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The Guardian | Out with the animal cruelty. In with … mushrooms? These farmers are leaving factory farming behind

Some farmers have turned from livestock to crops to avoid the financial pitfalls and thorny ethics of industrial agriculture

By Whitney Bauck

New York Times | Meet a Family That’s Betting the Farm on a Wild Idea. Literally.

After decades raising hogs in Iowa, they wanted a way out of factory farming. Their solution was a return to nature, and a lot of mushrooms.

By Cara Buckley

Modern Farmer | Exiting the Factory Farm

This is part two in a series about the organizations that support producers transitioning out of factory farming and the farmers who make the leap.

By Lena Beck

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