In an interesting, shrewd, and funny talk, MICHAEL POLLAN shows what is wrong with our globalized, corporate-controlled agriculture. And he shows why certain alternatives are sane, practical, and---on a small but growing scale--already in place.
This week, in Part 1, he explains six reasons why factory farming is not only bad but "unsustainable." And he shows why "Whole Foods"-type globalized, corporate organic farming is not much better.
Pollan spoke at The Mondavi Center of the University of California, Davis, in November 2006. A video recording was adapted to radio in May 2012 by K.D. Thanks to The Mondavi Center.
"New World Notes" is produced under the auspices (Latin for "Boardwalk") of WWUH-FM, a community service of that beacon of light in darkest Connecticut, the University of Hartford.
For written commentary, photos & other graphics, videos, great links, and an archive of past installments, please see this show's Web site: http://newworldnotes.blogspot.com. Permanent link to the entry for this installment:http://newworldnotes.blogspot.com/2012/06/why-factory-farming-has-got-to-go.html .
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