Organic farmer, Harold Brown will talk about the environmental impacts of animal agriculture and how vegetarianism is the new Prius. According to a recent report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), cows are impacting the climate more than SUV’s. The report identifies the livestock industry as one of the top three most significant contributors to greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, more than the transportation sector. The animal food industry is a primary cause of land degradation, air pollution, water shortage, water pollution, loss of biodiversity, and global warming.
“What we are seeing in factory farming, the commodification of animals into production units, is having a proportional effect on the farming community and the lives of those involved in the industry. I have chosen to find a healthier, more compassionate way to live and to promote the ideals of farming community,” Farmer Brown