In this CHD-TV special, Laura Orlando and Meryl Nass expose how treated sewer sludge — so-called biosolids — packed with PFAS and other hazardous chemicals is being spread on farmland and bagged for retail, all while oversight remains weak and public health is at risk.
High land costs, rising inputs and weak pricing power force most new producers to rely on off-farm jobs.
Hidden behind the illusion of choice at the grocery store is a highly consolidated system in which a handful of corporations control the animals, the farmers, the processing, and ultimately the price of the food on your plate.
On Substack, Helen Freeman argues that ethical eating isn’t about perfection or lifestyle branding — it’s about making small, repeatable choices that work within real constraints.
In a 2012 New York Times column, Nicholas Kristof revealed that factory-farmed poultry is on more meds than you are — raising serious questions about food safety and the true costs of cheap meat.
The story of raw milk exposes deeper truths about modern agriculture: centralized power, industrial regulation, and shrinking food choice.
What will farmers be asked to produce next? Will there be no need for farmers in our ‘Brave New World’? The World Economic Forum, UN and WHO demand the reinvention of food.