“There is another way… to mimic nature — by truly mimicking nature. Adding domesticated cattle to desertified landscape as a measure to compensate for our mistakes of decimating the normal READ ON

By Richard Oppenlander | | Categories Agriculture and Environment
“There is another way… to mimic nature — by truly mimicking nature. Adding domesticated cattle to desertified landscape as a measure to compensate for our mistakes of decimating the normal READ ON
By Sailesh_Rao | | Categories Agriculture and Environment
We are now fighting for our survival and for the survival of our children and grandchildren. Gandhi inspired the people of India to take that voluntary step of changing their READ ON
By Sailesh_Rao | | Categories Agriculture and Environment
As Luiz Antonio’s video shows, it is not children who are the impediments to this mass transition to veganism. It’s the adults. And at the moment, it is not the READ ON
By James McWilliams | | Categories Agriculture and Environment
When we think of Greek yogurt, we generally don’t think about environmental devastation. However, according to a recent report in ModernFarmer.com, that’s about to change. Confirming the inherent waste involved READ ON
By Robert Goodland | | Categories Agriculture and Environment
However, while Mr. Savory himself cautions that most livestock today are produced unsustainably, meat promoters can be seen spinning Mr. Savory’s claims as if they apply equally to factory-farmed meat. READ ON
By Robert Goodland | | Categories Agriculture and Environment
So contrary to popular belief, we propose that the key to reversing climate change in the next five years — as needed — is actually the food industry. It is READ ON
By Sailesh_Rao | | Categories Agriculture and Environment
“Happy cows” are marketing tools for the animal agriculture industry whose only purpose is to grow, Grow and GROW! Make no mistake that anything the animal agriculture industry supports is READ ON
By Free From Harm Staff Writers | | Categories Agriculture and Environment
“In just over 50 years, the broiler industry has been transformed from more than one million small farms spread across the country to a limited number of massive factory-style operations READ ON
By Free From Harm Staff Writers | | Categories Agriculture and Environment, Farm Animal Welfare, Food and Wildlife
There are days when I feel hopeless about the future. Not my personal future, but the future of humanity, the planet and other species. But my work in humane education, READ ON
By Free From Harm Staff Writers | | Categories Agriculture and Environment
Simply put, raising beef, pigs, sheep, chicken, and eggs is very, very energy intensive. More than half of all the grains grown in America actually go to feed animals, not READ ON
By Free From Harm Staff Writers | | Categories Agriculture and Environment
Our friends at Food and Water Watch have unveiled a new interactive web-based map tool of factory farms across America, and FFW representatives are touring the country to promote it. READ ON
By Free From Harm Staff Writers | | Categories Agriculture and Environment
Based on conservative projections, production in the livestock industry will double in the next 50 years. The environmental impacts of the increase in the livestock industry are significant. Projections suggest READ ON
By Free From Harm Staff Writers | | Categories Agriculture and Environment
What makes organic eggs better and more desirable to many consumers over conventionally-raised eggs? What are consumer expectations of organic eggs and does the organic egg industry really live up READ ON
By Free From Harm Staff Writers | | Categories Agriculture and Environment
Living greener or more responsibly means many things to many people. Yet while some people move into hybrid cars and governments stumble over renewable energy policies, the biggest impact we READ ON