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"Life on the farm isn't what it used to be. The green pastures and idyllic barnyard scenes portrayed in children's books have been replaced by windowless sheds, tiny crates, wire cages, and other confinement systems integral to what is now known as 'factory farming.'" Here is a sobering look at how farm animals are transformed into food today (viewer discretion advised. Also see my previous post on this topic.)
(Click image below to go to the video site. Image source.)
Posted by Namit Arora at 12:03 PM in Animals, Economics, Video | Permalink
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“The Lottery of Birth reveals Namit Arora to be one of our finest critics. In a raucous public sphere marked by blame and recrimination, these essays announce a bracing sensibility, as compassionate as it is curious, intelligent and nuanced.” —Pankaj Mishra
You've been so quiet lately-- I hope all is well. While I am not going to watch the video, I thought I'd ask if you had read Pollen's book about the industrialization of food? He makes some really interesting observations about the US food industry (comparing it to the Soviet Union's food production centralization projects). Europe and Japan, I think stnd on opposing sides of the US and China on issues concerning food. I happened across this as well
http://www.firstprinciplesjournal.com/articles.aspx?article=1106&theme=home&page=1&loc=b&type=cttf
Anyway, just checking in-- don't work too hard!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Peony | October 14, 2008 at 07:35 AM
Alles gute, thanks for checking in. Just an organic break, driven in part by deadlines at work. I'll return in due course.
Not read Pollen's book but saw it recently at a rummage sale in my neighborhood.
Posted by: Namit | October 15, 2008 at 09:47 AM
I hope you bought it!
Posted by: Peony | October 16, 2008 at 07:24 AM
People who are carnivors can try to avoid buying meat from factory farms:
http://www.eatwild.com/products/massachusetts.html
This is a beautiful site, wonderful photography. My first visit.
Thank you.
Posted by: CriticalMassI | November 12, 2008 at 12:56 PM