Are American meat processors moving away from meat and toward plant-based alternatives like soy and corn? This week on the popular Joe Rogan Podcast, his guest Adam Curry expressed his concern that American processors are shifting away from meat and toward plant-based products. While he didn’t go into great detail it seems that his concerns…
This site aims to help you learn more about where your food comes from, and specifically how the industrial food complex (mass production of food) is impacting the quality of our lives. What is Mass Food Production? Mass food production is the process of turning raw ingredients into edible food products on a mass scale,…
Human Health in Relation to the Food Production Industry The industrial food system has significant implications on public health. Mass food production methods have positives and negatives on each side that we can not overlook. Still, we must better understand how these processes negatively impact our health and well-being on individual and community levels. While…
How Food Production Impacts the Health of the Planet and Those Who Live on It As food production methods continue to evolve to feed the rapidly growing global population, we face tremendous obstacles that challenge the environment and our health. Balancing the benefits and the consequences of mass food production is a crucial element to…
How Consequences Almost Always Accompany the Benefits Mass food production has seemingly become a necessity to meet the growing demands of the world population. While industrial agriculture and the mass production of animal food products are critical elements of the global food supply chain, some production methods have shown significant cause for concern, specifically with…
How Yesterday’s Needs Shaped Today’s Biggest Global Industry While most of us think of mass food production as a modern-day display of capitalism, the truth is that the need to feed humans on a large scale has existed for centuries. Food production has evolved to match human needs, and while it has taken some turns…
Understanding the Ins and Outs of the Global Food Industry Most food in the United States is produced on a “mass” scale. Before we jump to any conclusions on the impact that may have on people or the planet, though, we should first do our best to gain a comprehensive understanding of just what it…
