Transfarmation: The Movement To Free Us from Factory Farming

The agriculture industry in the United States is among the most productive in the world. The result is a bountiful food supply at relatively low cost to consumers. Garcés (president/CEO, Mercy for Animals; Grilled: Turning Adversaries into Allies To Change the Chicken Industry), however, sees the need for change in the agricultural field. For example, she describes factory animal farming as one beset with problems. Those issues, her book shows, range from environmental concerns and animal cruelty to exploited farmers and poor working conditions. She argues that the federal government’s agriculture policy favors intensive industrial agriculture over more ecological and regenerative practices. But Garcés asserts that a better food production system is possible. She advocates for eliminating large-scale industrial operations and moving to a plant-based model. For example, she suggests making foods such as peas, mushrooms, and greens as a major part of people’s diets. Her ideas for improvement are based on her own activism and animal protection experiences.