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Larry Brown, owner of Brown's Farm, which produces sustainable eggs for NestFresh, walks around the property in Gonzales, Texas, U.S., on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Farmers are betting they can profit further with specialty eggs by adding another layer of premiumization: eggs from a special type of sustainable farm that can be trumpeted as being better for the planet. Photographer: Mary Kang/Bloomberg via Getty Images

We already have ethical options for replacing industrial farming

31 May 2023

The industrialised food system harms the environment and animal welfare, but new ways of farming are now addressing these issues and further change is coming

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