Author Archives: Leah Garcés

By Kristine Dennis As consumers, we all struggle to navigate the complex and often unclear labels covering the foods we purchase while trying to make informed decisions based on where our food has come from and how it was grown/raised. … Continue reading →

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By Kristine Dennis Last week Southern Poverty Law Center released a comprehensive report discussing the dangers of poultry plants for both workers and consumers. The report  “Unsafe at These Speeds” is the product of 302 interviews with Alabama plant workers and … Continue reading →

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By Kristine Dennis With spring quickly approaching and fresh, local food on our minds, it was a fitting time for the 16th annual Georgia Organics conference. This year the focus was on the way fresh food from the farm can … Continue reading →

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By Jenni Harris At White Oak Pastures, we take pride in farming. We aren’t animal scientists or nutritionists with facts and figures that explain every part of what we do; we just know what feels “right.” Right, these days, looks … Continue reading →

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By Kristine Dennis This past week Atlanta hosted the International Poultry Expo (IPE) for the 65th year. Over 25,000 attendees traveled from all over the world to hear about new technology developments and updates from all elements of the industry … Continue reading →

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By Kristine Dennis There’s a new restaurant in town—Shaun Doty’s Bantam + Biddy opened its doors last fall and has quickly established a strong foothold in the Atlanta food scene. My immediate impressions as we entered the restaurant—warm and inviting. All of … Continue reading →

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By Kristine Dennis Over the past three years, an environmental nonprofit group, Waterkeeper Alliance has fought a case against Perdue, one of four companies responsible for the majority of poultry production within the U.S, for violations of the Clean Water … Continue reading →

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Imagine your children lived in an environment so unhealthy, that you had to give them daily doses of medicine just to survive.  Anyone would consider it an emergency to get them out of that environment. That’s the state of factory … Continue reading →

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By Kristine Dennis, Intern Compassion in World Farming This month, a whirlwind of activities occurred between Emory University and University of Georgia as Georgians for Pastured Poultry (GPP) gears up for close collaboration with each university throughout the next year … Continue reading →

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By Kristine Dennis (Compassion in World Farming, intern) Last Saturday September 8 brought the long-awaited panel discussion “Animal Production in a Sustainable & Humane Food System” to Emory’s food literacy center. A prestigious group of panelists from all over the … Continue reading →

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