Omnivores Dilemma Polyface Farms

This was by far one of the more interesting readings we have done. I enjoyed learning about this concept of a grass run farm instead of the horrible corn and grain feed farms we have recently been talking about. While reading about how Joel runs his farm only using a field of grass for both his cows and chickens and his pigs clean up the cow barn in the back I began to wonder why didn’t every farm farm like this. Soon it was clear that the reason why they don’t all farm like Polyface is because of us. We as a consumer have such a high demand for chicken, beef, and eggs and having it cheap that we created this industrial nightmare. Joel is an inspiration to farmers every where and more should try to follow him and his healthier concept of farming.