Category: Environmental Impacts
Factory pig rearing doesn’t work – the costs are too high
The Environment Agency’s (EA) decision to refuse a permit for a 25,000 intensive pig rearing facility near Foston in Derbyshire… Read More
EU to allow national bans on GMOs
On Tuesday, MEPs voted to allow national bans on Genetically Modified (GM) food crops for environmental and health reasons, even… Read More
Environmental Impacts
The food system has become global, making the process of getting food onto our plates very complex. The combined effects… Read More
‘Free trade’ – but who’s really paying for it?
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership is a ‘free trade’ agreement being negotiated – in secret – between the European… Read More
Feeding Our Food; the important issues
The analogy of farms as factories goes beyond the sheer volume of meat produced and the efficiency and relentless pace… Read More
Picture of climate march with Cara Delevingne
iamcaradelevingne: #farmsnotfactories #climatemarch #peoplepower #sustainableenergy #savethearctic #ourplanetsworthsaving #fortheloveofeverybody @sophiaaekerrison The Pig Pledge hung out with supermodel Cara Delevingne at Sunday’s… Read More
Climate-Smart Agriculture: Can it do what it says on the tin?
The new Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture is due to be launched tomorrow and, although some praise the intentions of… Read More
The Pig Pledge – A Plea for Ethical & Eco-friendly Eating
By Alex MacEachern & the Farms Not Factories Team, May 11, 2014 Seasonal eating, organic fare, homegrown produce and such are… Read More
Soy Story: Factory farming and the destruction of lands and lives in Argentina
The world’s reliance on soy to feed factory farmed animals is having a devastating impact. In Argentina, ’Big Soy’ production… Read More
The Pig Idea Feast
thepigidea: On the 21st November The Pig Idea team served over 5,000 portions of food to the public for free…. Read More