EP 923 Industrial Farming Killed the Idyllic Notion of the Little Red Barn

 Where did “The Little House on the Prairie” go?  It’s probably in foreclosure and will be sold to a private equity company to build nondescript condominiums.  In its place has grown up a powerful factory farming industry which has no particular affinity for the welfare of the farm animals they sell, the workers they often import or the environment they are wreaking havoc with.  Our guest, author Will Potter, spent ten years researching the subject and he documents in his powerful book “Little Red Barns: Hiding the Truth from Farm to Fable,” a secret world of disinformation, corporate corruption and social control.  Big Ag has made it difficult for us to see how the animals whose products we consume are treated, despite efforts by animal activists to show us the horrible conditions.  Perhaps we don’t want to see and know why food is plentiful and by some standards more affordable in this modern era. If you’re one of the people who wants to know about the cultural shift in how we come about the food supply that makes its way into our homes, take a listen.

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