Warning: this episode requires an open mind and an earnest desire to learn about our food system.  Today, Caroline asks: what is factory farming, how did it come about, and is it really so bad? We’re taking a sincere look at the good things about our current food system, because we can’t change a food system we don’t understand. We start with history, get into the Green Revolution, and end the episode myth-busting the biggest claims against factory farming. And in the next episode, we’re going to tear it all down.

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Sources:

Aurora Blue Farm website, Aurora Blue Farm Instagram

USDA - Family Farms

USDA - 20th Century Transformation of U.S. Agriculture & Farm Policy

USDA - Agriculture Productivity

USDA - Food Prices & Spending

Johns Hopkins - Food System Primer

EPA - Circular Economy

How Plant Waste Feeds Animals

Green Revolution

Freakonomics - Two Totally Opposite Ways to Save the Planet

Dairy Productivity Over Time

Beef Productivity Over Time

Soil Lifespans

No-Till On the Rise

Global Emissions by Sector