M6.4 Blog: Industrial Farming

  • Your thoughts about the vanishing of bees (what else have you heard/seen about this issue?)
    • As of late, I have read more articles, listened to more podcasts and heard so much more about how our bees are in danger. I have always been super curious about this subject, especially since there has been headlines pertaining to bees on sooo many news websites. 
  • Dirt!: The Movie 
    • wow this movie is super interesting! Most people are afraid of dirt/afraid to get a little dirty, but this movie goes to show how valuable and how important dirt is to our well being and overall existence. Dirt represents life on earth- an idea we do not ponder on as often as we should! 
  • Were you able to discover if there is a factory farm near you? Were you already aware of farms near you? What do you think about this? 
    • There are no factory farms that are necessarily in San Francisco, but I know there are plenty in the surrounding Central Valley. Here is a fact that i found yet knew nothing about prior to doing my own research 
      • Nearly 240,000 dairy cows on factory-farm dairies in Merced County, California produce ten times more waste than the sewage from the Atlanta metro area
    • I found this to be quite shocking since I did not realize how harmful these factory farms were. I see them all the time as I drive up and down highway 5, but I guess I was in denial that this was happening in my very own backyard. 
  • Composting: Do you currently compost? Have you composted in the past? Do you know anyone who composts? Would you consider composting, after learning about its benefits from the movie? 
    • Yes, i currently compost. Gorwing up and living in San Francisco, my elementary and primary schools taugh use the benefits of composting and instill this practice in our everyday school life, which is something I still do today. 

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  1. UnknownDecember 5, 2018 at 6:38 PM

    interesting research on factory farms near the Bay Area! I I loved the dirt movie too!

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