Gene Baur is a practicing vegan and the founder of Farm Sanctuary. He has written two books on the concept of eating mindfully and the awful conditions livestock are being raised in. He talks to Jason on antibiotic resistance in both farm life and people, hormones in our food, GMO, and much more on today's show.
Key Takeaways:
3:15 – Why are farmers feeding their animals antibiotics?
7:25 – The agribusiness has an invested interesting in not finding key problems in the food system.
13:10 – Can plant foods provide the protein that humans need?
18:05 – Jason and Gene talk about hacking food DNA and creating food in a lab.
21:30 – Is it more or less expensive to eat properly?
Mentioned In This Episode:
http://www.wired.com/2015/04/diy-biotech-vegan-cheese/
FarmSanctuary.org
