Comments on: Factory farming and industrial agriculture http://www.sustainabletable.org/2009/04/factory-farming/ Celebrating local sustainable food, educating consumers on food-related issues and working to build community through food. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:42:18 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: diane http://www.sustainabletable.org/2009/04/factory-farming/comment-page-1/#comment-268611 diane Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:41:53 +0000 http://www.sustainabletable.org/?p=2152#comment-268611 In the long term, the economies of scale do not allow farmers and consumers to save money. The vast majority of farmers have second jobs off-farm to pay their bills, and the few who are making money are agribusiness corporations who receive huge subsidies that come out of our taxes, so we're paying more whether we realize it or not. Also, the system used to produce food in such quantity is unhealthy and broken. Antibiotics and hormones do not make our food more nutritious, and animals raised in factory farm conditions are absolutely not higher quality. And, yes, there are studies that say stress on the animals is not good for the animal or for the meat that you eventually eat. In the long term, the economies of scale do not allow farmers and consumers to save money. The vast majority of farmers have second jobs off-farm to pay their bills, and the few who are making money are agribusiness corporations who receive huge subsidies that come out of our taxes, so we’re paying more whether we realize it or not. Also, the system used to produce food in such quantity is unhealthy and broken.

Antibiotics and hormones do not make our food more nutritious, and animals raised in factory farm conditions are absolutely not higher quality. And, yes, there are studies that say stress on the animals is not good for the animal or for the meat that you eventually eat.

]]> By: Sara http://www.sustainabletable.org/2009/04/factory-farming/comment-page-1/#comment-268596 Sara Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:40:26 +0000 http://www.sustainabletable.org/?p=2152#comment-268596 You forgot to mention how economies of scale allows the farmer and consumer to save money (which we all need in this economy), how the antibiotics and hormones make our food both more nutritious and higher quality (who likes small, gamey meat?) and how studies have been performed on the stress levels of animals under these conditions with no strong evidence suggesting they are in harm. You forgot to mention how economies of scale allows the farmer and consumer to save money (which we all need in this economy), how the antibiotics and hormones make our food both more nutritious and higher quality (who likes small, gamey meat?) and how studies have been performed on the stress levels of animals under these conditions with no strong evidence suggesting they are in harm.

]]> By: diane http://www.sustainabletable.org/2009/04/factory-farming/comment-page-1/#comment-266073 diane Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:49:18 +0000 http://www.sustainabletable.org/?p=2152#comment-266073 What you can do is coming soon!..... I wanted to start with the educational part first, then get into solutions and what you can do.... What you can do is coming soon!….. I wanted to start with the educational part first, then get into solutions and what you can do….

]]> By: MB http://www.sustainabletable.org/2009/04/factory-farming/comment-page-1/#comment-266063 MB Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:37:54 +0000 http://www.sustainabletable.org/?p=2152#comment-266063 Great blog. I look forward to more movies. Although I live in a conventional farming society, I like to go out of my way to purchase non-factory meats. This means more to me than organic does! I cannot be a vegetarian (tried several times), so this is the only thing that puts my mind at ease--the ability to choose meat from an animal that was treated with dignity and respect. I'd love to hear more on your blogs about "what you can do" :) Great blog. I look forward to more movies. Although I live in a conventional farming society, I like to go out of my way to purchase non-factory meats. This means more to me than organic does! I cannot be a vegetarian (tried several times), so this is the only thing that puts my mind at ease–the ability to choose meat from an animal that was treated with dignity and respect. I’d love to hear more on your blogs about “what you can do” :)

]]> By: Sustainable Ag vs Industrial Ag Side by Side Comparison http://www.sustainabletable.org/2009/04/factory-farming/comment-page-1/#comment-266021 Sustainable Ag vs Industrial Ag Side by Side Comparison Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:09:57 +0000 http://www.sustainabletable.org/?p=2152#comment-266021 [...] chart lets you compare the issues between sustainable agriculture and industrial agriculture including, health, environmental, animal waste, water waste, soil, pesticides, antibiotics, [...] [...] chart lets you compare the issues between sustainable agriculture and industrial agriculture including, health, environmental, animal waste, water waste, soil, pesticides, antibiotics, [...]

]]> By: Walter Jeffries http://www.sustainabletable.org/2009/04/factory-farming/comment-page-1/#comment-265814 Walter Jeffries Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:24:39 +0000 http://www.sustainabletable.org/?p=2152#comment-265814 Pictures like the one above, and all that goes with them, are why I stopped eating store bought meat for a while and then eventually started raising our own. Right now I smell smoked pigs trotters, from our own pigs, from which we'll make stew along with a generous helping of carrots, beans, potatoes and other veggies. Delicious. Pictures like the one above, and all that goes with them, are why I stopped eating store bought meat for a while and then eventually started raising our own. Right now I smell smoked pigs trotters, from our own pigs, from which we’ll make stew along with a generous helping of carrots, beans, potatoes and other veggies. Delicious.

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