Additional Information

For an amusing look at the problems with factory farming, be sure to check out The Meatrix, a four-minute online animation that spoofs The Matrix movies while educating viewers about today's meat industry. The Meatrix has received worldwide critical acclaim and has been honored with more than a dozen major film and Web awards, and it has been translated into more than 30 languages.

Links & Websites of Interest


LIVESTOCK

  www.americandevon.com
Site for the American Devon Cattle Association.
  www.hardwickbeef.com
Supplier of 100% grass-finished beef.
  www.milkingdevons.org
Site for the Milking Devon Cattle Association.
  www.northamericandevon.com
Site for the newly created North American Devon Association.
  www.attra.org
Good articles on livestock management.
  www.devoncattle.com
All about Devons.
  ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/
A comprehensive descriptions of all breeds.
  grandin.com
Temple Grandin designs livestock handling facilities.
  americanromney.com
American Romney Breeders Association's site.
  sheep.cornell.edu
Cornell offers information on grazing.

SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

  eatwild.com
Information on grassfeeding with a list of grass farmers.
  www.sare.org
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education, a program of the USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
  www.uvm.edu/~susagctr
Site for the University of Vermont's Center for Sustainable Agriculture
  www.umaine.edu/grazingguide
Site of the Northeast Pasture Research and Extension Consortium.
  www.capital.net/~farmfood
Regional Farm & Food Project, a ten-county, non-profit membership organization of farmers and consumers promoting sustainable agriculture.

OTHER

  http://www.ucsusa.org/food_and_environment/feed/
Union of Concerned Scientists offers a free monthly e-newsletter called FEED (Food and Environment Electronic Digest), which helps keep you informed about food production and safety issues.
  www.chefscollaborative.org/
Chefs Collaborative is "a national network of more than 1,000 members of the food community who promote sustainable cuisine by celebrating the joys of local, seasonal, and artisanal cooking."
  www.eatwellguide.org/
An online directory of sustainably-raised meat, poultry, dairy and eggs; enter your zipcode to find sustainable products from farms, stores, and restaurants in your area.
  www.michaelpollan.com
Site for Michael Pollan, noted author and journalist, who writes frequently about trends in food production.
  www.bestgrassfedbeef.com
Bear River Valley Beef in Ferndale, CA
  www.herondalefarm.com
Site for Herondale Organic Farm, Ancramdale, N.Y.
  www.classiclivestock.com
  www.jimhightower.com
The blog of twice-elected Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower.
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