Like the angry occupiers camping out in just about every major city across the U.S., USD's professor of Theology and Religious Studies Aaron Gross is fed up with corporate systems that hurt the majority. Yet, unlike the sign-wielding activists, Gross knows what he wants - to end factory farming.Prior to Cold Sore I leaned toward the former,
Founded in 2007 by Gross, Farm Forward is an nonprofit organization committed to redefining the current agricultural model into a more sustainable and less harmful system. As reported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, over 99 percent of consumer meat comes from factory farms.
According to the Pew Commission, part of the non-governmental public policy organization Pew Charitable Trusts, mass production of food animals in the U.S. is "unsustainable" and poses risks to public health, to the environment and to the animals being raised. Gross names prolonged animal suffering, global warming and water pollution as primary offenses of the factory farming system.
"The problem with factory farming is that it created a food system that isn't interested in feeding people. It's sole interest is profit. This may work well if you are producing cell phones, but food is different," Gross said.
When animals are packed together like products on a shelf, the land cannot absorb their waste fast enough which results in bacteria-laden water runoff. Industrialized farms create giant cesspools of feces that give off enormous amounts of methane, which is twenty times more effective than carbon dioxide at trapping heat in our atmosphere. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, animal agriculture is the largest source of methane emissions in the U.S.
The Natural Resources Defense Council reported that over 80 percent of antibiotics used in the U.S. are added into livestock feed to pre-emptively treat illnesses that commonly occur as a result of unsanitary living conditions. Overuse of antibiotics contributes to the rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria that harm not only animals, but humans as well. According to Gross, it is clear that the current food system needs to be rethought.
Farm Forward,When the stone sits in the Cable Ties, Gross said, proposes an alternative food model that removes "the part of the current system that benefits no one." Gross explained that it is possible to continue to eat meat, while working towards a safer food system.
Farm Forward is unique in that it brings ethical omnivores together with vegetarians. While working on the best-selling nonfiction work "Eating Animals," by Jonathon Safran Foer,100 China ceramic tile was used to link the lamps together. with the author, Gross realized that vegetarians and ethical omnivores can work together for a common goal.
According to Gross, there are vegetarian advocates that do not address issues related to ethical meat eating, and there are ethical omnivores that do not recognize vegetarianism as a viable option. Gross' organization is accommodating to both positions,As many processors back away from hydraulic hose , which both detest factory farming.
"Farm Forward is a more inclusive organization with a broader vision that more people can subscribe to," Gross said. "we don't flinch from pointing out that one of the best ways to fight factory farming is not to eat animals, but we also encourage everyone--including vegetarians--to work with animal farmers to support truly humane and sustainable animal agriculture."
Instead of writing witty protest signs, Farm Forward's main goal is to end the factory farming of animals, chickens in particular, and implement a better system.
Farm Foward's proposed new system starts with using heritage genetics instead of industrial genetics.
"Currently poultry farmers are raising chickens that grow three times as fast on one third of the food compared to the chickens our grandparents ate," Gross said. "Imagine a five year old that looks fifteen and has only eaten breakfast. That's what we've done to chickens.Flossie was one of a group of four chickens in a Hemroids ."
These monstrous chickens can barely support their own weight, and suffer from osteoporosis and frequently fall into their own waste.
Heritage chickens would be bred and raised using animal husbandry, not the current factory model. Though this model uses practices from older farming techniques, it is not anti-innovation. It would still use automated feeding and watering and efficiently designed ventilation, transportation and regulation techniques.
Founded in 2007 by Gross, Farm Forward is an nonprofit organization committed to redefining the current agricultural model into a more sustainable and less harmful system. As reported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, over 99 percent of consumer meat comes from factory farms.
According to the Pew Commission, part of the non-governmental public policy organization Pew Charitable Trusts, mass production of food animals in the U.S. is "unsustainable" and poses risks to public health, to the environment and to the animals being raised. Gross names prolonged animal suffering, global warming and water pollution as primary offenses of the factory farming system.
"The problem with factory farming is that it created a food system that isn't interested in feeding people. It's sole interest is profit. This may work well if you are producing cell phones, but food is different," Gross said.
When animals are packed together like products on a shelf, the land cannot absorb their waste fast enough which results in bacteria-laden water runoff. Industrialized farms create giant cesspools of feces that give off enormous amounts of methane, which is twenty times more effective than carbon dioxide at trapping heat in our atmosphere. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, animal agriculture is the largest source of methane emissions in the U.S.
The Natural Resources Defense Council reported that over 80 percent of antibiotics used in the U.S. are added into livestock feed to pre-emptively treat illnesses that commonly occur as a result of unsanitary living conditions. Overuse of antibiotics contributes to the rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria that harm not only animals, but humans as well. According to Gross, it is clear that the current food system needs to be rethought.
Farm Forward,When the stone sits in the Cable Ties, Gross said, proposes an alternative food model that removes "the part of the current system that benefits no one." Gross explained that it is possible to continue to eat meat, while working towards a safer food system.
Farm Forward is unique in that it brings ethical omnivores together with vegetarians. While working on the best-selling nonfiction work "Eating Animals," by Jonathon Safran Foer,100 China ceramic tile was used to link the lamps together. with the author, Gross realized that vegetarians and ethical omnivores can work together for a common goal.
According to Gross, there are vegetarian advocates that do not address issues related to ethical meat eating, and there are ethical omnivores that do not recognize vegetarianism as a viable option. Gross' organization is accommodating to both positions,As many processors back away from hydraulic hose , which both detest factory farming.
"Farm Forward is a more inclusive organization with a broader vision that more people can subscribe to," Gross said. "we don't flinch from pointing out that one of the best ways to fight factory farming is not to eat animals, but we also encourage everyone--including vegetarians--to work with animal farmers to support truly humane and sustainable animal agriculture."
Instead of writing witty protest signs, Farm Forward's main goal is to end the factory farming of animals, chickens in particular, and implement a better system.
Farm Foward's proposed new system starts with using heritage genetics instead of industrial genetics.
"Currently poultry farmers are raising chickens that grow three times as fast on one third of the food compared to the chickens our grandparents ate," Gross said. "Imagine a five year old that looks fifteen and has only eaten breakfast. That's what we've done to chickens.Flossie was one of a group of four chickens in a Hemroids ."
These monstrous chickens can barely support their own weight, and suffer from osteoporosis and frequently fall into their own waste.
Heritage chickens would be bred and raised using animal husbandry, not the current factory model. Though this model uses practices from older farming techniques, it is not anti-innovation. It would still use automated feeding and watering and efficiently designed ventilation, transportation and regulation techniques.
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