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Farmageddon
Philip Lymbery
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Farmageddon exposes the devastating truth behind cheap meat, revealing how industrial farming destroys our planet. Endorsed by Joanna Lumley, this eye-opening investigation asks: what's the real price of your burger? The answer will forever change how you shop, eat, and think about food.

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When Your Dinner Comes at the Cost of Everything

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What if the milk in your morning coffee required the suffering of workers who can't escape toxic air, the displacement of indigenous tribes halfway across the world, and the slow poisoning of entire communities? In California's Central Valley, two million dairy cows stand confined in barren lots, producing waste equivalent to 90 million people. These animals-genetically manipulated for maximum output-survive just two or three years before their bodies give out. Nearby, farm laborers breathe air thick with chemicals that medical professionals say penetrate "to genome level," altering the body's fundamental building blocks. This isn't a cautionary tale from some distant future. This is how we eat right now.

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The Assembly Line Comes to the Farm

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The Invisible Appetite: Ghost Acres and Land Grabs

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The Soya Empire's Hidden Casualties

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Running on Fumes: The Resource Crisis

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The Cruel Mathematics of Hunger

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The Path Forward: Reclaiming Our Food System

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