised eating macadamia nut flour and drinking beer that we produce here on the ranch,” he explained. A decision that may cause controversy since it was made several years ago Zuckerberg himself had stated that he wanted to switch to a vegetarian diet (although it is sometimes immortalized in the company of fast food sandwiches).
The whole family was involved in the project
“Each cow eats 5,000 to 10,000 pounds (between 2 and 4 tons) of feed each year That's many hectares of macadamia trees – Zuckerberg continued – My daughters help plant the trees and take care of our animals. The entire Zuckerberg family will therefore be involved in the project, including his three daughters Maxima, August and Aurelia. “We are still at the beginning of the journey and it is fun to improve it every season. Of all my projects, this is the tastiest.” To demonstrate the family's commitment, another post appeared on Instagram in which a piece of meat can clearly be seen and one of the girls is helping to plant a tree.
The choice of diet
The Facebook founder's goal is certainly ambitious and this can also be seen in the cattle's chosen diet. Macadamia nut flour, For example: Originally from Australia, they are now grown in Europe as well as New Zealand, Hawaii, Costa Rica and Brazil and are very rich in “good” fats. Then the beer. Although it may seem strange that cattle drink beer, actually for some breeds, such as the Japanese WagyuAlthough this is not part of the standard process for raising them, both often occur They were “massaged” with the drink that was fed with beer mixed with flour so that they would gain weight better and faster.
Zuckerberg's other food quirks
Anyone who thought this news was Zuckerberg's “first” actually needs to think again, because in 2011, the Meta CEO announced that he had introduced a new diet that “only includes animals that I can kill myself.” . A decision that consequently practically made him a vegetarian. In addition, he had already stated 13 years ago that he wanted to do a better job of environmentally friendly agriculture and animal breeding.