Factory farming is a relatively new development that has taken over the agriculture industry to lower costs and produce a large number of animals in small spaces, essentially treating animals as if they are machines or non-feeling beings. Small family farms cannot compete and either need to conform or go out of business.

We must provide resources and grants to aide farmers as they transition out of animal ag!

The people who work or live near factory farms/Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) are mostly people of color, migrants, and often undocumented immigrants.

Factory farms and slaughter houses are almost exclusively in rural low-income areas and draw from the local communities for workers. The work in CAFOs varies upon the animal being raised, but most certainly is depressing based on what is being done to the animals to maximize profit.

Workers are often exposed to harmful gases and particulate matter that can cause respiratory disorders, cardiovascular complications and premature death.

Due to the repetitive nature and fast pace of the work in processing plants, there is a high incidence of:

• serious injury

• chronic pain

• psychological stress that leads to disturbing increases in violent and sexual crimes

Workers are treated like commodities and often have no voice, as 72% are born outside of the U.S. and 38% do not even speak English.

According to the Global Footprint Network, we use Earth's resources 1.7 times faster than nature can regenerate them. This means forests turning to deserts, fisheries turned into dead zones, and farms turned into dust bowls.

Our food choices play a huge role in our footprint on this Earth. The livestock industry is a top 5 emitter of pollution and greenhouse gases, causing more carbon emissions than all of transportation (all cars + trucks + trains + planes combined)!

Let us join together to present a virtual educational session paired with delicious plant-based food to encourage dietary, lifestyle and consumption habit changes in the communities of your constituents! To arrange, contact us below!