By FALPC Intern, Kristina Kalolo Do you ever wonder what would happen if one-fourth of the nation’s agricultural land, and one-third of American’s calories, weren’t dedicated to corn? Well, lucky for you, the researchers over at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) recently released “The Healthy Farmland Diet”. It is a study that examines what […]
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
Factory Farms, Local Meat, and Being Vegetarian in Worcester
One conversation that seems to make people instantly uncomfortable and evasive is talking about the meat we eat and where it came from. It is understandable considering the immense factory farming, or Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), that dominate U.S. food production. Started as a way to produce “cheap meat”, now 99% of the meat […]