Family farms have a magic all their own—and can compete
(NEWSER) - We know today’s food industry cranks out “unhealthy food, mishandles waste, and overuses antibiotics,” writes Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times, but the heart of the matter is that today’s industrial farms have “no soul.” In a visit back to his old stomping grounds, Kristof reflects that the “kind of diverse, chaotic family farm” he grew up on is now disappearing, replaced by insipid food assembly lines”—leaving us with “food that also lacks soul—but may contain pathogens.” More»
