An Economy of Care
It Starts with Food
John Schwenkler October 24, 2011 - 12:47pm
What does it really mean to care about what one eats? Many Americans are obsessed with their diets, but not many—certainly not as many—seem to know much about the country’s food economy: where their own food comes from, how it gets to them, and what happens to it before they put it in their grocery cart. If people knew more, would they care more? Would they eat differently?
Consider the humble chicken. Most chickens today are raised by one of a few massive conglomerates that contract...
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