So what can we do?

You may be asking yourself, "What can we do to stop factory farms?" Well, there is many suggestions to helping to stop factory farms. Some are for people who do not want to change their ways and some for people who are up to a little change in their lives.

For instance, people who do not want to change their lifestyle can do little things even and that would help stop factory farms. They can start shopping at the organic section in their supermarket that they usually go to. Or even go to an all organic supermarket and find a lot of the same options there.

For people who are looking for change or just even want to try it, there are many options for you as well. For example, you can start looking into organic restaurants such as chipotle. To do this though you would have to cut out bad restaurants such as McDonald's. In addition, you can only go to an organic supermarket and try out many new foods there. Most importantly, you can get the word out there that factory farming is wrong, and we need to make changes.

So what are some factory farming alternatives?

All of these stores and or restraunts that I have talked about are great factory farming alternatives. They show that you do not need factory farming to make good money. All you need is a product that is of good quality. Plus, they are even healthy for you which a lot of people would actually prefer. Yes, fast food and factory farmed food is cheaper. However, after awhile organic food and such will go down because of supply and demand. Also, the cost of medical bills will be less because you will be healthier. If you eat organic food, it will actually save you money in a long run.

If we get rid of factory farming, we have a lot of alternatives that we can turn to. I know that in a lot of city's it would be hard to get rid of the factory farms because there is a lot of people and not as much space for farms. My idea is that we can ship food across america. A lot of states have a lot of farm land. We have a great transportation system that we can use.

Why are these stores important?

Whole Foods Market and Raison Rack stores are very important to have in our society. These stores represent whole organic foods that are needed in our world. They present that eating organic foods is possible in your local community. You just have to do a little researching before hand to figure out what you need to look for.

These stores have a potential to hopefully grow in the future. If these stores grow, I hope that a lot of factory farms will begin to diminish in time. If factory farms start to diminish than our food will potentially be a lot healtheir for us to eat. Also, it will help protect our planet.

Of course, these goals of factory farms and actually accomplishing them are going to take a lot of hard work and a lot of time. This is why we need everybody to help and not give in to factory farming. Yes, the food is cheaper, but our health in a long run will pay off the difference in medical bills.

Raison Rack

For another example of where you can get organic foods, I will introduce you to Raisin Rack. It is a store that is locally run in Ohio. It sells lots of organic groceries, gluten-free foods, fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy, meats, vegan, beverages, water, grains, nuts, seeds, and herbs.

In addition, they also sell many varieties of supplements, minerals, vitamins, herbals, and personal-care products. They are also apart of the American Electric Power's green product program. They save about 100,000 kilowatt hours per month. As well as this, they recycle their plastic and cardboard bags.

For more information on these stores go to: http://www.raisinrack.net/retailer/store_templates/shell_id_1.asp?storeID=13T859V47NGF9N44EB2PFAB7J308BJT1

Whole Foods Market

You might be asking, where can I buy organic foods? Whole Foods Market is a great place to start! At Whole Foods Market, they search for the least processed and best tasting. They believe in food with no artifical ingredients such as: sweetners, coloring, and presertatives.

Also, they want to take care of our world. They are actively supportative of organic farming and good agriculture to help protect our planet. In additon, they also donate food to food banks, sponsor neighboorhood events, and donate to local non-profit groups.

For more information and for locations of Whole Foods Market go to: http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/company/

Why are organic foods so important?

Organic foods can be very important to someones diet. They are foods that do not contain added pesticides or chemicals. Therefore, they do not have any harmful substances going in to your body. If you eat organic foods, you are potentially making your body healthier.

It is especially important for children to eat organic food because they are highly more vulnerable to diseases and toxins. It is important that are children are taught how to eat healthy from the beginning, so they can live healthy for the rest of their life. If they do this, they can live a long, happy life.

Also, eating organic food can be a lot better for our environment. We need to protect our air and water from the horrible chemicals that leak and spread into both of these. It is becoming a growing problem in North America. In some places, the herbicides actually evaporates in to the air and has an effect on plant life when it spreads!

I will give you more information on why eating organic foods is important when I find more information out.

Source:
Ostrander, Chris. "Organic Foods - What's the big deal?" 07 Nov 2010. <http://www.thefutureisorganic.net/tenreasons.htm>.

What are Organic Foods?

Organic meat, poultry, dairy, and eggs are things that come from animals that do not have hormones or antibiotics added to them. They are not produced with pesticides or fertilizers that use synthetic ingredients. Organic foods are a lot healthier and more nutritious than foods that are not raised the same way.

Organic can only be certified if it is checked and inspected. Places that certify their food as organic are checked by certified government officials to ensure they approved USDA organic standards. They double check that they use organic standards, and that they are not contaminating anything with pesticides or anything else possibly dangerous.