On AlterNet: factory farming

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "factory farming"

The Scary Danger of Meat (Even For Those Who Don't Eat It)

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. January 30, 2012.

The government has rolled over once again for Big Meat and we may be in more danger from antibiotic-resistant superbugs.

Factory Farms Decreasing in Number, But Increasing in Size: 20 Percent Growth in 5 Years

Rachel Cernansky, TreeHugger. November 30, 2010.

A new interactive map illustrates the geographic shift in where factory farms have been concentrated and in how food is raised in the U.S.

How Factory Farms Are Pumping Americans Full of Deadly Bacteria and Pathogens

Kathy Freston, AlterNet. January 13, 2010.

We're getting sicker and sicker, thanks to gruesome conditions in animal agriculture nationwide.

10 Signs Vegetarianism Is Catching On

Kathy Freston, AlterNet. November 30, 2009.

Martha Stewart promotes a vegetarian Thanksgiving? Recently, much attention has been lavished on the horrors of factory farming and the advantages of a meatless diet.

Gonzo Gastronomy: How the Food Industry Has Made Bacon a Weapon of Mass Destruction -- Readers Write

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. July 30, 2009.

AlterNet readers had a lot to say about a recent article on the health and environmental impact of bacon production.

Gonzo Gastronomy: How the Food Industry Has Made Bacon a Weapon of Mass Destruction

Arun Gupta, AlterNet. July 23, 2009.

The confluence of factory farming, the boom in fast food and manipulation of consumer taste created processed foods that can hook us like drugs.

Would You Call 60,000 Cows Fenced Together on a Dirt Patch a "Farm?"

Lisa M. Hamilton, Prairie Writers Circle. May 13, 2009.

Between 2002 and 2007, the United States lost 43,603 real farms -- we can't let agribusiness control our food supply.