Project Animal Farm: An Accidental Journey into the Secret World of Farming and the Truth About Our Food
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (791 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00QO4CWZW |
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| Number of Pages | : | 333 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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Louisa Gilder said A gripping, poignant window into where (for example) that ubiquitous bacon comes from. I grew up (and still live) in a small farming town in New England, but it took me a long time to realize that the food filling the grocery store comes from a quite different system from the small beef and dairy farms of my family and friends. This book is a fascinating, briskly-reported travelogue of industrial farms (organic and otherwise) around the world. Crucially for the reader, the vivid and sometimes distressing descriptions are leavened by the author's humor, her breath-of-fresh-air visits to large-scale grass-based farms, and--most of all--by her perceptive, t. Amazon Customer said This book brought light to the many harsh truths that I was not aware of especially in animal agriculture. This book has greatly enlightened me on so many levels in my life. To be honest, I never really thought about animal agriculture and welfare before. I appreciated the author's efforts in sharing her experience which I thought was very brave of her. In the many stories that she shared, I deeply admired her persistence especially in times when she was scared to push the boundaries to find out the truth. Being able to tell stories from various types of farming models, countries helped tell a well balanced story about the agricultural world globally. The knowledge I have g. Best Book I've Read in 2016 I devoured this book over the weekend, I found it riveting; I just could not put it down. I wish I could give it to everyone in my life as a gift-- to people I know and love, to people I can't stand, and even to the strangers I cross paths with on the street. This is a must-read for all ages. If you are old enough to eat animals, then you are old enough to know how they are raised and treated in order to be stocked on the supermarket shelves. Sonia Faruqi shared her experiences with such color, humor, thoughtfulness, and delicacy, that even the most sensitive (like mys
Over the course of living with farmers, hitchhiking with strangers, and risking her life, she developed surprising insights and solutions—both about the food industry and herself.Lively and heartfelt, Sonia takes readers on an unforgettable adventure from top-secret egg warehouses in Canada to dairy feedlots in the United States, from farm offices in Mexico to lush pastures in Belize, from flocks of village chickens in Indonesia to factory farms in Malaysia.Revelatory in scope, Project Animal Farm illuminates a hidden world that plays a part in all of our lives.. Finalist for the 2017 International Book AwardsRunner-up for the 2016 New England Book Festival AwardFinalist for the 2015 Chautauqua Prize (longlist)Sonia Faruq
. An unconventional author with an original approach, Sonia stands primed to become one of the most important voices in food today. She lives in Toronto. She then worked at an investment bank on Wall Street, before changing her path to investigate animal farms around the world, toward the aim of improving animal lives and reforming our current system of food production. Sonia Faruqi graduated from Dartmouth College with cu
M. Even small, family-run operations often use the methods of factory farming. In it, you’ll see how some of them struggle to do it well, while others are willing to do it any way at all if it will help them get ahead. Coetzee, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature“Project Animal Farm is an original and thought-provoking exploration of where our food comes from.” - John Mackey, Founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market“The author successfully brings to light less-than-optimal living conditions of farm animals. Written with a dry wit and an inspiring dose of crusader’s zeal, resulting in a work that will compel health-conscious and environmentally aware readers as well as those concerned about animal rights.” - Booklist“Into an engaging account