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On AlterNet: factory farming

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

10 Signs Vegetarianism Is Catching On

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

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

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

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.