factory-farming

Visions of factory-farming come unbidden to my mind.

Archive 2009-02-01 2009

Although, on more than a few occasions, many people pay high prices for food in restaurants, in general those prices are related to value created by the location, style, or chef; however, the ingredients are generally coming from factory-farming, so the economics of dining out are actually contributing to The Cheap Disease.

Maria Rodale: The Cheap Disease (part 1 of 2) Maria Rodale 2011

Amid all this, I was happy to see a substantial group of small farmers, given a voice by authors and commentators such as Michael Pollan and Barbara Kingsolver, take a stand for better farming, including more humane methods of animal husbandry than the factory-farming norm.

Victoria Moran: Veg and the City: My Beef With Locavores 2010

If meat's a must, however, opt for organic, grass-fed cuts so that you're less likely to be supporting the dirty factory-farming industry.

Avital Binshtock: How to Have a Greener Fourth 2010

Slowly, it seems, we are becoming aware of the dominance of factory-farming and industrial food processing.

Royals ride to the rescue Derek Brown 2010

Amid all this, I was happy to see a substantial group of small farmers, given a voice by authors and commentators such as Michael Pollan and Barbara Kingsolver, take a stand for better farming, including more humane methods of animal husbandry than the factory-farming norm.

Victoria Moran: Veg and the City: My Beef With Locavores 2010

Combating the deleterious effects of factory-farming is repeatedly ignored, even though it is a well-known fact that livestock (especially cattle) emit dangerous amounts of greenhouse gasses.

OpEdNews - Diary: Copenhoggin' 2009

Some protesters still crossed lines and were jailed, but groups such as the Humane Society of the United States, which became far more active in fighting factory-farming practices after vegan Wayne Pacelle took over in 2004, and Farm Sanctuary, which grew steadily after its 1986 launch as a farm animal shelter in a Delaware house, became more focused on pushing for animal-friendly laws and suing those they considered abusers.

The Foie Gras Wars Mark Caro 2009

David Wolfson and Mariann Sullivans writings do as comprehensive a job as Ive seen of placing foie gras in the context of greater factory-farming and legal issues, and I particularly appreciated Wolfsons candor and intelligence in helping me weigh these matters.

The Foie Gras Wars Mark Caro 2009

Combating the deleterious effects of factory-farming is repeatedly ignored, even though it is a well-known fact that livestock (especially cattle) emit dangerous amounts of greenhouse gasses.

Printing: Copenhoggin' 2009