As a vegan (and as someone who used to thoughtlessly eat meat and dairy products), I know how horrific the meat & dairy industries are. They commit mass cruelty to billions of animals annually; they exploit workers (many of whom have mental issues due to their vicious jobs); they cause a significant amount of climate chaos; they reduce the efficacy of antibiotics; etc.
OMG! Yes, tomatoes! I've grown my own tomatoes, even living in an apartment, because the one solds in stores have no taste at all... and they're otherwise really sweet. Cantaloupe takes more space, but I wanna try it. The same is true for raspberries and things that aren't even sold like wild strawberries that are crazy fragrant. And when I went to Hawaii, I tasted the bananas really should taste like.
Great episode, as a Canadian I know we have a strong supply management system with eggs and milk and our prices average higher but we are more robust, during this avian flu we haven’t seen much fluctuations, egg barns are smaller and regionalized, americas mega sized farms are the problem with your eggs
BTW, pet birds also produce eggs. My rescued parakeet won't stop actually and it caused her to almost die. So I've had to go out of my way to keep her from laying eggs. The eggs are the same as chicken's eggs, they're just a lot smaller. I steamed one once, but I was still scared to eat it. She will lay like 14 eggs in a row...
As a vegan (and as someone who used to thoughtlessly eat meat and dairy products), I know how horrific the meat & dairy industries are. They commit mass cruelty to billions of animals annually; they exploit workers (many of whom have mental issues due to their vicious jobs); they cause a significant amount of climate chaos; they reduce the efficacy of antibiotics; etc.
OMG! Yes, tomatoes! I've grown my own tomatoes, even living in an apartment, because the one solds in stores have no taste at all... and they're otherwise really sweet. Cantaloupe takes more space, but I wanna try it. The same is true for raspberries and things that aren't even sold like wild strawberries that are crazy fragrant. And when I went to Hawaii, I tasted the bananas really should taste like.
Great piece - very important. Thanks for the good work.
Great episode, as a Canadian I know we have a strong supply management system with eggs and milk and our prices average higher but we are more robust, during this avian flu we haven’t seen much fluctuations, egg barns are smaller and regionalized, americas mega sized farms are the problem with your eggs
Super informative episode! It’s eye-opening to hear these stories from a farmer directly.
BTW, pet birds also produce eggs. My rescued parakeet won't stop actually and it caused her to almost die. So I've had to go out of my way to keep her from laying eggs. The eggs are the same as chicken's eggs, they're just a lot smaller. I steamed one once, but I was still scared to eat it. She will lay like 14 eggs in a row...