Farmageddon

Sustainability advocate Philip Lymbery discusses what’s gone wrong on the farm, the big factory farm, that is. He covers human and animal misery, air and water pollution, and apocalyptic potential outcomes while also offering solutions and real hope. Lymbery, writing with journalist Isabel Oakeshott, could give more attention to the pros and cons of various agricultural options – including traditional farming, though it does have limits, and better alternatives for aquaculture and genetically modified crops. Even so, this sad but well-researched report demolishes any notion that society can continue on its current carnivorous path. While always politically neutral, getAbstract recommends this reportorial lament to investors, futurists, environmentalists, business people and parents deciding what to feed their kids. You’ll never view supermarket chicken, steak or farmed salmon in the same way.