Monday 6 December 2010

Family Farms

John Craven's country matters - Why we need to start supporting small family farms


'With a growing world population, Britain needs to secure its own food supplies by supporting small family farms'

http://www.bbccountryfilemagazine.com/feature/country-matters/john-cravens-country-matters-why-we-need-start-supporting-small-family-farms
 

Family Farms

 
'The dramatic expansion of industrial agriculture (or factory farming) has made it increasingly difficult for small family farmers in the U.S to stay in business. Instead, the food industry has become dominated by a handful of giant corporations which benefit from government policies that favor large-scale production.'

http://www.sustainabletable.org/issues/familyfarms/

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