The Omnivore's Dilemma By Michael Pollan

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Have most of us thought about where our food comes from? No, not all of us. Most of us walk into a supermarket and pick up whatever we need and walk out the door without reading the label. One place where our food comes from is farming in polyface. In the book The Omnivore’s Dilemma, by Michael Pollan she mentions the importance of polyface farming. There are in fact, few reasons farming in polyface is best for us, animals, and the environment.
For instance it is essential to be aware of the importance it is for animals to eat a good diet, because it results to healthy nutrition for the consumer. For this purpose animals need to eat what is naturally eaten. At farming in polyface animals are being raised in a different but healthier way. Animals

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