{"product_id":"transfarmation-the-movement-to-free-us-from-factory-farming-hardcover","title":"Transfarmation: The Movement to Free Us from Factory Farming - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeah Garc?s\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of factory farmers, rescued farm animals, and rural communities standing up to big corporations and constructing their own new world that will change the way we eat\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTransfarmation\u003c\/i\u003e, president and CEO of Mercy For Animals Leah Garc?s explains how food and farming policies have failed over decades and offers insights into the wave of change coming from a new crop of farmers and communities who are constructing a humane and sustainable farming system. Factory animal farming faces an abundance of issues--from environmental concerns and animal cruelty, to exploited farmers and poor working conditions--and more and more farmers are searching for a way out and for a new start. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing insights from interviews and fieldwork, Garc?s shares the perspectives of three groups: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cb\u003eFarmers\u003c\/b\u003e--such as the Halley farm, where a family crushed by chicken factory farming builds a new way by transitioning their farm to growing hemp and rescuing dogs.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eAnimals\u003c\/b\u003e--like Norma, an industrial dairy cow who was sentenced to death after injuring a worker in an effort to protect her calf.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eFarm communities\u003c\/b\u003e--including stories like how the hog industry in North Carolina preys on historically Black communities by contaminating the air and water for decades with hog pollution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGarc?s demonstrates the reasons why we must end factory farming and calls on readers to imagine a future world where Transfarmation is complete and we have transitioned to a just food and farming system.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeah Garcés\u003c\/b\u003e is the president of Mercy For Animals. She has partnered with some of the world's largest food companies on her mission to end factory farming. Leah has nearly 20 years of leadership experience in the animal protection movement. She oversaw international campaigns at the World Society for the Protection of Animals and launched Compassion in World Farming in the United States. \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVice\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, and other national and international media outlets have featured her work. She is a contributing writer for \u003ci\u003eFood Safety News\u003c\/i\u003e and serves on the advisory boards of Encompass and Seattle Food Tech. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eGRILLED: Turning Adversaries into Allies to Change the Chicken Industry\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Bloomsbury in September 2019. Part memoir, part activist tell-all, \u003ci\u003eGrilled\u003c\/i\u003e illustrates how her fight to end factory farming and construct a compassionate food system led Leah to collaborate with unlikely allies in the food industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752423293216,"sku":"9780807014905","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b56fcb2fc903448a0d7173078c93dc3c.webp?v=1779995459","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/transfarmation-the-movement-to-free-us-from-factory-farming-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}