Gristle

From Factory Farms to Food Safety (Thinking Twice About the Meat We Eat)

Edited by Moby and Miyun Park

paperback

$14.95 / £10.99

Where’s the beef? In the news, that’s where. More than ever, meat is making the headlines and growing numbers of people are becoming more informed and passionate about what they eat. The facts are compelling: contamination cases are on the rise, obesity has become pandemic in the United States, and the animal agriculture sector is responsible for more human-induced greenhouse gas emissions than the entire transportation sector. It’s no wonder that millions of people are thinking twice about meat.

An information-packed, lively, and informative little guide, Gristle is for the growing number of people--from omnivores to vegans--who are thinking twice about the consequences of our industrial factory-farming system of raising animals for food. Multi-platinum musician Moby and leading food policy activist and expert Miyun Park have brought together fifteen of the country's leading voices on this issue--an eclectic group from such diverse backgrounds as farming, workers' rights activism, professional athletics, science, environmental sustainability, food business, and animal welfare advocacy--who together eloquently lay out how and why industrial animal agriculture unnecessarily harms workers, communities, the environment, our health, our wallets, and animals.

In the tradition of Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Gristle combines hard-hitting facts with a light touch and includes fascinating charts and illustrations depicting the stark realities of America’s industrial food system.

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Moby has been making music since he was nine years old. He started out studying classical music and music theory, and then went on to play with the seminal Connecticut hardcore punk group the Vatican Commandos when he was thirteen. After leaving college and becoming a fixture as a DJ in the New York house scene, Moby released his first single in 1990—and has since sold 20 million albums. Known for his political and social activism, he has been a vegan for more than fifteen years. He lives in New York City.