modern primitives, returning to a living with nature lifestyle
Alternative Lifestyles and Subcultures
I think that being vege where possible is the best option but in a subsistence type lifestyle it would be difficult to survive year round on grown food without eating meat. I would not be sure that there are any primitive cultures that flourished without using animals. In general agriculture followed on from a hunter gatherer lifestyle as people started to settle in one area rather than following the herds for their food source.
updated by @cliff-lochead: 07/09/15 09:36:44PM