{"product_id":"transfarmation-leah-garczss-9780807022108","title":"Transfarmation: The Movement to Free Us from Factory Farming","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe story of factory farmers, rescued farm animals, and rural communities standing up to big corporations and constructing their own new world that will change the way we eat\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTransfarmation\u003c\/i\u003e, president and CEO of Mercy For Animals Leah Garcés explains how food and farming policies have failed over decades and offers insights into the wave of change coming from a new crop of farmers and communities who are constructing a humane and sustainable farming system. Factory animal farming faces an abundance of issues--from environmental concerns and animal cruelty, to exploited farmers and poor working conditions--and more and more farmers are searching for a way out and for a new start. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing insights from interviews and fieldwork, Garcés shares the perspectives of three groups: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cb\u003eFarmers\u003c\/b\u003e--such as the Halley farm, where a family crushed by chicken factory farming builds a new way by transitioning their farm to growing hemp and rescuing dogs.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eAnimals\u003c\/b\u003e--like Norma, an industrial dairy cow who was sentenced to death after injuring a worker in an effort to protect her calf.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eFarm communities\u003c\/b\u003e--including stories like how the hog industry in North Carolina preys on historically Black communities by contaminating the air and water for decades with hog pollution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGarcés demonstrates the reasons why we must end factory farming and calls on readers to imagine a future world where Transfarmation is complete and we have transitioned to a just food and farming system.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leah Garcés\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807022101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807022108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beacon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Leah Garcés","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47136117391615,"sku":"9780807022108","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_628f18bb-407a-4c93-92a7-0ecb13d17857.jpg?v=1755022398","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/transfarmation-leah-garczss-9780807022108","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}