AR-News: (US NJ) Going against the grain

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"(Industrial farms) operate like factories," Harding said. "If we ignore 
nature and try to take out what is inherently biological, we're trying to make 
(farming) work like a factory." 
Harding is no stranger to industrial farming. He grew up in Maryland and 
started learning and practicing agriculture when he was 13. At one point in his 
career, Harding worked on a hog farm that kept about 8,000 swine. He recalls 
administering antibiotics to the animals every single day. 
"I just thought, `Hey, this is what's going on in agriculture, I better do 
it,' " Harding said. "But it's really drudgery to a certain degree." 
When Harding discovered the advantages of organic and grass-fed farming, he 
quickly changed his line of work. 
"(A grass-fed farm) is always changing," he said. "You have to adapt to 
things, like the climate. On a farm like this, you have to think."-- -- -- 




full story:
http://www.nj.com/news/times/index.ssf?/base/news-1/1076322903146841.xml 

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not because of those who do evil,
but because of those who look on and do nothing.",
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